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Mixed day for global stocks amid trade angst, Powell comments
AFP, Published on 15/10/2025
» NEW YORK - European and US stock markets fell before recovering somewhat as markets weighed trade tensions between Beijing and Washington and digested fresh Federal Reserve commentary.
US looks into forced labour in auto parts
Reuters, Published on 19/08/2023
» WASHINGTON: Electric-vehicle batteries and other car parts are the latest products under scrutiny as part of Washington’s effort to stamp out US links to forced labour in Chinese supply chains, according to a document seen by Reuters, agency statistics and sources.
US files criminal charges against crypto tycoon Bankman-Fried
AFP, Published on 13/12/2022
» NEW YORK - US prosecutors slapped disgraced cryptocurrency tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried with multiple criminal charges on Tuesday for massive fraud as he built his FTX crypto empire.
Global currency reserves falling at record pace
Bloomberg Reporters, Published on 06/10/2022
» Global foreign-currency reserves are falling at the fastest pace on record, as central banks from India to the Czech Republic intervene to support their currencies.
The disappearing hotel
Business, Vijay Verghese, Published on 12/05/2022
» After a full two years of idling rooms, dwindling guest numbers and shrinking services, hotels across Asia are turning on the fairy lights once again. But returning guests gratefully collapsing at the altar of five-star devotion would do well to examine the miracles of 2022 with a healthily jaundiced eye.
Online Marketplaces: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly
Published on 01/03/2022
» Thailand is currently seeing a boom in online shopping. One major driver of this growth has been the Covid pandemic which has increasingly made it necessary to shop for goods and services from home. This has caused sharp increases in purchases of things such as groceries, fashion, beauty and electronics.
CEOs Ignore Social Issues at Their Own Peril
Business, Abhinav Gupta, Published on 29/06/2021
» CEOs of major U.S. companies have reason to be worried about growing shareholder unrest on a range of social issues.
Evaluating response initiatives
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 03/05/2021
» Less than a month after the second wave of the pandemic subsided, Thailand faced a tsunami of Covid-19 infections in April and early May, posing a threat to economic stability.
Plastic peril and opportunity
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/03/2021
» Working mostly from home these days, I occasionally opt for food delivery for convenience, particularly when the weather is extremely hot. I have to admit that I'm unavoidably consuming more plastic boxes and bags, and sometimes even plastic cutlery even though I have plenty of it at home.
SEC considers penalty for JKN
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 13/03/2021
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering imposing a penalty on executives of JKN Global Media (JKN) for publishing a Facebook post to promote its hemp business and encouraging followers to buy shares, but only if the stock regulator determines the company acted intentionally to boost its share price.