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Chat app firm Kakao plans blockchain unit
Reuters, Published on 05/03/2018
» SEOUL: Kakao Corp, South Korea's largest messaging app operator, said on Monday it is planning to establish a unit focusing on blockchain technology.
More fuelling stations for FCVs to rise in Japan
Business, Reuters, Published on 06/03/2018
» TOKYO: An alliance of 11 Japanese companies, including automakers and energy firms, has pledged to build 80 fuelling stations for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles by 2022 to help accelerate take-up of the next-generation fuel technology.
SET drops almost 1%, Indonesia stocks plunge 2%
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 07/03/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand index dropped almost 1%, while most Southeast Asian stock markets fell on Wednesday, with Indonesia shedding 2 % in its sharpest drop in nearly four months.
Indonesian Islamic university bans burqas on campus
Reuters, Published on 07/03/2018
» JAKARTA: An Indonesian state Islamic university faced criticism from Muslim groups and activists on Wednesday after it banned female students from wearing full-face veils citing fears over the spread of radical ideology on the campus.
China's forex reserves fall in Feb, first drop in 13 months
Business, Reuters, Published on 08/03/2018
» BEIJING: China's foreign exchange reserves fell in February, posting their first decline in 13 months, as the yuan weakened against the US dollar amid wild swings in global financial markets.
SET drops again, Indonesia stocks rebound
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 08/03/2018
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand index ended lower, while most southeast Asian markets rose on Thursday, with Indonesia and Vietnam gaining more than 1% each.
Julius Baer sets up venture with SCB to tap Thai wealth
Reuters, Published on 08/03/2018
» HONG KONG: Swiss private bank Julius Baer Gruppe AG is forming a joint venture with Siam Commercial Bank, the latest foreign entrant looking to tap growing wealth in the Southeast Asian country.
SET continues to slip, other SE Asia shares mostly slide
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 09/03/2018
» Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower on Friday with Thailand posting its longest losing streak since August 2013, while investors awaited US non-farm payrolls data for cues on the pace of rate hikes in the United States.
Myanmar police open murder probe in Kachin
Reuters, Published on 10/03/2018
» YANGON: Police in Myanmar have opened a murder investigation into the killing of two men said to have been shot in the head after they were detained by soldiers in the conflict-torn north of the country.
Nun fighting sale of convent to Katy Perry dies in court
Reuters, Published on 11/03/2018
» An 89-year-old Roman Catholic nun who has battled pop star Katy Perry for years over the sale of a Los Angeles convent collapsed and died during a court appearance, according to media reports and supporters.