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APOEL shock Lyon in Champions League
AFP, Published on 08/03/2012
» APOEL became the first Cypriot side to reach the Champions League quarter-finals Wednesday when they beat Lyon 4-3 on penalties after their last 16 tie was level 1-1 on aggregate following extra time.
Benzema double all but ends APOEL fairytale run
AFP, Published on 28/03/2012
» A Karim Benzema double helped nine-time winners Real Madrid to a 3-0 away win over Cypriot surprise package APOEL in their Champions League quarter-final first-leg clash here on Tuesday.
Myanmar textile exports 'set to surge'
Published on 20/05/2013
» Myanmar is on course for a big jump in textile exports to Europe following the return of trade privileges by the European Union (EU), according to the Thailand Textile Institute.
US sanctions Dhaka on worker safety
AFP, Published on 28/06/2013
» The United States withdrew key trade privileges from Bangladesh Thursday, citing dangerous conditions for workers in the wake of a factory building collapse that killed over 1,100 people.
Russian rocket falls back to Earth after liftoff
AFP, Published on 16/05/2014
» A Russian Proton rocket carrying an advanced communication satellite fell back to Earth on Friday shortly after liftoff in the latest accident to hit the country's once-proud space industry.
Few lessons learned two years on from Karachi factory fire
AFP, Published on 07/01/2015
» KARACHI - More than two years after a fire tore through a Karachi clothing factory, killing 255 workers, no-one has been prosecuted over the catastrophe, one of the deadliest industrial accidents in Pakistani history.
EU trade deal boosts Pakistan exports by $1bn: minister
AFP, Published on 08/02/2015
» ISLAMABAD - Pakistani exports to the European Union increased by more than a billion dollars after a landmark trade deal last year which made its products more competitive, the commerce minister told AFP.
South Africa and Kenya woo investors from Asean
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/06/2015
» The prospect of gains from regional economic integration has encouraged many Southeast Asian companies to expand within the region in recent years. But as competition intensifies with the arrival of non-Asean businesses looking to tap into the AEC, local companies are urged to look beyond their comfort zone and explore new opportunities farther afield.
Cambodia calling
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 14/09/2015
» As Thai companies start to see their sales tapering off amid slow domestic consumption, some are reaping the benefits of earlier decisions to enter markets where the risks at times have spooked other investors aware of their chequered history.
TPP 'not likely' to hurt Thailand
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2015
» Effects on Thailand from the much-touted Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement signed by 12 Pacific Rim countries on Monday are likely to be minimal, say experts.