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Cina
Spending, not rate cuts, will drive growth, BoT chief says
There is no need to cut interest rates to counter the impact of China's slowdown on the economy as fiscal stimulus is driving slow, but steady, growth, the central bank governor says.
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Cina
Chinese tourism to grow 16% annually in Thailand
The number of Chinese tourists visiting Thailand is tipped for 16% compound annual growth in the next five years despite the slowing economy in China, says brokerage house CLSA.
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India
Job stimulus a shot in the arm for MSMEs this Budget
Monetary incentives under Skill India to small entrepreneurs
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India
Street Food: Start up in India, Stand up in Singapore
Despite all the incentives, the start-ups' mega event fell short of expectations
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Giappone
Founder wants to retake helm of Cookpad, overhaul management
Cookpad, Japan’s most popular recipe-sharing website, has been apparently rocked by internal strife, with its founder proposing a reshuffle of board members due to differences in management policy. Media reports said Cookpad founder Akimitsu Sano, who is currently a board member holding a 43.58 percent voting right, has demanded an ...
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Giappone
The Onion worth more than the Washington Post
The Onion’s top news, circa 2013: “Print Dead at 1,803.” On Tuesday, it helped put the nail in the coffin. The satirical news site just agreed to sell a chunk of itself (as well as sister properties including ClickHole and The A.V. Club) to Spanish broadcaster Univision Communications. The reported ...
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Giappone
Glitch globally knocks out Twitter till all-clear tweeted
Twitter feeds went down for hours Tuesday in many parts of the world in one of the worst outages in the 10-year history of the messaging platform. The popular one-to-many messaging service fired off a tweet shortly after 1800 GMT saying the issue “has now been resolved,” and thanking people ...
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Giappone
Discovering Nagasaki’s secret Christian past
When people outside Japan hear the word “Nagasaki,” they often think only of the atomic bombing. This tragic event seems to have obliterated not only much of the city, but also global awareness about its rich and fascinating past. Being proposed for UNESCO World Heritage status in 2016 are a ...
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Cina
China’s growth hits 25-yr low, raises stimulus hope
China’s economy grew at its weakest pace in a quarter of a century last year, raising hopes Beijing would cushion the slowdown with more stimulus policies, which in turn prompted a rally on the country’s rollercoaster share markets.
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India
IMF retains FY16 India forecast at 7.3%, world may grow 3.4%
The Indian economy is expected to grow by 7.3% in the current financial year and 7.5% in 2016-17, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Tuesday as it retained growth estimates for the country but reduced global forecast, citing uneven and weak growth across economies.