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Stark differences among SE Asia’s vaccination strategies
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2021
» Moderna Inc won approval from Singapore for its Covid vaccine and signed a deal to sell doses to the Philippines, becoming the fourth supplier to get regulatory clearance in Southeast Asia.
Bangkok ‘most at risk’ for spread: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2020
» China tried to come to grips with the expanding coronavirus outbreak, with the death toll climbing as residents returned from the Lunar New Year holidays.
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.
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.
Sex shops, street bars survive government's graft crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/07/2015
» Fern’s cocktail bar appears each night on a sidewalk between a group of scantily-clad women from the next-door go-go bar and a noodle stall near one of Bangkok’s infamous red-light districts. By morning it has vanished.
Philippines mimicking Thailand to build auto industry
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/03/2015
» MANILA — The Philippines will offer tax breaks to as many as three automakers as one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies aims to become a regional production hub.
Investment 'held hostage' by deadlock
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/03/2014
» The latest casualty of Thailand’s five-month political deadlock may be foreign investment, as project approvals face delays and new investors hesitate to commit funds, the head of the investment promotion board said.