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Top S.Korea, Japan, China envoys aim to damp tension
Reuters, Published on 21/03/2015
» SEOUL — The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and China on Saturday hold their first meeting in three years, in a bid to warm frosty ties and restore a regular three-way summit of their leaders, stalled because of tensions over history and territory.
Thai funds go abroad as high-yields vanish
Reuters, Published on 04/03/2015
» Major Thai mutual funds have increased the size of their foreign portfolios to a record, chasing higher returns and more investment options in the face of low-yielding domestic government bonds and a sputtering economy.
Honda president Ito to step down
Business, Reuters, Published on 24/02/2015
» Tokyo: Honda Motor Co yesterday named an experienced, yet little known, engineer as its new president, who will take over in late-June with the Japanese automaker battling the fallout from a slew of recalls that have shaken its reputation for quality.
Bid to break the jinx lies in a bottle of ketchup
Business, Reuters, Published on 11/02/2015
» TOKYO: For Tokyo-based condiments maker Kagome Co Ltd, and perhaps for Japan's government, the challenge of breaking with a decade and a half of deflation boils down to the price of a bottle of ketchup.
Cobra Gold opens at 'challenging' time for US, Thailand
Reuters, Published on 09/02/2015
» NAKHON NAYOK — The United States said on Monday its relationship with long-time ally Thailand was going through a "challenging" period as the two sides began a major military exercise, scaled down over Washington's concerns about the military leadership.
Japanese rice is 'new, safe luxury food'
Reuters, Published on 26/01/2015
» First it was European infant formula, then New Zealand milk. Now Chinese consumers are adding Japanese rice to the list of everyday foods they will bring in from abroad at luxury-good prices because they fear the local alternatives are not safe.
Plastic in McNugget not from Thai plant
Reuters, Published on 15/01/2015
» TOKYO — The operator of McDonald's in Japan and Cargill Inc have not discovered any link between a Cargill-owned plant in Thailand and a strip of plastic found in a chicken nugget this month that sparked uproar over product safety at the fast-food chain.
USN officer guilty in SE Asia graft case
Reuters, Published on 07/01/2015
» SAN DIEGO — A US Navy commander pleaded guilty on Tuesday in federal court in San Diego to bribery charges in connection with a major corruption investigation into ship repair contracts in Thailand and throughout Southeast Asia.
China stocks top performers in 2014
Reuters, Published on 31/12/2014
» SYDNEY — Chinese stocks were celebrating their best year in five on Wednesday while markets elsewhere in Asia were ending 2014 on a cautionary note as worries about Greece's future in the euro zone served as an excuse to take profits on crowded trades.
CPF posts 57% Q3 profit jump
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2014
» Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF), Thailand's largest meat and animal feed producer, reported third-quarter net profit up 57% year-on-year, largely thanks to higher chicken prices and improved performance by its foreign operations.