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Thailandia
SET up 3.48 points at opening
Thai stocks opened up 0.22% at the start of trade this morning.
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Thailandia
Japanese doubtful of growth
Japanese companies say the Thai economy began to recover in early 2016 but showed signs of weakening in the second half, casting doubt on whether the growth trend will continue this year, according to a survey by the Japanese Chamber of Commerce, Bangkok (JCCB).
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Thailandia
Nestle banks on new sponsor FC Barcelona
Nestle Thai Ltd expects sales of Milo products in Thailand to grow at twice the rate of the country's GDP over the next four years after securing the sponsorship of FC Barcelona.
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Nuova Zelanda
'I've more metal in my leg than the Auckland Harbour Bridge'
Lance Carter's life will never be the same again.Six months after his partner Leigh Rhodes and his best friend Kenny McCrae were mowed down by a car as they changed a flat tyre, Carter is learning to walk again."I have no muscles...
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USA
SK E&S Starts Using U.S. Shale Gas to Run Power Plant
A power plant using U.S. shale gas as fuel will soon launch its full-scale operation here in Korea. The nation's first "shale gas power plant" is drawing attention particularly in a situation where the country is under increasing pressure to import American oil and gas after the Trump administration was ...
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USA
Trump Drops a Bomb on Steel Industry
An alarm bell is ringing loudly for the Korean steel industry as the U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that forces the construction of oil pipes using American-made steel only. Despite the potential of igniting trade frictions, Trump continues his America-first policy, dealing a heavy blow against the Korean ...
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Corea del Sud
Slowing economy lures young Koreans to claw machines
In one corner of a bustling street in Seoul's Hongdae district popular with young people, 30-something office worker Lee
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USA
Trump pledges to speed up NAFTA renegotiation
US President Donald Trump said Thursday he will speed up renegotiation of the North America Free Trade Agreement, slammi
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Russia Giappone Iran
U.S. eases Russia FSB electronics exports sanctions, modifies Iran penalties
The Trump administration on Thursday revised recent U.S. sanctions that prevented American companies from exporting some electronic equipment to Russia. It also modified penalties on Iran, expanding a list of medical equipment that needs federal authorization to be sold to Iranian customers. The Treasury Department says U.S. companies can apply ...
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Giappone
Panasonic tells employees to limit overtime work to 80 hours or less monthly
Panasonic Corp. President Kazuhiro Tsuga has instructed his employees in Japan to limit their overtime work to 80 hours or less per month, sources said Thursday. The employees, totaling some 100,000, have also been instructed to leave work by 8 p.m., according to the sources. The instruction, issued Tuesday, is ...