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Asia currencies drop after ECB rate cuts
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/09/2014
» SINGAPORE/KUALA LUMPUR — Asian currencies had their biggest weekly drop in more than a month as demand for the dollar rose on the widening interest-rate gap with the euro.
Singapore’s economy expands
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/08/2014
» Singapore's economy unexpectedly expanded last quarter as manufacturing declined less than initially estimated amid recoveries in advanced countries.
US imposes duties on Korea steel pipe
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/07/2014
» The Obama administration imposed duties on steel pipe from South Korea and eight other nations in a victory for U.S. Steel Corp and the United Steelworkers union, which said they were hurt by unfair competition from overseas.
Vietnam devalues dong to aid exports
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/06/2014
» HANOI - Vietnam's central bank devalued the dong for the first time in a year to help spur exports and vowed to ensure the stability of the currency as tension rises over a Chinese oil rig in disputed waters.
Recession looms as strife lingers
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/05/2014
» The prolonged political crisis is raising the risk that Thailand will be the only one of Southeast Asia’s biggest economies to slide into a recession this year, undermining its allure as a manufacturing centre.
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.
Japan Inc to be lured to Indonesia
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/03/2014
» Jakarta — Indonesia plans to woo companies from Japan to Europe as political turmoil in Thailand and rising wages in Malaysia boost the attractiveness of Southeast Asia's biggest economy.
Baht advances most in three months
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/01/2014
» Thailand's baht strengthened the most in almost three months as no violence was reported during the blockade of Bangkok by anti-government demonstrators.
Singapore bans alcohol in riot area
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/12/2013
» Singapore will ban the sale and consumption of alcohol in the Little India district this weekend as more arrests were made after the country's first riot in more than four decades.
Lee warns of violence after riot in 'Little India'
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/12/2013
» Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Monday that those responsible for Singapore's first riot in four decades would face "the full force of the law" after about 400 people were embroiled in violence in its Little India district.