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Nepal deaths at 28 amid noodle drops
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/10/2014
» Rescue workers in Nepal airdropped packaged noodles to about 70 trekkers trapped in the Annapurna mountain range as the death toll from a blizzard three days ago rose to 28, the Trekking Agencies’ Association of Nepal said.
UN agency sees smaller rice crop
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/10/2014
» Global rice production will shrink after weak rains in India and the end of a subsidy program in Thailand hurt supplies from the biggest exporters, according to the Food & Agriculture Organization.
Economists say stimulus plan won’t boost growth this year
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/10/2014
» Economists say the government’s stimulus package to bolster the struggling economy will be insufficient to counter damage from falling exports and weakening domestic demand this year.
Palm oil production drops in Malaysia
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/10/2014
» Palm oil production in Malaysia, the biggest supplier after Indonesia, probably dropped the most in seven months in September after reaching a record in August.
Rubber stockpile sale halted
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/10/2014
» The Agriculture Ministry has put on hold a planned sale of 200,000 metric tonnes of rubber from state stockpiles, a move that may help appease farmers threatening protests as prices slump to a five-year low.
Hong Kong protesters vow more to come unless leader Leung quits
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/09/2014
» HONG KONG — Pro-democracy protesters vowed to press ahead with demonstrations unless Hong Kong’s top official steps down, with thousands of people surrounding government offices after violent clashes paralyzed the city centre.
Rubber farmers still plan protest
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/09/2014
» Thailand is bracing for the country’s biggest public protests since May’s coup, as farmers frustrated by falling prices threaten to take to the streets in defiance of martial law.
Sommai to cooperate with central bank
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/09/2014
» Thailand’s new finance minister said he will work smoothly with central bank governor Prasarn Trairatvorakul to help support the economy and the currency.
Sumitomo to buy into Bank of East Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/09/2014
» HONG KONG — Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp is seeking about HK$7.4 billion ($955 million) of additional shares in Hong Kong’s Bank of East Asia Ltd as the Japanese lender seeks to boost profits from outside its home country.
Peso leads drop in Fed-induced losses
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/08/2014
» TAIPEI — The Philippine peso and Malaysian ringgit dropped the most among Asian currencies this week after indications from the Federal Reserve that it’s closer to raising interest rates bolstered demand for the dollar.