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Malaysia nabs 7 terror suspects, foils car bomb plot
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2017
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysian police said Sunday that an Islamic State car bomb plot has been foiled with seven suspects arrested.
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3 of 4 N.Korea missiles reach Japan waters
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2017
» TOKYO/SEOUL - North Korea on Monday launched four ballistic missiles, three of which fell into Japan's exclusive economic zone in the Sea of Japan, prompting Tokyo to vow to counter Pyongyang's repeated provocations in cooperation with the international community.
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Park 'accomplice' in alleged bribery, power abuse
Kyodo News, Published on 06/03/2017
» SEOUL - South Korea's impeached President Park Geun Hye was reaffirmed as a suspected accomplice to alleged bribery and abuse of power on Monday, as a special prosecution team investigating a corruption scandal announced its findings.
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FEDERBRÄU initiates upmarket positioning
Published on 06/03/2017
» According to market researcher ACNielsen, the premium product markets in Southeast Asia shows promising growth, especially in the beverage sector (103% growth). Thailand, meanwhile, ranks second for premium market growth at 24%, followed by Indonesia with 42%. This growth is the result of customers urbanising and having more spending power. These urbanised customers are willing to spend more on better quality products, rather than higher quantities. Also, they tend to seek new experiences through premium products.
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The politics of power plants
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 06/03/2017
» The decision by Thailand’s military government last month to put on hold a controversial coal-fired power plant in the southern region renewed my concerns about the trustworthiness of government policy.
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Opportunity in volatility
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 06/03/2017
» Greater financial market volatility presents an opportunity for banking operations as businesses seek to counter added risks, says Werner Steinmueller, chief executive officer for Asia Pacific with Deutsche Bank.
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Indonesia lags regional peers on intellectual property
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 06/03/2017
» Despite efforts to improve its intellectual property regime over the past years, Indonesia remains among the bottom 10 of 45 world economies surveyed in the US Chamber of Commerce’s fifth annual International Intellectual Property Index, “The Roots of Innovation”.
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Grappling with success
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 06/03/2017
» Two wildly popular Hindi films have given a huge lift to wrestling, particularly women’s wrestling, with families from across India sending prospective young stars to train in Haryana and Delhi, considered hotbeds of the sport.
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Beyond the numbers
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/03/2017
» Anyone who meets Frank Lutz, the chief financial officer (CFO) of Covestro AG, the Germany-based polymer producer, will find it hard not to notice his wristwatch. Anyone expecting to see an extravagant chronometer or bespoke timepiece favoured by corporate executives and jet-setters will have a major letdown.
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Japan moves to highest alert level after N. Korea missiles
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/03/2017
» SEOUL - Japan moved to the highest possible alert level after North Korea fired four ballistic missiles simultaneously into nearby waters, the latest provocation from Kim Jong Un’s regime.
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