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  • OPINION

    Behind the curve

    Postbag, Published on 23/02/2024

    » Re: "BoT is absolutely right in holding rates", (Opinion, Feb 22).

  • BUSINESS

    Asian trade subdued as economic outlook weakens

    Business, Published on 13/05/2023

    » RECAP: Most Asian share markets were subdued on Friday and the dollar held onto its gains from safe-haven flows, after soft economic data from the US and China fuelled concerns about a global slowdown.

  • BUSINESS

    Aeroflot cancels order for 22 Boeing 787 Dreamliners

    Business, Published on 11/10/2019

    » SEATTLE/PARIS: Boeing Co faced additional uncertainty on Wednesday over future production rates for its 787 Dreamliner after Russian carrier Aeroflot formally cancelled an order for 22 aircraft valued at about $5.5 billion at list prices.

  • WORLD

    Markets rise as deaths slow in hotspots: Virus update

    Published on 06/04/2020

    » Germany and Spain reported lower numbers of new cases, a tentative sign that lockdown measures are easing the outbreak.

  • BUSINESS

    Something to celebrate

    Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 17/02/2020

    » The Indonesian government has added another cultural event of its ethnic Chinese community to its official list of top attractions in a bid to lure more domestic and international tourists.

  • WORLD

    Europe tightens curbs with economic toll worsening: Virus update

    Published on 17/03/2020

    » Governments in Europe tightened curbs on free movement to stem the outbreak and are exploring ways to ease the financial impact. US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is rallying Senate Republicans to quickly pass the House package of economic measures. Goldman Sachs Group now expects China’s economy to contract by 9% in the first quarter and Hong Kong’s jobless rate rose to a nine-year high. The Philippines became the first country to shut its markets in response to the widening coronavirus outbreak and some regulators in Europe banned short selling. US equity futures and European stocks reversed gains.

  • BUSINESS

    Flight test

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/07/2019

    » Carsten Spohr was named Manager of the Year in 2017 by Manager Magazin in Germany when Lufthansa's profit hit a record high and its share price jumped 150%. Two years later, he finds his skills being tested to the limit after issuing a second profit warning in six months. While the airline is on track for an operating profit of 2 billion euros this year, it is 25% below analysts' forecasts.

  • THAILAND

    Sky-high WiFi set to go far and wide

    Business, Kamolwat Praprutitum, Published on 27/06/2018

    » Air passengers putting their phones and tablets on flight mode are set to be a thing of the past as on-board WiFi service becomes the rule rather than the exception in the hugely lucrative connectivity industry, says an executive at Inmarsat, the British provider of global mobile satellite communications.

  • BUSINESS

    New THAI boss envisions turnaround

    Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 09/10/2018

    » Sumeth Damrongchaitham, 53, was officially appointed last month as president of Thai Airways International Plc (THAI).

  • BUSINESS

    Year of turbulence

    Asia focus, Published on 31/12/2018

    » Two unpredictable men with weird haircuts and access to nuclear weapons had a friendly chat in Singapore -- and that was just one of the many noteworthy stories of 2018. Elsewhere in Asia, we witnessed some surprising political developments (Malaysia) and not-so-surprising ones (Cambodia), along with what seemed to be a disturbingly high number of natural disasters. Many see the latter as a manifestation of the growing impact of climate change, and it's a debate that is bound to intensify in the year ahead. Below, Asia Focus looks back on the eventful year now ending.

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