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US hiring cools as unemployment ticks up
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - US job growth moderated in October by more than expected and the unemployment rate rose to an almost two-year high, marking a step down from the heated hiring pace this summer.
China urges cease-fire along Myanmar border
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/11/2023
» China has called for a halt to fighting flaring along its border with Myanmar, where a rebel group says it has seized several towns, including a trade hub.
World’s largest pension fund posts $4.5bn loss
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/11/2023
» TOKYO - Japan’s state pension fund, the world’s largest, posted a loss of ¥683.2 billion ($4.5 billion) on total assets during the three months through September as its holdings of domestic debt had a record slump.
Israel-Hamas war death toll tops 10,000
Kyodo News, Published on 01/11/2023
» The death toll from clashes between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas has topped 10,000, with no signs of a let-up in Israeli attacks against the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip since the war began last month.
Price controls complicate Thai sugar outlook
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/11/2023
» Prospects for Thailand’s sugar crop are deteriorating just as the country’s millers are struggling to come to grips with the implications of new export regulations announced this week.
Austrian Red Bull heir gets $615m dividend
Bloomberg News and Online Reporters, Published on 01/11/2023
» Red Bull heir Mark Mateschitz has received a dividend of €582 million ($615 million) as his first payment since inheriting the energy-drink empire from his late father last year.
Slower growth seen in regional internet economy
News Agencies and Online Reporters, Published on 01/11/2023
» Southeast Asia’s internet economy will log its slowest growth since 2017 this year, researchers said on Wednesday, as they reduced near-term e-commerce spending estimates for the region by 13%.
Foreign firms satisfied with China's business environment: survey
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 01/11/2023
» BEIJING: The vast majority of foreign-funded companies operating in China are satisfied with the country's favorable business environment, according to a recent survey.
Japanese police arrest 86-year-old hostage taker
Kyodo News and Reuters, Published on 31/10/2023
» TOKYO — Police arrested an 86-year-old man who had barricaded himself with a firearm inside a post office near Tokyo on Tuesday, while at a nearby hospital, two people were injured following gunshots.
Govt to waive visas for Taiwan, India to boost tourism
Reuters, Published on 31/10/2023
» Tourists from India and Taiwan will be able to enter Thailand without a visa between Nov 10 and May 10 this year, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin told reporters after a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, in a bid to draw in more tourists as high season approaches.