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Singapore builds AI model to 'represent' Southeast Asians
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2024
» SINGAPORE - Like millions worldwide, Southeast Asians have been trying out large language models (LLMs) such as Meta's Llama 2 and Mistral AI - but in their native Bahasa Indonesia or Thai. The result has usually been gibberish in English.
Philippines 'in talks with Vietnam, India for rice imports'
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/08/2023
» MANILA: The Philippines is in talks to import rice from Vietnam and India as the Southeast Asian nation seeks to boost its buffers and lower prices, an agriculture official said.
Thailand pushes yuan, ringgit use to curb baht volatility
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/08/2023
» Thailand plans to promote the use of yuan and other Asian currencies in trade and investments to curb wild swings in the baht against the United States dollar, according to a central bank official.
China mahjong dens were superspreader sites, spurring crackdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/08/2021
» A favourite pastime of elderly Asians has been implicated as a major driver of China’s current outbreak of delta virus cases, sparking the shutdown of tens of thousands of mahjong dens across the nation.
Canadians aboard cruise ship 'infected' : Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/02/2020
» Canada said 32 of its citizens aboard the stricken Diamond Princess have tested positive for the coronavirus, according to a tweet from the Toronto Star.
Singapore tourist numbers reach all-time high
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/12/2019
» SINGAPORE: It’s almost like a sequel to “Crazy Rich Asians.”
US to deliver armoured vehicles to Thailand next month
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/08/2019
» Thailand will receive a batch of US-made armoured vehicles next month, as ties between the two countries warm following the end of military rule in the Southeast Asian nation.
Netflix signs deal for Wild Boars miniseries
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/04/2019
» Netflix Inc is teaming up with the company behind the hit movie "Crazy Rich Asians" to produce a miniseries about the perilous rescue of 12 young soccer players and their coach from a flooded cave in Thailand.
Myanmar sees rise in tourism despite Rohingya crisis
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/02/2018
» Myanmar tourist arrivals rose 18% last year to 3.44 million visitors, despite international condemnation over the treatment of its Rohingya Muslim population.
Cash holdings by Asia's rich rise to 5-year high -survey
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/11/2017
» SINGAPORE: Rich Asians boosted their cash holdings to the highest level in five years as they sought to buffer their wealth against any downturn in buoyant financial markets, according to a survey by Capgemini SA.