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SEC tightens rules for cryptocurrency trading
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/07/2023
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is tightening rules for cryptocurrency trading to increase investor protection, demanding digital asset operators include risk disclosure in their advertisements and prohibiting them from providing services or supporting deposit taking and lending.
Ministry of Labour announces results of purge of migrant workers snatching Thai jobs in fiscal year 2023
Published on 29/03/2023
» More than 200,000 cases were examined and 1,550 offenders were found, 883 of which were offenders who snatched 883 positions in Thai professions.
Universal Studios Beijing Cuts Staff as China Sticks With Zero-Covid Policy
Business, Published on 14/09/2022
» When Universal Studios Beijing opened last September after two decades in the making, NBCUniversal and its Chinese joint-venture partner hoped that the magic of Harry Potter would be a source of profits and jobs.
Probe accuses Swiss mining firm of hiding Guatemala pollution
AFP, Published on 07/03/2022
» GUATEMALA CITY: Two subsidiaries of Swiss mining company Solway Investment Group hid reports of pollution in an indigenous area of northeastern Guatemala, an international consortium of media companies said Sunday.
Taiwan feels chill from Ukraine crisis
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 28/02/2022
» Countries across the world are feeling the impact of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine as stock markets tumble and oil prices spike. But Taiwan is feeling a particular chill, amid concerns that it eventually could face a similar fate at the hands of China.
China's 'Single's Day' shopping fest subdued by tech crackdown
AFP, Published on 11/11/2021
» SHANGHAI: China on Thursday held a subdued version of its annual "Single's Day" shopping spree, shorn of the usual boasting on sales volume as the country's chastened e-commerce sector reels under a government crackdown on platforms like Alibaba.
Developers seek higher home ceiling price
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 21/09/2021
» The ceiling price of homes under the government's mortgage loan scheme should be higher to help both local homebuyers and the property market in eastern provinces, while foreign ownership quotas for condos should be raised to boost demand from overseas.
China to set up third stock exchange in Beijing
Published on 03/09/2021
» HONG KONG: Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced plans to set up a new stock exchange in Beijing and more digital trade pilot zones under plans to expand the country's role as a global services hub.
Huawei to unveil new OS, push into software to weather US pressure
AFP, Published on 25/05/2021
» SHANGHAI: Chinese tech giant Huawei on Tuesday said it would launch a long-awaited new operating system for smartphones next week, part of an all-out push into the software industry aimed at weathering US sanctions and taking on Google's Android.
'Scapegoat' who helped find Bin Laden still in jail
Asia focus, Published on 10/05/2021
» ISLAMABAD: Dismissed as a traitor in Pakistan but lauded as a hero by the United States, Shakeel Afridi is paying a heavy price for his role in bringing an end to Osama Bin Laden.