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AirAsia seen sticking with Airbus A330neo
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: AirAsia is expected to reconfirm its commitment to the A330neo jet after Boeing sought to poach one of Airbus's top customers, a person familiar with the discussions said on Thursday.
As US rattles sabre on trade, Asia bites its tongue on soft dollar
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2018
» SEOUL/TOKYO: A year after US President Donald Trump took office, heightened rhetoric out of Washington about unfair trade has kept Asian policymakers reluctant to openly talk down their currencies despite the dollar's slump to multi-year lows.
Scale, complexity of Asean terror threat growing
Reuters, Published on 07/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: The terrorist threat facing Southeast Asia is growing as foreign fighters return to the region, Southeast Asian defence ministers said in a joint statement on Tuesday in which they pledged to improve cooperation to tackle militancy.
January headline CPI rises 0.68% y-o-y, below forecast
Reuters, Published on 01/02/2018
» Thailand's annual headline inflation rate eased in January, missing forecasts and below the central bank's target range, giving policymakers room to keep interest rates low.
SE Asian states launch intelligence pact to counter Islamist threat
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2018
» JAKARTA/NUSA DUA, Indonesia: Six Southeast Asian nations launched an intelligence pact on Thursday aimed at combating Islamist militants and improving co-operation on security threats, overcoming what analysts described as a high level of distrust.
Malaysia raises key rate for first time in 3.5 years
Reuters, Published on 25/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia's central bank on Thursday raised its key interest rate for the first time since July 2014, to tap the brakes at a time growth has been robust and inflation creeping up.
Indonesia central bank holds key rates
Reuters, Published on 18/01/2018
» JAKARTA: Indonesia's central bank held its key interest rates unchanged for the fourth straight month on Thursday, as widely expected, but said would it accelerate the relaxation of its reserve requirement rules.
Uproar over bitcoin crackdown bid divides S.Korea
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2018
» SEOUL: With a tech-savvy population quick to adopt the latest gadgets and a young generation facing dim prospects in the conventional workplace, South Korea has been a fertile ground for virtual currencies.
2017 inflation 2,616% in socialist Venezuela
Reuters, Published on 10/01/2018
» CARACAS: Prices in Venezuela, which is believed to have the world's highest inflation, jumped 2,616% last year, the country's opposition-led National Assembly said, as millions suffer from food and medicine shortages during a severe economic crisis.
What's behind Vietnam's corruption crackdown?
Reuters, Published on 08/01/2018
» HANOI: Vietnam brought 22 executives to court over losses at the state oil firm on Monday, in the most important trial of a widening crackdown on corruption. Among those being tried was the first politburo member to be arrested in decades