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What's behind Vietnam's corruption crackdown?
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» HANOI: Vietnam brought 22 executives to court over losses at the state oil firm on Monday, in the most important trial of a widening crackdown on corruption. Among those being tried was the first politburo member to be arrested in decades
N.Korea to send athletes to S.Korea Olympics in breakthrough
New York Times, Published on 09/01/2018
» SEOUL: North Korea agreed on Tuesday to send athletes to February’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, a symbolic breakthrough after months of escalating tensions over the North’s rapidly advancing nuclear and missile programmes.
2017 inflation 2,616% in socialist Venezuela
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2018
» CARACAS: Prices in Venezuela, which is believed to have the world's highest inflation, jumped 2,616% last year, the country's opposition-led National Assembly said, as millions suffer from food and medicine shortages during a severe economic crisis.
Iran arrests, jails 3,700 to halt protests
Associated Press, Published on 10/01/2018
» DUBAI: Iranian security forces arrested some 3,700 people during widespread protests and unrest over the past two weeks, a lawmaker said Tuesday, offering a far higher number than authorities previously released.
Why Kim Jong-un wanted a diplomatic offensive
News, Peter Apps, Published on 12/01/2018
» Last year Kim Jong-un shocked the world with the unexpected speed of his nuclear missile development, his brutal crackdown on apparent rivals and suspicions that he ordered the assassination of his half-brother with a chemical nerve agent. This year, the North Korean leader is opening January with a diplomatic offensive -- but that doesn't mean a change of strategy.
SET reaches all-time high of 1,802.80
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 12/01/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index closed at an all-time high Thursday, finishing at 1,802.80 points, with analysts pointing towards the bullish rally going forward thanks to sanguine economic prospects.
Uproar over bitcoin crackdown bid divides S.Korea
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2018
» SEOUL: With a tech-savvy population quick to adopt the latest gadgets and a young generation facing dim prospects in the conventional workplace, South Korea has been a fertile ground for virtual currencies.
PM playing astute game
News, Published on 13/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is now taking flak for selling politicians short.
PM plots path to post-election power
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/01/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's New Year remark that he was a soldier-turned-politician may have surprised some but it was far from unexpected.
Minimum wage hike sounded out
Business, Published on 15/01/2018
» To raise or not to raise the daily minimum wage is an uphill task being mulled by policymakers and employers across the business spectrum.