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Japan sends first warship through Taiwan Strait, defying China
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/09/2024
» TAIPEI - Three United States allies sent warships through the Taiwan Strait in a rare defiance of China in those waters, on the same day Beijing fired its first intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean in 44 years.
B10,000 handout registrations overload system
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/08/2024
» The Thai government’s flagship 10,000-baht handout stimulus suffered an early setback on Thursday when millions rushed to sign up on the opening day and overloaded the registration system.
China's Wang blasts Philippines over South China Sea tensions
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/07/2024
» VIENTIANE - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi accused the Philippine government of repeatedly breaking a consensus over their intensifying dispute in the South China Sea.
NYSE fixes issue that showed 99% drops, triggered trading halts
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/06/2024
» A glitch during a software update early Monday led the New York Stock Exchange to erroneously halt trading on about 40 stocks and display odd trades showing a 99% drop in companies including Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Bitcoin ETF discounts reach records after late-day selloff
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/05/2024
» NEW YORK - Prices of some of the biggest spot-Bitcoin exchange-traded funds closed Tuesday at their largest discounts to the value of their underlying assets since they were launched.
Singaporeans flock to Malaysia for bargains as dollar hits record high
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2024
» SINGAPORE - Carman Lee is back in Ipoh, her hometown in northwestern Malaysia, after a seven-and-half hour bus ride from Singapore for the upcoming Lunar New Year. The Westin Singapore employee has another reason to celebrate this festive season: an all-time high local dollar that makes everything that much cheaper against the ringgit.
Japan Airlines flight was cleared to land before fiery collision
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/01/2024
» TOKYO - As Japan Airlines Co. Flight 516 approached Tokyo’s Haneda Airport late on Tuesday afternoon, all signs pointed to an uneventful conclusion to the routine one-and-a-half hour journey from Sapporo in northern Japan.
Civilians trapped in Gaza are running out of food, fuel, hope
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/11/2023
» GAZA - In the days after Oct 7, bombs started falling from the sky. Leaflets fell too, urging the 1.1 million residents of northern Gaza to head south for their safety. So Reda Sahoiun left her home.
Governments send planes to Israel to repatriate citizens
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/10/2023
» TEL AVIV - A growing number of governments are sending aircraft to Israel to airlift their citizens out of the country, after many commercial airlines suspended operations following the surprise attack by Hamas militants over the weekend.
Indonesia inaugurates SE Asia's first high-speed train service
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/10/2023
» JAKARTA - Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway opened for regular services in Indonesia on Monday after years of delay and cost overruns.