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Philippines mimicking Thailand to build auto industry
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/03/2015
» MANILA — The Philippines will offer tax breaks to as many as three automakers as one of Asia’s fastest-growing economies aims to become a regional production hub.
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As rice mountain shrinks, a rubber one rises
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2015
» Eight months after the government started selling rice into an oversupplied global market, officials are taking a different tack amid a rubber glut.
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Indonesia to push Bali, Jakarta in bid to double tourism
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/06/2015
» JAKARTA — Indonesia will focus on Bali and islands near Singapore rather than developing more remote spots in the world’s largest archipelago, as it seeks to double tourist numbers by 2020.
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Philippine island of 120 stares down China’s military might
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/07/2015
» MANILA — On a clear night, the Filipinos who live on Pagasa Island — a speck in the vast South China Sea — can see the floodlights from giant Chinese cranes working around the clock, dredging sand to build on a nearby reef.
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Thailand leading Asia in cracking down on drinking
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/07/2015
» By banning alcohol sales near universities and technical colleges, Thailand is putting the nation at the forefront of efforts in Asia to curb booze consumption.
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If Singapore is Lonely Planet’s No. 1 destination, where are the tourists?
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/07/2015
» Singapore was ranked as Lonely Planet’s top 2015 destination. That hasn’t helped the island draw more tourists so far this year.
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Baht's tumble to 2009 low ties BoT's hands
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/08/2015
» The baht’s descent to a six-year low as investors flee is making it harder for the Bank of Thailand to revive an economy beset by an El Nino-induced drought.
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Yuan devaluation seen reigniting currency wars in Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 12/08/2015
» SINGAPORE — China’s surprise devaluation of the yuan couldn’t have come at a worse time for some Asian currencies.
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US ‘Big Sugar’ fighting to protect a sweet deal from TPP
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/08/2015
» A sweet deal for American sugar farmers is compounding delays in a proposed trade agreement affecting 40% of the world’s economy.
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World’s oldest rainforests burn as Jokowi scales back promises
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/10/2015
» JAKARTA -- Having promised to extinguish forest fires in Riau in western Indonesia by early October, President Joko Widodo jetted into Sumatra island last week for a progress check. The smoke was so thick his plane couldn’t land, forcing him back to the capital.
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