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Bangkok ‘most at risk’ for spread: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2020
» China tried to come to grips with the expanding coronavirus outbreak, with the death toll climbing as residents returned from the Lunar New Year holidays.
Lego to pay extra for renewable plastic used in toys
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/03/2024
» COPENHAGEN - Faced with a shortfall of renewable plastic for its colourful toy bricks, the man in charge of Lego A/S is engaging with producers of the raw material in a race to meet sustainability targets.
Govt plans policy blitzkrieg to boost birth rate from seven-decade low
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2024
» The government plans to amend laws to make it easier for single parents and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to have children and offer infertility treatment through state hospitals as part of a campaign to reverse a decline in birth rate to a seven-decade low.
Singapore’s $110,000-a-month mansion market slows down
Bloomberg News, Published on 31/10/2023
» Singapore’s luxury housing deals are drying up as one of the nation’s largest-ever money laundering scandals weighs on the market.
China finance giant’s missed payments alarm regulators, markets
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/08/2023
» NEW YORK - One of China’s largest private wealth managers has triggered fresh anxiety about the health of the country’s shadow banking industry after missing payments on multiple high-yield investment products.
Higher sugar prices pose new threat to food inflation
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/03/2023
» Sugar, consumed in everything from chocolate to fizzy drinks and baked products, is becoming ever more expensive, raising costs for the industry and keeping up pressure on global food inflation.
Thailand joins race to lure foreigners in path to economic boom
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/09/2022
» Thailand is rolling out the red carpet for foreign workers, joining a bevy of countries looking to use the immigration route to boost their economies.
Casino firm in Singapore draws takeover interest
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/07/2022
» Shares in Genting Singapore Ltd jumped after Bloomberg News reported that the city-state’s casino operator is attracting takeover interest, as tourists start coming back to the Asian travel hub.
CP scion prepares for bad debt bonanza
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/07/2021
» Just three months after the government threw a 350 billion baht lifeline to businesses struggling to survive the pandemic, a scion of Thailand’s wealthiest business dynasty is betting the bailout won’t be enough to stanch a deluge of distressed assets.
70% by Oct: Phuket plans to buy its own vaccines
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2021
» The southern resort island of Phuket is drawing up plans to fully reopen to vaccinated visitors by October to revive its wrecked tourism industry.