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Thai stocks flounder in absence of China spark
Reuters, Published on 16/06/2023
» SINGAPORE: Thailand's stock market has become the symbol of investor disenchantment with China's economic reopening, going from market darling in January to Asia's second-worst performing market by June, with little sign of a turnaround.
China's Covid surge hits trading floors, finance hub
Reuters, Published on 19/12/2022
» SHANGHAI: Covid-19 is sweeping through trading floors in Beijing and spreading fast in the financial hub of Shanghai, with illness and absence thinning already light trade and forcing regulators to cancel a weekly meeting vetting public share sales.
S.Korea court orders arrest of developer of failed crypto Luna
Reuters, Published on 14/09/2022
» SEOUL: A South Korean court has issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon, the primary developer of failed cryptocurrency Luna and the founder of blockchain platform Terraform Labs.
India, Indonesia and Philippines join coal transition programme
Reuters, Published on 04/11/2021
» GLASGOW: India, Indonesia and the Philippines will join South Africa as the first recipients of a multibillion dollar pilot programme aimed at accelerating their transition from coal power to clean energy, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) said on Thursday.
Industries sentiment rises for first time in 6 months
Reuters, Published on 12/10/2021
» Thailand's industries sentiment rose for the first time in six months in September thanks to an easing of coronavirus restrictions, while reopening plans should bolster the mood further, an industries group said on Tuesday.
Singapore brings back strict Covid-19 curbs
Reuters, Published on 14/05/2021
» SINGAPORE: Singapore announced on Friday the strictest curbs on social gatherings and public activities since easing a Covid-19 lockdown last year, amid a rise in locally acquired infections and with new coronavirus clusters forming in recent weeks.
No kissing, disinfect the mic: Japan nightlife sets virus rules
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2020
» TOKYO: Campaigners for Japan's nightlife workers say they need realistic guidelines for how to stay safe and remain in business amid the novel coronavirus, which has seen the government zero in on host and hostess bars as centres of contagion.
Google lays claim to 'quantum supremacy'
Business, Reuters, Published on 25/10/2019
» BERLIN/SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc's Google says it has achieved a breakthrough in computing research by using a quantum computer to solve in minutes a complex problem that would take today's most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack.
Central bank seen holding key rate despite slow growth, strong baht
Reuters, Published on 05/08/2019
» Thailand's central bank is expected to keep its benchmark policy rate steady on Wednesday for a fifth straight meeting, a Reuters poll showed, despite sagging growth, a strong baht and easing moves by other Asian central banks.
Central bank does 'not rule out' interest rate cuts
Reuters, Published on 03/07/2019
» The Bank of Thailand (BoT) said on Wednesday it is not closing the door to easing monetary policy, as the economy faces downside risks and it is worried about strength of the baht.