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Healthy foreign fund flows keep asian markets humming
Business, Published on 06/02/2012
» Recap: The SET was very active last week as foreign fund flows into Asia picked up and hopes improved for a settlement of Greek debt problems. As well, sentiment was buoyed by good January economic figures for the US, China and Germany, and the likelihood of record-low US interest rates for another two years.
Syria veto aimed at 'averting bloodshed': Xinhua
AFP, Published on 05/02/2012
» China's official Xinhua news agency said Beijing and Moscow's veto of a UN Security Council resolution on Syria was designed to prevent more "turbulence and fatalities" in the violence-hit state.
West clashes with Russia in UN showdown over Syria
AFP, Published on 31/01/2012
» Western powers clashed with Russia at the United Nations on Tuesday as they pushed for a UN resolution demanding the resignation of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and an end to what the United States called his "reign of terror."
Syria showdown at UN as West presses Russia
AFP, Published on 31/01/2012
» Nations on the UN Security Council braced for a showdown over Syria, with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leading a Western charge to press Russia to back action to stop the violence.
Global optimism and fed view help set
Business, Published on 30/01/2012
» Recap:The Stock Exchange of Thailand went up in the middle of last week after the Federal Open Market Committee sent a signal of easing monetary policy. Global investors expected it has high possibility to have the third QE money-injection scheme. Therefore, money are moving to all risky assets and Asia's emerging markets. Foreign investors were a net buyer for three consecutive days.
The next major world currency
Business, Umesh Pandey, Published on 30/01/2012
» Turning the Chinese renminbi into an international currency, with Hong Kong as the global hub for renminbi trade, is the latest step in the territory's drive to be a top financial centre.
Thailand recognises Palestinian state
AFP, Published on 20/01/2012
» Thailand said Thursday that it has recognised a Palestinian state, in a move hailed by Palestinian leaders eager to boost their international standing amid a stalemate with Israel.
Thailand recognizes Palestinian state
AFP, Published on 20/01/2012
» Thailand said Thursday that it has recognized a Palestinian state, in a move hailed by Palestinian leaders eager to boost their international standing amid a stalemate with Israel.
Woman 'sold into slavery' returns to Taiwan
AFP, Published on 19/01/2012
» A Taiwanese woman who was allegedly sold into "slavery" as a child returned from the United States to the island Wednesday for a much-anticipated family reunion, officials and media said.
China says Arab League 'effective' in Syria
AFP, Published on 18/01/2012
» Beijing on Wednesday defended the Arab League's widely criticised observer mission in Syria, as the UN Security Council struggled to agree on a resolution on Damascus' crackdown on dissent.