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Yuan devaluation boosts Chinese shares
AFP, Published on 11/08/2015
» HONG KONG - Asian shares were mixed on Tuesday, with Shanghai and Hong Kong boosted by news China's central bank is devaluing its currency while other regional markets fell.
Asean markets down, Europe stocks higher
Published on 09/04/2015
» HONG KONG — Most Southeast Asian equities retreated but Hong Kong shares motored on Thursday.
Boom days gone, but rubber planters have a point
Published on 27/08/2013
» Protesting rubber growers blocked the Bangkok railway line in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Monday night, forcing at least three trains and their unhappy passengers to return to Hat Yai. The main southern highway also remains blocked in the same province, bringing through traffic in both directions to a complete halt.
Dhanin seeks China acquisitions
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2013
» Billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont, who bought a $9.4 billion stake in Ping An Insurance Co from HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) in February, said he is seeking more acquisitions to tap growth in China.
Najib to fight graft, seek UN seat
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2013
» Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pledged to fight corruption, boost public services and seek a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) if his coalition retains power in elections due in a matter of weeks.
Sandy: Truly a superstorm
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/10/2012
» The entire country of Thailand would have easily fit into Sandy, a genuine superstorm. A massive cleanup and repair operation has now begun in the wake of the storm which left at least 42 dead.
US Supreme Court debates copyright-grey market case
Published on 30/10/2012
» WASHINGTON : The US Supreme Court raised questions about the multibillion-dollar trade in goods outside authorised distribution channels, hearing arguments in the case of a Thai graduate student sued for selling foreign-edition textbooks in the US at discount prices.