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Supply concerns push Thai rice prices to 4-month peak
Reuters, Published on 04/12/2025
» Thailand's rice prices climbed to a multi-month high this week on supply concerns over flooding in the south, while both Indian and Vietnamese rates slipped to near one-month lows.
Thailand's key tech, car parts hub 'paralysed' by record floods
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2025
» The floods that have devastated much of Thailand's South, claiming at least 181 lives, have “paralysed” the flow of high-tech components and car parts from Hat Yai district, potentially benefiting rival exporters in Indonesia and Vietnam, the Ministry of Commerce reported on Tuesday.
China floods the world with gasoline cars it can't sell at home
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2025
» WARSAW — China's electric vehicle (EV) industry captured half its domestic market in just a few years, crushing sales of gasoline-powered vehicles from once-dominant global automakers.
Trump's push to end Ukraine war raises fears of 'ugly deal' for Europe
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2025
» BRUSSELS — However Donald Trump’s latest push to end the war in Ukraine pans out, Europe fears the prospect of a deal – sooner or later – that will not punish or weaken Russia as its leaders had hoped, placing the continent’s security in greater jeopardy.
China sends another letter to UN chief over Japan PM's Taiwan remarks
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2025
» KYODO — China's ambassador to the United Nations (UN) on Monday sent another letter to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, criticising Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for making "provocative" remarks on Taiwan and urging her to retract them immediately.
YouTrip to expand into Australia after Thailand
Reuters, Published on 02/12/2025
» SINGAPORE — Singapore-based fintech firm YouTrip said on Tuesday it will launch in Australia, its first new market since the coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, aiming to use it as a springboard for further expansion into other high-travel Asia-Pacific markets.
'Like an ocean': Malaysians recall race against rising waters after major flood
Reuters, Published on 27/11/2025
» KANGAR — Gon Qasim and her husband were about to flee their home in Malaysia's northern Perlis state last weekend when rising floodwaters cut off road access, leaving them stranded in the middle of a field.
Bird flu poses risk of pandemic 'worse than Covid'
Reuters, Published on 27/11/2025
» PARIS — The bird flu virus that has been spreading among wild birds, poultry and mammals could lead to a pandemic worse than the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) if the virus mutates to transmit between humans, the head of France's Institut Pasteur respiratory infections centre said.
Four dead in Hong Kong high-rise blaze
Reuters, Published on 26/11/2025
» HONG KONG - Four people have died after a massive fire engulfed multiple high-rise towers of a residential complex in Tai Po district in northern Hong Kong on Wednesday, with thick grey smoke billowing out as emergency services battled to subdue the blaze.
Aussie teens ask court to block social media ban
Reuters, Published on 26/11/2025
» SYDNEY — A constitutional challenge against Australia’s social media ban on children younger than 16 has been filed in the nation’s highest court, two weeks before the world-first law is set to take effect.