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PM pushes Asean fund for virus tests, protective gear
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/04/2020
» Southeast Asian nations plan to discuss forming a joint fund to combat the coronavirus pandemic with China, Japan and South Korea during a virtual summit on Tuesday, according to a Thai official.
Airlines may face virus medical bills in new rules: CAA
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/03/2020
» Thailand’s aviation regulator said airlines should ask passengers coming from high-risk territories for health certificates to establish they are free of the new coronavirus.
Cryptocurrencies lose $46 billion after S. Korean bourse hack
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/06/2018
» SEOUL: A cryptocurrency exchange hack in South Korea jolted holders of digital assets, fueling a $46 billion rout and extending this year’s Bitcoin slump to more than 50%.
Asia's currency gain may be about to end
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/03/2018
» Asian currencies may be on the verge of a correction after completing the best year in at least two decades.
Global trade boom steams into 2018 despite Trump threats
Bloomberg News, Published on 30/11/2017
» HONG KONG: It was meant to be the year of the trade war. Instead, it was the year of the trade boom.
Solar panel makers hit by shortage of key material
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/11/2017
» NEW YORK: Solar manufacturers are being battered by higher costs and smaller margins after an unexpected shortage of a critical raw material.
In Vietnam, best education can mean worse job prospects
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/08/2017
» HANOI -- Nguyen Van Duc graduated two years ago with a bachelor’s degree in economics from one of Vietnam’s best universities. Today, he earns about $250 a month as a motorbike taxi driver in Hanoi.
Chinese, Korean firms vie to build India’s longest road bridge
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/03/2017
» MUMBAI - China’s second-largest construction company is competing with at least six international builders, including two each from Japan and Korea, for $2.7 billion worth of contracts to build the largest road bridge in India.
Singapore to levy SE Asia's first carbon tax
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/02/2017
» Singapore plans to implement Southeast Asia’s first carbon tax by 2019, a move that would raise energy costs in the island nation and require more than 30 big polluters such as power plants to pay the levy.
Trips abroad replace Chinese New Year trek to grandma’s
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/01/2017
» BEIJING/HONG KONG -- Shi Ying will not be making the traditional pilgrimage back to Shanghai to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday with her extended family. Instead, they are all going to Japan for shopping and sightseeing.