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White House blocks US diplomat impeachment probe testimony
AFP, Published on 08/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday ordered a top US diplomat not to speak to Congress as part of the impeachment investigation of Donald Trump, dramatically escalating the battle with Democrats over his presidency.
New IMF chief Georgieva says world suffering 'synchronized slowdown'
AFP, Published on 08/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - Grinding trade disputes are undermining the global economy, which is set to see its slowest growth in nearly a decade, the new IMF chief said Tuesday.
White House blocks US diplomat impeachment probe testimony
AFP, Published on 08/10/2019
» WASHINGTON - The White House on Tuesday blocked a top US diplomat from speaking to Congress as part of the impeachment investigation of Donald Trump, dramatically escalating the battle with Democrats over his presidency.
Big C opens first supermarket in Cambodia
Khmer Times, Published on 08/10/2019
» Big C Poipet had its soft opening on Saturday, the company announced on its Facebook page.
'South Park' creators issue mock apology over China censorship
AFP, Published on 08/10/2019
» BEIJING - The creators of "South Park" have issued a mock apology to China after censors scrubbed their popular animation from the Chinese web.
IMF sees Thai growth rate at 2.9% this year, 3.0% in 2020
Reuters, Published on 08/10/2019
» Thailand's economic growth rate could slow to 2.9% this year and be 3.0% in 2020, reflecting external and domestic headwinds, the International Monetary Fund said.
For Iran, Iraq's unrest is plot to undo bilateral ties
AFP, Published on 08/10/2019
» TEHRAN: Since they erupted a week ago, deadly protests in Iraq have been tracked closely in Iran where they are seen as a plot to undermine ties between the neighbours.
Bank of Thailand has limited scope to curb baht: World Bank
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/10/2019
» The Bank of Thailand has limited scope to tackle baht strength but the currency’s climb is a sign of investor confidence in the country’s economic fundamentals, according to the World Bank.
New ports lure Asia’s biggest cruise ship to the Philippines
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/10/2019
» MANILA: The Philippines, a country of more than 7,600 islands where you’re rarely more than a few miles from the sea, wants a bigger slice of Asia’s growing cruise-tourism industry.
US blacklists 28 Chinese entities over abuses in Xinjiang
AFP, Published on 08/10/2019
» WASHINGTON: The US Commerce Department announced Monday it is blacklisting 28 Chinese entities that it says are implicated in rights violations and abuses targeting Uighurs and other mostly Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang region.