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Apec leaders discuss free trade, protectionism
Published on 18/11/2018
» PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea: Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies on Sunday began discussing in Papua New Guinea ways to promote free trade and regional economic integration amid an unfolding trade war between the United States and China.
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Thai Oil worries over financial strain
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/08/2018
» Thai Oil Plc (TOP), Thailand's largest capacity oil refinery, is concerned about its long-term financial burden because it has to inject cash into a subsidiary firm -- Global Power Synergy Plc (GPSC) -- and speed up development of the Clean Fuel Project (CFP) in the near future.
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Flipkart board said to choose Walmart
Business, Published on 05/05/2018
» The board of Flipkart Online Services Pvt has approved an agreement to sell about 75% of the company to a Walmart Inc-led group for approximately $15 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, an enormous bet by the American retailer on international expansion.
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European airlines look south for growth
Business, Published on 05/05/2018
» Air France-KLM's inauguration on Thursday of a flight to a little developed corner of Brazil highlights European airlines' attempt to bring the continents together, catching up with far more dominant routes between South and North America.
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Norwegian turns down IAG's offer
Business, Published on 05/05/2018
» British Airways-owner International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG) is considering its options after Norwegian Air Shuttle rebuffed two takeover advances.
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Home cooking
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 22/01/2018
» We arrive at Brae early for our scheduled morning meeting with owner and chef Dan Hunter. That gives us time to chill out amid the natural Victoria farmland, take a deep breath of fresh air and adjust to the chilly breezes that ripple across from the country town of Birregurra.
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Green but greying
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Visit a rice farm anywhere in Asia these days and you will see a life that has hardly changed in decades. Transplanting paddy sprouts into muddy soil, swatting itch-inducing stalks with a sharp sickle and lifting heavy rice sacks into a rickety truck are all part of the backbreaking routine.
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Seeds of innovation
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Amid rising energy and fertiliser prices, climate change and ageing farmer populations in Asia, rice farmers need to apply innovations to maximise profits and continue earning a sustainable living.
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Hang Seng rise makes Hong Kong's richest even richer
Asia focus, Published on 22/01/2018
» The collective wealth of Hong Kong's 50 richest people has soared by a record US$60 billion to $307 billion, led by Li Ka-shing for the 20th consecutive year. The real estate tycoon added $5.7 billion to his wealth, raising his total fortune to $36 billion, Forbes magazine reported last week.
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