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Thailandia
Prayut hungry for foreign funds
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday called on foreign and Thai investors to rev up investing in its targeted industries, saying the government over the last two years has rectified and amended rules and regulations to promote and streamline private investment.
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Singapore
SEC eyes cross-border sales
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) plans to push cross-border sales of real estate investment trusts (REITs), infrastructure funds, medium-term funds and stocks in Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
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Giappone
Yahoo warns anew of email account breach, blames state-sponsored ‘forged cookies’
Yahoo is warning users of potentially malicious activity on their accounts between 2015 and 2016, the latest development in the internet company’s investigation of a mega-breach that exposed 1 billion users’ data several years ago. Yahoo confirmed Wednesday that it was notifying users that their accounts had potentially been compromised ...
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Giappone
Auto unions seek repeat of 2016 base pay hike amid firms’ cloudy earnings prospects
Annual spring wage negotiations between companies and labor unions got into full swing Wednesday with unions from Japan’s major automakers demanding the same base wage increase as last year despite concerns about the industry’s earnings prospects. The unions of Toyota Motor Corp. and Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., among other major ...
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USA Giappone
Dakota Access exec likens protesters to terrorists as Sioux slam failure to obtain consent
A top executive at the company building the controversial Dakota Access pipeline is comparing pipeline opponents to terrorists. Joey Mahmoud, executive vice president of Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners, says protesters have “assaulted numerous pipeline personnel,” destroyed millions of dollars’ worth of construction equipment and even fired a pistol at law ...
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Giappone
Trump sons Eric, Donald Jr. to attend ‘closed’ Dubai links-opening event
President Donald Trump’s two sons in charge of his global business empire will attend a closed-door event this coming weekend to mark the opening of the Trump International Golf Club in Dubai, organizers said Wednesday. The ceremony in the Mideast city-state home to the world’s tallest building marks the first ...
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Giappone
Sony delays sale of battery business to Murata to July amid overseas competition scrutiny
Sony Corp. said Wednesday it has delayed the sale of its battery business to electronic parts maker Murata Manufacturing Co. scheduled for early April by three months to early July, due apparently to an ongoing assessment of the deal by overseas competition watchdogs. The Japanese electronics giant said it is ...
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Malta
Minister Anton Refalo calls for special status for Gozo, possibly with fiscal, legislative powers
Gozo Minister Anton Refalo has called on the Government and the Opposition to come together to see how Gozo, which he said was giving added value to Malta’s economy, could be given the special status it deserved. Speaking in parliament this evening during the debate on the Budget Measures Implementation Bill, ...
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Regno Unito
Second hand car sales hit record in the UK
Sales of second-hand cars in the UK reached a record high last year. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said 8.2 million used cars were sold in 2016, up 7.3% on the previous year. The industry body claimed there is "no reason" why demand should drop off in 2017 as ...
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USA
America’s abuse of Mexico is assault on free trade
Building a wall between two neighbouring allies is a hostile act