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Stocks, dollar surge as US and China agree 90-day tariff relief
Published on 12/05/2025
» LONDON - Wall Street stock futures surged, the dollar rallied and gold prices slumped on Monday as the US and China agreed to temporarily slash the harsh tariffs imposed on each other and work together to limit economically damaging trade spats.
Thailand gains access to XTransfer platform
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/03/2024
» XTransfer, a Chinese fintech unicorn, has expanded its business-to-business (B2B) cross-border trade payment platform to Thailand to capitalise on global trade conducted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Reimagining Asean in 2025: competitive and inclusive
Asia focus, Published on 19/06/2017
» While there is broad public awareness that the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is making progress, especially with respect to lowering trade tariffs, the benefits of this progress are not always recognised on a day-to-day basis by the people of Southeast Asia.
Wings of change
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 25/05/2015
» Most people instantly associate the no-frills carrier AirAsia with its high-profile founder, Tony Fernandes, and few outside the aviation industry would even recognise the company's chief executive officer if they saw her on the street.
Cyprus crisis sends stocks down
Published on 19/03/2013
» LONDON - Europe's main stock markets lost ground on Monday on news that Cyprus might tax bank deposits as part of a controversial international bailout.