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Thailand struggles with teen pregnancy
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2013
» When Mallika told her parents she was pregnant at 17, they pulled her out of school and ordered her to marry the baby's father. But the marriage didn't happen and the one-time aspiring singer now cares for her baby girl alone.
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Young Vietnamese drive Uber growth
Business, Reuters, Published on 23/09/2015
» HO CHI MINH CITY: A young, tech-savvy population short on cars but big on smartphones is driving double-digit growth for ride-hailing apps Uber and GrabTaxi in Vietnam, and inspiring some executives to dream of replacing private car ownership altogether.
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Asean+3 to enhance safety net to avert financial crisis
Reuters, Published on 03/05/2016
» Finance chiefs from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to enhance a financial safety net for the region to avert possible crises amid an economic slowdown and unstable market activity.
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Million-baht raffle to promote PromptPay
Reuters, Published on 20/07/2016
» "Want to win a million baht? Go for e-payment," says the Thai government, offering a lucky draw as an incentive to use a new online payment scheme for business, in an effort to bring some of the massive informal economy onto the books and boost tax revenue.
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Surge in tourists strains infrastructure
Reuters, Published on 26/12/2016
» Thailand's success in attracting huge numbers of tourists has put some infrastructure for handling the influx under pressure, an economist with the World Bank said on Monday.
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Despite strains, Vietnam and China forge closer economic ties
Reuters, Published on 01/09/2017
» HANOI -- Tensions are high on the South China Sea as Vietnam faces off against China over their overlapping maritime claims.
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SET, regional shares sink in line with world markets
Reuters, Published on 06/02/2018
» Southeast Asian shares shed most of January's gains and ended lower for a second straight session on Tuesday as an overnight plunge on Wall Street triggered a rout in equities worldwide.
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Bangkok Airways to invest in new routes - president
Reuters, Published on 26/02/2018
» Bangkok Airways Plc plans to invest in new routes, aircraft and airport improvements on the back of rising tourist arrivals to Thailand, a top executive said on Monday.
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Thai politics: No country for young men?
Reuters, Published on 25/03/2018
» A 39-year-old motor parts billionaire and extreme sports enthusiast seeking to shake up Thai politics has been compared to France's Emmanuel Macron and Canada's Justin Trudeau for his youth.
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Vietnam detains dissident singer after European tour
Reuters, Published on 27/03/2018
» HANOI: Vietnamese singer and activist Do Nguyen Mai Khoi, an outspoken campaigner for free speech, was detained in the capital Hanoi on Tuesday after flying home from Europe, her husband told Reuters.
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