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500,000 more migrant workers needed for recovery: Chamber of Commerce
Reuters, Published on 12/07/2022
» Thailand is short more than half a million migrant workers, the Thai Chamber of Commerce said on Tuesday, as the economy struggles with a slow post-pandemic recovery.
Garuda Indonesia halves debt, on track for profit
Reuters, Published on 28/06/2022
» JAKARTA: Garuda Indonesia has halved its debt and achieved comparable cuts to aircraft leasing costs in negotiations that have set the airline up for profitability, the Indonesian government said on Tuesday.
China Evergrande faces winding-up lawsuit in Hong Kong
Reuters, Published on 27/06/2022
» HONG KONG: A winding-up petition has been filed against giant property developer China Evergrande Group at the Hong Kong high court, the judiciary's website showed.
Asia LNG spot prices continue rising
Reuters, Published on 24/06/2022
» LONDON: Asian liquefied natural gas (LNG) spot prices continued its upward trend this week as fears of further market tightening following a major outage at a Freeport plant and reduced Russian gas flows to Europe pushed buyers to cover short-term needs.
Nikkei faces biggest weekly loss in over 2 years
Reuters, Published on 17/06/2022
» TOKYO: Japan's Nikkei braced on Friday for its biggest weekly drop in more than two years as markets fell for a fifth session in six, with investors awaiting a Bank of Japan (BOJ) policy decision after Swiss and United Kingdom rate hikes sent global markets lower overnight.
Taiwan tells US: Don't forget free trade deal
Reuters, Published on 07/06/2022
» TAIPEI: Taiwan's top trade negotiator appealed to the United States on Tuesday not to forget that the island wants a free trade deal but understands this will not happen immediately and is willing to make other agreements first as "building blocks".
March exports up, beat forecast
Reuters, Published on 22/04/2022
» Exports rose a much faster than expected 19.5% in March from a year earlier, boosted by surging shipments of gold and electronics, Customs Department data showed on Friday.
Bank of Thailand chief says growth a bigger worry than inflation for now
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2022
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) will focus monetary policy efforts on shoring up sluggish growth in Southeast Asia'a second-largest economy, its chief said on Monday, even as surging global price pressures force its peers to raise interest rates.
London's Heathrow reports highest passenger numbers since start of Covid
Reuters, Published on 11/04/2022
» Passenger numbers at London's Heathrow Airport returned to the highest level since the pandemic began in March, driven by outbound leisure travel and the removal of all Covid restrictions.
Oil prices dive as Biden weighs massive reserves release
Reuters, Published on 31/03/2022
» SINGAPORE: Oil prices dived more than $5 a barrel on Thursday as the United States is considering the release of up to 180 million barrels from its strategic petroleum reserve (SPR) over several months to calm soaring crude prices.