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Laos, Thailand agree on future cooperation last updated : 2013-05-21 09:47:25 -> 231 view(s)
Laos and Thailand have agreed to boost their cooperation in various sectors with several agreements signed during their second Joint Cabinet Retreat (JCR) in Chiang Mai on Sunday.The three memorandums of understanding signed during the meeting were o ....
AirAsia: Child not allowed on board because of chicken pox last updated : 2013-05-21 09:18:07 -> 272 view(s)
A mother and her child were prevented from boarding a flight from Vietnam to Malaysia because the child was infected with chicken pox and was deemed a health risk to other passengers, AirAsia said.
The airline was responding to Saturday night’s in ....
Tokyo Skytree numbers going up, up, up last updated : 2013-05-21 09:01:01 -> 345 view(s)
One year, more than 50 million visitors--and a wait of at least six hours. As Tokyo Skytree prepares to mark the first anniversary of its opening Wednesday, the 634-metre tower has produced some eye-catching numbers.
More than 50 million people have ....
Barclays ups Philippines' growth estimates last updated : 2013-05-21 08:59:32 -> 296 view(s)
Barclays has raised its 2013 growth forecast for the Philippines as it expects the economy to post one of the fastest growth rates among emerging markets in Asia.
In one of its latest reports, Barclays said the Philippines was now seen to grow by ....
Retailers in Singapore forced to make tough decisions amid labour crunch last updated : 2013-05-20 15:43:23 -> 696 view(s)
With no respite expected for the tight labour market, some retailers in Singapore are shutting their least profitable outlets, freezing expansion plans and even cutting opening hours.
With rents going up at the same time, it seems that they have no ....
BOT rejects claim that banks have fuelled rise in the baht last updated : 2013-05-20 11:18:38 -> 368 view(s)
The Finance Ministry is pointing a finger at commercial banks, accusing them of being behind the steady rise of the baht this year.
Somchai Sujjapongse, director-general of the ministry's Fiscal Policy Office, said in the first quarter a number of c ....
Rising costs greatest threat to Thai govt last updated : 2013-05-20 11:13:14 -> 471 view(s)
The increasing cost of living was cited as the major factor threatening to weaken public support for the Yingluck government in a poll by Assumption University.
Higher cost of living was cited as the most likely cause of a drop in support for the go ....
Sri Lanka ready to purchase fuel from Singapore company last updated : 2013-05-20 11:14:23 -> 457 view(s)
Sri Lanka’s Petroleum Industries Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa yesterday said that if PV Oil Singapore came up with a fresh satisfactory proposal the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) would purchase gas oil from the same company in the future. ....
Investors eye up industry potential in Vietnam last updated : 2013-05-20 10:18:57 -> 358 view(s)
More local and foreign investors are seeking investment opportunities in Vietnam’s industrial, economic and export processing zones – underlining the need for these zones to improve their internal infrastructure.The assessment was made by head of ....
World Bank grant aims to overhaul statistics system in Laos last updated : 2013-05-20 10:03:32 -> 579 view(s)
The World Bank has agreed to provide a grant of US$8 million grant to further support the Lao government's efforts to strengthen the National Statistical System and improve the production, availability and use of high-quality statistics.The agreement ....
Mobile banking helps Bangladesh economy grow last updated : 2013-05-20 10:00:26 -> 625 view(s)
Around 1.12 billion Bangladeshi taka (US$14.21 million) is being transacted through mobile banking services in Bangladesh every day on an average, helping the economy grow further by transferring money from urban to rural areas, Bangladesh Bank Gover ....
Global economy 'must reform or risk economic stagnation' last updated : 2013-05-20 10:01:43 -> 412 view(s)
The global economy has about a decade to embark on structural and fiscal reforms.
If it does not, it runs the risk of economic stagnation, said Singapore deputy prime minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam.
Speaking at the CFA Institute's annual conferenc ....
The dilemmas caused by volatile FX and interest rates last updated : 2013-05-20 09:33:07 -> 433 view(s)
Certainly, we are living in interesting times. The baht suddenly became a market darling early this year - attracting massive flows from foreign investors, easily outpacing other regional currencies, becoming one of the best performing currencies in ....
Japan to outperform Korea in GDP growth last updated : 2013-05-20 09:14:54 -> 505 view(s)
Japan’s economic growth rate is expected to surpass that of Korea for the first time in 15 years as the world’s third-largest economy gains momentum based on the yen’s rapid depreciation.
Japan’s economy has been recording unexpected growth ....
'Chindia' has great potential: experts last updated : 2013-05-20 08:49:17 -> 440 view(s)
The emerging Indian market will continue to attract project-contracting businesses from China as experts call for more mutual investments and cooperation between large companies to tap the huge markets in both countries.
"China's project contracti ....
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