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VIDEO: This Week's Top Stories November 4
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/11/2022
» Seoul Halloween horror, pub boss party cash, airport congestion and liquor bill failure
Slim chance falling Chinese rocket body will hit Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 04/11/2022
» There is slim chance, only 1.2%, of Thailand being hit by the Chinese Longmarch 5B-Y4 rocket now expected to fall back to earth on Friday afternoon or Friday night, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda).
Escape from Foxconn: Workers recount Covid chaos at iPhone factory
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» BEIJING - Zhang Yao recalls the moment he realised something had gone deeply wrong at the Chinese mega-factory where he and hundreds of thousands of other workers assembled iPhones and other high-end electronics.
US offers bounty for Singaporean over N. Korea oil shipments
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/11/2022
» The United States Department of State on Thursday issued a US$5 million bounty for information on a Singaporean businessman who broke international sanctions by transporting fuel to North Korea.
Five new Omicron sub-variants found
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 04/11/2022
» The Department of Medical Sciences has recently detected five emerging sub-variants of Omicron of Covid-19.
Regional economic outlook mixed
Business, Krishna Srinivasan and Shanaka J Peiris, Published on 04/11/2022
» Asia's strong economic rebound early this year is losing momentum, with a weaker than expected second quarter. The International Monetary Fund has cut growth forecasts for Asia and the Pacific to 4% this year and 4.3% next year, which are well below the 5.5% average over the last two decades.
Germany's Scholz arrives in China to boost economic ties
AFP, Published on 04/11/2022
» BEIJING: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz arrived in Beijing Friday seeking to bolster a vital economic relationship but facing criticism about his country's heavy reliance on a nation growing more authoritarian under Xi Jinping.
15 nabbed in raids over scams
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/11/2022
» Police have arrested 15 Chinese and Thai citizens over their suspected links to a string of illegal businesses and phone scam rings, from which they seized assets valued at over 42 million baht.
Lazada committed to 'mega' campaigns
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 04/11/2022
» E-commerce platform Lazada is committed to investing in its "mega shopping campaigns" to stimulate purchases amid economic headwinds, while pursuing offline entertainment activities to engage with high-spending groups, particularly Gen Z.
Plan to air World Cup now in doubt
Gary Boyle, Published on 04/11/2022
» A government plan to purchase the rights to broadcast the 2022 Fifa World Cup is in doubt after some National Broadcasting and Telecommunication Commission (NBTC) board members disagreed.