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UK's Farage withdraws Brexit threat to PM Johnson
AFP, Published on 11/11/2019
» HARTLEPOOL (UNITED KINGDOM) - Populist Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage on Monday withdrew his threat to challenge the governing Conservatives at every seat in next month's election, in a boost for Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Lam calls protesters 'people's enemy' after police shooting: Hong Kong update
Bloomberg and other agencies, Published on 11/11/2019
» HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam called protesters "the people's enemy" at a news conference on Monday evening as the Asian financial center reeled from a tense day of citywide protests that saw a demonstrator shot, another man set on fire and tear gas waft through luxury shopping malls.
Kem Sokha meets French envoy after house arrest lifted
Reuters, Published on 11/11/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha met the French ambassador on Monday after his house arrest was lifted, although he remains charged with treason and is banned from politics and leaving the country.
'It's a sin': Cambodia's brutal and shadowy dog meat trade
AFP, Published on 11/11/2019
» SIEM REAP: Cambodia: Cambodian dog meat traders drown, strangle and stab thousands of canines a day in a shadowy but sprawling business that traumatises workers and exposes them to deadly health risks like rabies.
Myanmar expects factory investment to jump on US-China tension
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/11/2019
» YANGON: Myanmar expects to attract more investment as manufacturers seeking to relocate production from China to skirt US tariffs encounter capacity constraints in Vietnam.
US hot air and the Paris accord
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/11/2019
» Does it matter that the United States has formally begun withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement? Given that it is the world's second biggest carbon dioxide emitter after China, some say that yes, it does matter, because it will now be free to pollute the planet even more.
GREAT WINES OF ITALY ASIA 2019 - BANGKOK
Published on 11/11/2019
» The largest and best Italian wine event in Bangkok by internationally acclaimed wine critic James Suckling.
11.11 sold US$10bn in 29 mins
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/11/2019
» HANGZHOU: Despite global economic challenges and the tit-for-tat trade war between the US and China, Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Monday kicked off its 11.11 global shopping festival with the sale value reaching US$10 billion in the first 29 minutes.
Thai banking trio set to recapitalise Lao branches
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/11/2019
» Three large Thai banks are recapitalising their branches in Laos to comply with the Bank of the Lao PDR's amended capital regulations for both local and foreign commercial banks to meet minimum requirements over the course of five years.
Cabinet to adopt development guideline for Dawei SEZ link
News, Post Reporters, Published on 11/11/2019
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) will ask the cabinet to adopt its guidelines on infrastructure development on Tuesday, as the government seeks to start working on the long-awaited link that will connect the Dawei Special Economic Zone in Myanmar with Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).