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Russia to expel 23 UK diplomats
News Agencies, Published on 17/03/2018
» MOSCOW: Russia is preparing to expel 23 British diplomats and halt the activities of the British Council in response to London's "provocative" measures over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent and his daughter.
Foodpanda, Uber take meal apps battle to Bangkok streets
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/03/2018
» The capital’s famed love affair with food is spilling over to meal-delivery apps, a fledgling sector that Delivery Hero AG’s Foodpanda projects will surge in 2018 as competition intensifies.
ANALYSIS: UK 'thrown a bone' in EU Brexit deal
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/03/2018
» BRUSSELS: The European Union has persuaded the UK to agree to all its key demands for the terms of a Brexit transition, while throwing a free bone to the British bulldogs in Theresa May’s Tory party who want a quick, clean split.
Vote can reverse $1.7bn SET exodus: CIMB
Bloomberg, Published on 21/03/2018
» A firm date for the return of democracy would help bring foreign investors back to its stock market, CIMB Securities (Thailand) said, after the bourse suffered the largest net outflow this year in Asia excluding Japan.
Chinese tourists just can't get enough of Thailand
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/03/2018
» Tourism is the gift that keeps on giving in Thailand, thanks especially to China.
Asia a key battleground in fight against killer air pollution: UN
Bloomberg News and Online Reporters, Published on 21/03/2018
» Asia is a critical battlefield in the global fight to rein in air pollution, registering about 5 million premature deaths each year, delegates at a United Nations conference said on Wednesday, as urged tougher enforcement of curbs.
Gold rallies as trade-war risks, Bolton's ascent fire up demand
Bloomberg, Published on 23/03/2018
» Gold’s sizzling. Investors pushed prices of the haven higher as the United States and China exchanged blows on trade, and US President Donald Trump installed the hawkish John Bolton as his new national security adviser, ratcheting up geopolitical tensions and fueling gains in crude oil.
China hits back as US opens second trade-war front
News Agencies, Published on 23/03/2018
» BEIJING: China has announced a $3-billion list of US goods for possible retaliation in a tariff dispute with US President Donald Trump and is bracing for a bigger battle over technology policy as financial markets sank on fears of global disruption.
Perth-London direct flight a milestone
Bloomberg News and AFP, Published on 24/03/2018
» Qantas Airways is starting direct flights between Australia and London this weekend, marking a major milestone by reducing to 17 hours a trip that once took 12 days.
Uber said to reach agreement on SE Asian sale to Grab
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/03/2018
» SINGAPORE: Uber Technologies Inc has reached an agreement to sell its Southeast Asian ride-hailing business to rival Grab and could announce the deal as early as Monday morning in Singapore, people familiar with the matter said.