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World’s lowest birth rate spurs Korea to hire foreign nannies
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/08/2024
» SEOUL - South Korea will start allowing families to hire foreign nannies as the nation grapples with the world’s lowest birth rate.
Vietnam's most powerful leader Nguyen Phu Trong dies
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/07/2024
» HANOI - Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam's Communist Party chief and the country’s most powerful official, has died, according to a government statement.
Hamas studying Israel’s truce counterproposal
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/04/2024
» GAZA - Hamas said it has received and will study the latest counterproposal by Israel on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages.
Xi to meet Blinken to steady China-US ties
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/04/2024
» BEIJING - United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with President Xi Jinping in Beijing, as the world’s biggest economies spar on trade complaints and China's continued support for Russia.
Biden, Xi discuss AI risks, Russia and fentanyl
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2024
» WASHIGTONG - United States President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping spoke by telephone on Tuesday, their first one-on-one communication since meeting in California last November.
Central bank seen resisting rate-cut pressure
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/02/2024
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) will probably keep its benchmark rate steady at more than a decade-high on Wednesday, resisting political pressure for a cut as the monetary authority is wary of lowering borrowing costs too soon.
Indonesia says BYD to invest $1.3 billion to boost output
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/01/2024
» China’s BYD (Build Your Dreams), the world’s largest maker of electric vehicles (EVs), will invest US$1.3 billion in Indonesia, including in a production facility, according to a senior government official.
Asia factories cope with high costs amid war
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/11/2023
» JAKARTA - Manufacturing activity in Asia slumped again in October as conflict in the Middle East drove oil prices higher, costs rose and global demand remained under pressure.
Philippines 'in talks with Vietnam, India for rice imports'
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/08/2023
» MANILA: The Philippines is in talks to import rice from Vietnam and India as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to boost its buffers and lower prices, an agriculture official said.
Singapore’s Lee slashed arrested minister’s pay
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/08/2023
» Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong slashed the salary of Transport Minister S. Iswaran after the cabinet official was arrested last month in relation to a graft probe.