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    China to start cross-border payment system

    Published on 11/06/2015

    » China will start a cross-border payment system for the yuan by the end of the year as it seeks to promote its global use.

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    HK protests: Behind the barricade

    News, Dave Kendall, Published on 18/11/2019

    » On the night of Nov 13th in Hong Kong, I heard there was a protest in the city centre of the area of the New Territories I was staying in, Sha Tin. After crossing the bridge over the Shing Mun River, I notice four protesters talking beneath a pedestrian underpass. Walking through the megamalls that constitute the city centre, I see workers clearing up broken glass but see no protesters. But on my way back across the bridge to my hotel, I encounter a crowd of about 50 people yelling and screaming abuse, and working my way through them, see a line of riot police advancing from the other direction. After several minutes of shining torches and bellowing warnings through a megaphone, the police raise the black flag warning that tear gas will be fired. The crowd retreats as one or two canisters are fired.

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    Chinese woman opens plane's emergency exit for some fresh air

    Published on 01/10/2019

    » A flight was delayed for an hour and a woman detained by police after she opened the emergency exit for "a breath of fresh air" before the flight took off in central China's Hubei province, mainland media reported.

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    Game on in Asean

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/02/2017

    » Asean governments, especially in Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, are providing significant support to game designers, aiming to attract talent to develop an industry that is booming alongside demand for mobile games in China.

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    Heart of hospitality

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 06/11/2017

    » Heartwarming service with Thai hospitality and Japanese quality is the goal of Kokotel, which seeks to offer the cosiness of a traditional Japanese inn while promoting friends-and-family togetherness -- even on one of the busiest streets in Bangkok.

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    Iconic Harley-Davidson is building plant in Thailand

    New York Times, Published on 24/05/2017

    » HONG KONG - Iconic motorcycle builder Harley-Davidson, praised by US President Donald Trump as a pillar of American manufacturing and keeping jobs at home, is building a new plant in Thailand.

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    Mission to India

    Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 13/06/2016

    » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha can expect a warm welcome when he arrives in India on Thursday, but no endorsement, implicit or explicit, of the military regime he heads.

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    Hoi An wants Thai experts

    News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 12/02/2017

    » As Vietnam plans to turn tourism into a key economic sector this year, the Unesco World Heritage-listed town of Hoi An needs more Thai investors and experts in hotel management to help provincial authorities develop its tourism sector, the town's deputy governor said.

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    On a regional roll

    Asia focus, Nalin Viboonchart, Published on 07/04/2014

    » As the automotive industry in Asia Pacific continues to expand, the American carmaker Ford Motor Co expects up to 70% of its growth over the next decade will come from this promising region, says David Schoch, group vice-president and president for Asia Pacific.

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    Scholars and dollars

    Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 04/05/2015

    » Having a child is an investment in the future of the family, and education is one of the biggest investments in a child's future. There was a time when parents who wanted — and could afford — the best for their children had to send them abroad, but today in Asia, families can have the best of both worlds: an international education close to home.

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