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Condoms, gloves provide lifeline for Malaysian rubber
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/11/2012
» From trading rubber, the Gohs' business evolved into exporting contraceptives. Their move up the value chain mirrors Malaysia's as it seeks to shift from an agricultural base into more lucrative industries, ranging from latex medical gloves to petrochemicals, as part of a strategic move to escape what economists call the middle-income trap.
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Thai tycoons top dealmakers
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/12/2012
» Charoen Pokhpand Group Co's US$9.4 billion purchase of a stake in China's Ping An Insurance Co puts Thai companies and their billionaire owners among the ranks of Asia's biggest overseas acquirers.
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Japan firms enter Thai food business
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/12/2012
» Mitsubishi Corp said it will set up a shrimp seafood venture in Thailand, a day after rival Mitsui & Co announced a sugar investment in the same country as Japanese trading houses step up their focus on food.
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Shinzo Abe confirmed as new Japanese prime minister
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/12/2012
» TOKYO - Japan's lower house confirmed Shinzo Abe as the country's seventh prime minister in six years, returning him to the office he left in 2007 after his party regained power in a landslide election victory last week.
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Bipartisan House passes US tax deal as next fight looms
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/01/2013
» WASHINGTON -- The United States House of Representatives passed a bill undoing income tax increases for more than 99% of households, giving a victory to President Barack Obama even as Republicans vowed to fight him in coming weeks to get spending cuts in exchange for raising the debt ceiling.
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HSBC's sale of Ping An stake draws mounting scepticism
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/01/2013
» The sale by HSBC Holdings Plc (HSBA) of its stake in Ping An Insurance (Group) to Thai billionaire Dhanin Chearavanont is under question, with speculation that Chinese regulators may block the US$9.4 billion deal.
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Vietnam coffee chain targets Starbucks
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2013
» Trung Nguyen Group Corp, Vietnam’s biggest coffee retailer, wants to buy bean roasters in the US and open shops in Seattle, New York and Boston this year, just after Starbucks debuted in Ho Chi Minh City.
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Global rice glut set to grow
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/03/2013
» Farmers are preparing to plant a record rice crop that will boost inventories held by the world's biggest exporters to the highest ever.
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BoT seeks extra yuan bond quota
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/03/2013
» Thailand's central bank aims to increase holdings of Chinese bonds and add overseas corporate debt to its US$179 billion of foreign-exchange reserves as it seeks to boost returns.
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Cyprus approves capital controls
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/03/2013
» Cypriot lawmakers have approved capital controls and legislation to wind down banks as they scrambled to secure a bailout and avert a financial collapse.
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