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S.Korea on red alert as cases soar: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/02/2020
» South Korea raised the country’s infectious-disease alert to the highest level after the number of cases there soared by several hundred within days.
Thailand moves closer to US currency watchlist
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/01/2020
» NEW YORK: Thailand’s 12-month trade surplus with the US has exceeded US$20 billion, increasing its chance of being included on the US Treasury’s watchlist of currency manipulators, although the central bank governor said dialogue is ongoing.
Gojek closes in on deal to buy 5% of taxi operator Blue Bird
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/12/2019
» JAKARTA: Gojek, the Indonesian all-purpose super app provider, is nearing an agreement to buy 5% of top local taxi operator PT Blue Bird, according to people familiar with the matter.
2 Vietnam companies to merge units to create retail giant
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/12/2019
» HANOI: Two of Vietnam’s most important companies plan to merge some of their units to create a retail giant in the country.
China competes with US for weapons sales to Thailand
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/12/2019
» SINGAPORE: When signing a vision statement with the US last month, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha quietly sat as Pentagon chief Mark Esper touted the commitment of an old ally at a time of “external coercion and intimidation” in Asia -- a clear reference to China.
Malaysia to return 42 containers of waste to UK
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/11/2019
» Malaysia will return 42 containers of illegal plastic waste to the UK, which has agreed to take them back, as the Southeast Asian nation continues its fight against becoming the world’s dumping ground for trash.
What’s the RCEP and what happened to the TPP?
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/11/2019
» When it comes to sweeping global free-trade agreements, President Donald Trump isn’t the only party-pooper. Two years after Trump withdrew the US from a 12-nation deal known as the TPP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has pulled India out of a 16-nation grouping led by China known as the RCEP. In both cases, protectionism played a part; in both cases, the show goes on.
Last-minute India demands jeopardise Asian trade pact
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/10/2019
» NEW DELHI: India keeps making last-minute requests after it agreed to terms for the world’s largest regional trade agreement, potentially preventing Asian leaders from announcing a breakthrough next week on the 16-nation pact during a summit in Bangkok, people familiar with the situation said.
EU and UK reach agreement on Brexit
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/10/2019
» BRUSSELS: Negotiators from the UK reached an agreement with officials in Brussels on Thursday that could pave the way for Britain to finally break 46 years of ties with the European Union this month. The pound rose.
Indonesia starts fund for carbon trading to meet emission goals
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/10/2019
» JAKARTA: Indonesia plans to develop a market for carbon trading under a new agency formed to fund efforts to meet greenhouse gas emission reduction target under the Paris climate pact.