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Making tourism seamless
Asia focus, Published on 04/07/2016
» One of the most frequently heard buzzwords in the long drive toward Asean integration has been "connectivity", which applies to everything from roads and railways to financial markets and cultural exchanges. Making travel seamless is also a key element in the future success of tourism for Thailand and its neighbours.
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Tightening the Belt
Asia focus, Wanant Kerdchuen, Published on 04/07/2016
» China's attempt to share its investment capital with the world and project its economic might through the Belt and Road (B&R) initiative has captured the interest of countries with desperate infrastructure needs, including Asean economies looking to secure long-term growth.
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China's white-collar blues
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/07/2016
» Lower labour costs in Thailand and emerging Southeast Asian economies have eroded China's competitiveness, prompting a growing number of businesses to relocate their production from the mainland to Asean.
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Fashion rebels Vetements stitch up haute couture
AFP, Published on 04/07/2016
» PARIS - Rebel brand Vetements sent fashion into a spin Sunday with an haute couture show that broke all the rules, appropriating clothes and shoes from 17 other brands and recutting them in its own irreverent neo-Soviet street style.
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Johnson wins WGC Akron title as disaster befalls Day
AFP, Published on 04/07/2016
» WASHINGTON - Dustin Johnson, coming off his first major victory at last month's US Open, fired a four-under par 66 Sunday to overtake top-ranked Jason Day and win the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational.
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Britain plans to cut corporate tax to under 15%: report
AFP, Published on 04/07/2016
» LONDON - British finance minister George Osborne plans to slash corporation tax to under 15 percent to tempt businesses to stay following the country's shock vote to leave the European Union, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.
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Venezuela's 2015 oil revenues plunge 40 percent
AFP, Published on 04/07/2016
» CARACAS - Venezuela's oil revenues plummeted 40.7 percent in 2015 due to sinking global oil prices, the country's state-owned PDVSA said in its annual report.
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Suicide bombing near US consulate in Saudi: report
AFP, Published on 04/07/2016
» RIYADH - A suicide bomber blew himself up early Monday near the United States consulate in Saudi Arabia's Red Sea city of Jeddah, reported the Sabq online newspaper, which is close to authorities.
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Political uncertainty to weigh on Australian economy
AFP, Published on 04/07/2016
» SYDNEY - Economists Monday warned a hung parliament risks Australia's coveted AAA credit rating with the inconclusive result of weekend elections seen as bad news for the economy and investment markets.
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Iraq mourns 119 killed in Baghdad car bombing
AFP, Published on 04/07/2016
» BAGHDAD - Iraq begins three days of national mourning on Monday for almost 120 people killed by a suicide bombing in a busy Baghdad shopping district claimed by Islamic State jihadists, the deadliest attack in the capital this year.
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