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HSBC to eliminate up to 50,000 jobs
Business, AFP, Published on 10/06/2015
» LONDON/Hong Kong: HSBC Holdings Plc said yesterday that it would cut its global headcount by up to 50,000 as part of a restructuring that entails its withdrawal from Brazil and Turkey.
Home is where the heart is
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 18/05/2015
» Lippo Group is well positioned to continue expanding across the region as the launch of the Asean Economic Community approaches but it still has strong confidence in its home market of Indonesia.
Heat saps Australian workers' productivity: study
AFP, Published on 05/05/2015
» PARIS - Worker productivity lost due to heat stress cost Australia some US$6.2 billion in 2013/14, said a study Monday that warned of worse to come as the planet warms.
Eco-towns remain top state priority
Business, Published on 28/04/2015
» The Industrial Works Department plans to develop at least 10 eco-industrial towns by 2018 as part of its goal to make Thailand a green industrial society.
China worries depress stocks as set drifts down
Business, Published on 30/03/2015
» Recap: Asean stocks retreated last week, weighed down by worries over China's economic health after the world's second largest economy reported disappointing manufacturing data. The Thai market succumbed to selling pressure as new data showed the export slump deepening, pushing the main index below 1,500.
India in the lead
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 16/03/2015
» As Thailand and other countries in the region feel the pinch of a slowing China, there is a growing consensus that another major economy in the region, India, is rising to the rescue.
Using Systemic Solutions to Prepare for the Future
Business, Arinya Talerngsri, Published on 04/03/2015
» 'The future is unknown, so how do we prepare for it?"
Five Thais make power list
Business, Published on 27/02/2015
» Five Thai women and the two top decision-makers of China's e-commerce giant Alibaba have made it onto this year's Forbes Asia list of 50 Power Businesswomen.
Busy on all fronts
Asia focus, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 23/02/2015
» Japan has high hopes that its Asean partners are ready to embrace its self-conviction as a trend-setter for the rule of law as Tokyo begins to assert itself more confidently in the regional and global debate.
Global conscience
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/02/2015
» On a sunny afternoon in a hotel overlooking the peaceful Chao Phraya River, Dr Mohamed ElBaradei walks into a suite for an interview after spending a busy morning that included a talk with high-school students. His topic: how to change the world to make it a safer and more pleasant place to live.