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EU fears offer to US not enough to end trade row
AFP, Published on 22/05/2018
» BRUSSELS: The EU's own top trade official warned Tuesday that the bloc's last-ditch bid to persuade US President Donald Trump to back off stiff tariffs on metals imports from Europe fell short of expectations in Washington.
EU seeks US trade detente after China reprieve
AFP, Published on 22/05/2018
» BRUSSELS: EU ministers Tuesday will refine a last-ditch bid to persuade US President Donald Trump to back off stiff tariffs on metals imports from Europe and win the bloc a similar break as handed China.
China said to consider ending birth limits
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/05/2018
» BEIJING: China is planning to scrap all limits on the number of children a family can have, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be a historic end to a policy that spurred countless human-rights abuses and left the world’s second-largest economy short of workers.
New businesses boom in April
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/05/2018
» New business registration rose 7% year-on-year in April, the highest in a decade, helped by the country's growing economy and the ease of doing business.
Guru's Weekly Pick: May 18-24
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 18/05/2018
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
EU unveils incentives to avert Trump trade war
AFP, Published on 17/05/2018
» SOFIA - EU leaders meeting in Bulgaria pledged Thursday to refuse all trade talks with the United States unless Washington grants a permanent exemption from painful metals tariffs that are set to kick in on June 1.
Empowering Bangladesh's female garment workers
Asia focus, Published on 14/05/2018
» For four decades, the garment industry has powered Bangladesh's economy and put more people to work than any other sector. Women in particular have benefited from this hiring boom, and today, a majority of the industry's 4 million employees are female.
First climbers of 2018 reach Everest summit
AFP, Published on 14/05/2018
» KATHMANDU - Eight Nepali climbers reached the top of Mount Everest on Sunday, the first of hundreds of climbers expected to summit the world's highest mountain in coming weeks.
At least nine dead as bomb, gun battle rages in Afghan city
AFP, Published on 13/05/2018
» JALALABAD (AFGHANISTAN) - At least nine people were killed and more than 30 injured when militants detonated bombs and stormed a government building Sunday in a continuing attack in an eastern Afghan city, officials said.
At least nine dead as bomb, gun battle rages in Afghan city
AFP, Published on 13/05/2018
» KABUL: At least nine people were killed and more than 30 injured when militants detonated bombs and stormed a government building Sunday in a continuing attack in an eastern Afghan city, officials said.