Showing posts with label Business News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Business News. Show all posts

Abhisit calls on Asia to use yuan in trade

Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, fearful of the effects of the soaring baht due to massive capital inflows, has proposed the use of the Chinese yuan as a major regional trading currency.
read more : bangkokpost.com
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Rising China, sinking Japan : Twin Tale

Genetically, Toshiko and Fukuko Kubo are identical twins. The 30-year-old sisters are physically indistinguishable, from their height to their walk -- even the way they both break into a wide smile.Their lives, though, are on two separate paths, mirroring the power shift that is the economic story in Asia.

more:cnn.com

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Fear malaria outbreaks on Burma - Thailand border towns

Towns on border between Burma and Thailand are now becoming high-risk zones for malaria said WHO and according to thaivisa.com.

Symptoms of Malaria


Central
- Headache

Systemic
- Fever

Muscular
- Fatigue
- Pain

Back
- Pain

Skin
- Chills
- Sweating

Respiratory
- Dry cough

Spleen
- Enlargement

Stomach
- Nausea
- Vomitting
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China's chess match with Myanmar

China prides itself on its loyalty to lao pengyou (old friends) -- even to those some Western countries consider "rogue states." Myanmar is one of them. China's southern neighbor is an isolated state, bedeviled by economic malaise and ruled by a military junta. The country is under mounting pressure to open up and change.
Read More : CNN.COM
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Singapore stock exchange bids $8.3bn for Australian ASX

The Singapore stock exchange (SGX) has unveiled a multi-billion dollar bid for the company that owns the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in Sydney. more detail : BBC
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