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Thailand, Vietnam target $20bn in trade
Published on 22/07/2015
» Thailand and Vietnam have agreed in trade talks to aim for US$20 billion in two-way turnover by 2020, up from almost $11 billion last year, Commerce Minister Chatchai Sarikalya said Wednesday.
What's new in business news: July 22, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 22/07/2015
» Govt solar drip irrigation program has saved water in farming since 2013, Uber ride service thrives after crackdown last November & Bangkok office space supply crunch looms with rising rental rates.
Three Spanish journalists missing in Syria: press federation
AFP, Published on 22/07/2015
» MADRID - Three Spanish journalists have gone missing in Syria where they were reporting from the Aleppo region, the president of a Spanish press federation said on Tuesday.
US Mideast allies 'anxious' over Iran deal
AFP, Published on 22/07/2015
» AMMAN - US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter sought to reassure anxious Middle East allies Tuesday over the Iran nuclear deal during a regional tour that includes stops in Israel, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
French diplomat signals climate 'breakthrough'
AFP, Published on 22/07/2015
» PARIS - France's top climate negotiator said Tuesday there has been a "breakthrough" in 46-nation talks in Paris to pave the way for a world pact to beat back global warming.
Sacre bleu! Francophone Scrabble champ doesn't speak a word of French
AFP, Published on 22/07/2015
» BRUSSELS - Think you need to speak the language to win a top Scrabble match?
Olympic champion Guerdat banned after two horses fail dope tests
AFP, Published on 22/07/2015
» LAUSANNE - Swiss rider Steve Guerdat, the individual showjumping gold medallist at the 2012 London Olympics, has been provisionally banned after two of his horses failed doping tests, the international equestrian federation (FEI) announced Tuesday.
Apple online music and shops go offline
AFP, Published on 22/07/2015
» SAN FRANCISCO - Apple's online shop and recently launched streaming music service stumbled on Tuesday, experiencing outages as the company was poised to release quarterly earnings figures.
Big city mayors tackle slavery, climate change at Vatican
AFP, Published on 22/07/2015
» VATICAN CITY - Harrowing accounts of girls forced into prostitution and modern slavery opened a two-day conference at the Vatican Tuesday, at which mayors from around the world testified to their efforts to fight forced labour and global warming.
PM scoffs at anti-coal hunger strikers
Published on 22/07/2015
» Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha has challenged anti-power plant hunger strike protesters, questioning if they have actually stopped eating.