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Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/09/2017
» LOS ANGELES: Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine who turned his swinging lifestyle into a professional calling and taught Americans to be more open about sex, has died. He was 91.
In Vietnam, best education can mean worse job prospects
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/08/2017
» HANOI -- Nguyen Van Duc graduated two years ago with a bachelor’s degree in economics from one of Vietnam’s best universities. Today, he earns about $250 a month as a motorbike taxi driver in Hanoi.
As sperm counts drop in China, fertility business booms
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/07/2017
» BEIJING -- On a recent afternoon, a visitor from northern China took a smoke break outside the Beijing Perfect Family Hospital. Cigarettes were one reason he had come to the capital: he reckons his nicotine habit played a part in damaging his fertility.
Trump 'out of the box'
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/05/2017
» WASHINGTON - The Republican president of the United States said he'd be "honoured" to meet with North Korea's leader under the right conditions. That he thinks the country may need an economic "stimulus" package. Or possibly a gas-tax hike for better roads. Maybe even break up the big banks. And certainly a health care bill even more generous than Obamacare for people with pre-existing conditions.
Asean regains its mojo
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/04/2017
» MANILA - This time a year ago, Southeast Asian nations risked descending into squabbling over how to handle China's assertiveness in their region.
Greatest late night snacks from around the world
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/04/2017
» Right after City Hall announced the end of street food, the Bloomberg list of Greatest Night Snacks around the world was released, this time without Bangkok. Here is the Bloomberg story.
Chinese, Korean firms vie to build India’s longest road bridge
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/03/2017
» MUMBAI - China’s second-largest construction company is competing with at least six international builders, including two each from Japan and Korea, for $2.7 billion worth of contracts to build the largest road bridge in India.
Jack Ma's Ant buys America's MoneyGram
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/01/2017
» BEIJING - Ant Financial, the technology company controlled by billionaire Jack Ma, stepped up its international expansion by buying US money-transfer service MoneyGram International Inc.
Trips abroad replace Chinese New Year trek to grandma’s
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/01/2017
» BEIJING/HONG KONG -- Shi Ying will not be making the traditional pilgrimage back to Shanghai to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday with her extended family. Instead, they are all going to Japan for shopping and sightseeing.
It’s not just Trump casting cloud over Southeast Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/11/2016
» HONG KONG/KUALA LUMPUR - Donald Trump’s protectionist policies aside, rising political risk in Southeast Asia is casting a shadow over economies that have been a driver of global growth in recent years.