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Regional shares sink as trade war worries mount
Business, Published on 29/03/2025
» RECAP: Asian stocks slid yesterday with heavy selling in South Korea and Japan, while safe-haven gold traded at a record high as the latest tariff salvo from US President Donald Trump stoked investor worries of an all-out trade war.
BYD to overtake Volkswagen ventures as China's top producer
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/11/2024
» HONG KONG — BYD (Build Your Dreams) is set to overtake perennial market leader Volkswagen as China's biggest carmaker in 2024 after outselling the German company's joint venture units in the first 10 months, as the growing popularity of battery-powered cars strengthens its market dominance.
EV and straight-six options
Life, Published on 11/11/2024
» The BMW M3 will return for a seventh generation with the choice of either a straight-six turbo petrol engine or a high-tech EV powertrain with huge power and unprecedented dynamic ability.
Pridiyathorn warns over energy policy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/03/2024
» MR Pridiyathorn Devakula, a former deputy prime minister, issued an open letter to Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Friday urging the government to revise its energy policy before it is too late.
Cayenne Great Escape explores the tranquillity of Malaysia
Jedd Sreshthaputra, Published on 25/12/2023
» Porsche is celebrating its 75th anniversary by setting up its first assembly facility outside of Europe in Malaysia and launching the 2024 Cayenne featuring a large number of upgrades.
Improving rate-cut outlook buoys equities
Published on 23/12/2023
» RECAP: Shares advanced in most Asian markets yesterday after US stocks resumed a rally fuelled by fresh data that backed the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates more than currently anticipated.
Govt to keep fuel, electric prices down as NY gift
News, Published on 20/12/2023
» The cabinet yesterday gave the green light to an Energy Ministry proposal to keep the diesel price under 30 baht per litre and cap the power tariff at 3.99 baht per kilowatt-hour (unit) for households that use no more than 300 units per month.
Countryman lights JCW fuse
Life, Published on 20/11/2023
» Mini is taking renewed aim at the performance SUV ranks with its new and larger John Cooper Works Countryman. Set for UK sale in 2024, it receives an updated version of parent company BMW's turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine, which sends a total of 296bhp and 400Nm to both axles through an eight-speed automatic.
Price cut of gasohol raises questions
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 01/11/2023
» The cabinet's decision to reduce the prices of gasohol 91 and 95 by one baht a litre has raised questions among energy analysts and businesses, though people are happy to accept the adjustment to living costs.
Mideast tensions push down Asian equities
Business, Published on 21/10/2023
» RECAP: Asian stocks declined yesterday for a third day following falls on Wall Street as tensions escalated in the Middle East, driving gold and oil to further advances.