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South Korea stands ready to facilitate 3rd Trump-Kim summit anytime: Moon

S. Korean president says some Asean members receptive to Kim at November summit but initiative not raised formally.

Updated 25 Apr, 2019 03:46pm

Samsung ties up with Marvel

SEOUL: South Korean tech giant Samsung Electronics said on Friday it has formed a partnership with US entertainment...

Published 15 Jun, 2014 08:38am

New stress tests ordered for Philippine banks

MANILA: Talks of a real estate bubble forming in the Philippines have once again been dismissed, but this hasn’t...

Published 15 Jun, 2014 08:38am

Nepal positive towards proposition for Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

KATHMANDU: Nepal has hinted that it could join proposed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) as one of the...

Published 08 Jun, 2014 07:51am

International firms keep faith in Thailand

BANGKOK: International firms have high confidence to continue trading with Thailand, despite the military ...

Published 08 Jun, 2014 07:51am

China’s super-rich look abroad in record numbers

BEIJING: The passion shown by China’s super-rich for settling down abroad and obtaining overseas passports has...

Published 08 Jun, 2014 07:51am

China, ‘world’s factory’, lacks skilled workforce

BEIJING: China’s skill gap could derail its economic upgrade, Long Guoqiang, a member of a Cabinet-level think...

Published 18 May, 2014 06:10am

Asia’s affluent middle class rising rapidly

SYDNEY: No matter how you try to measure it, Asians are becoming wealthier. Fly into any capital city in the region...

Published 13 May, 2014 06:21am

Austria, Indonesia ink infrastructure deal

JAKARTA: Austrian Min­­ister of Transportation, Innovation and Technology Doris Bures and Indonesian ...

Published 07 May, 2014 06:17am

Thai unrest drives up SMEs’ bad loans

BANGKOK: The number of non-performing loans among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Thailand will show a...

Published 04 May, 2014 06:51am

Ethiopia welcomes Chinese investment

ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopia is ready to embrace a new wave of Chinese industrial transfers to enhance its manufacturing ...

Published 04 May, 2014 06:51am

Green policies stir Asean car markets

BANGKOK: The divergent green car policies across Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) create unique...

Published 27 Apr, 2014 06:26am

Thailand stuck in economic malaise

The World Bank cuts its growth forecast for Thailand from 4.5 per cent to 3pc for this year

Published 27 Apr, 2014 06:26am

Apparel makers seek policy support

DHAKA: Bangladeshi garment makers on Thursday sought policy support to immediately relocate their factories to...

Published 20 Apr, 2014 07:24am

Japan’s tax hike expected to hit Asian economies

SINGAPORE: Japanese consumers are nursing their bruised wallets after the country hiked its sales tax from 5 per ...

Published 16 Apr, 2014 05:49am

China wants Thailand in Asian funding bank

BANGKOK: China has proposed that Thailand join in the establishment of a bank that would serve as a source of ...

Published 30 Mar, 2014 06:48am