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With Money in Reach and Eyes on Fintech, Thai Startups Turn Corner at Techsauce...

BANGKOK — This past weekend’s Techsauce Summit provided insight into the ever-expanding Thai startup ecosystem where financial technology is red hot, venture capital infrastructure is booming – and above all – mobile is still king.
An investor looks at the Chinese market index in 2017 at a brokerage in Beijing, China. Photo: Ng Han Guan / Associated Press

Asian Shares Mostly Fall on Weak Japan Data, US-China Trade

SINGAPORE — Asian markets are mostly lower on jitters over the simmering U.S. trade dispute with China.   Keeping Score Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 fell 0.8 percent...
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Singapore Airshow to Feature Aerial Displays and the International Debut of China’s C919

SINGAPORE (AP) — The Singapore Airshow – Asia’s largest – kicks off Tuesday with an array of aerial displays including some by China’s COMAC...

Thai Regulator To Impose 'Per Second' Cellphone Charge

BANGKOK - The regulatory body of Thailand's telecommunications says it will force cellphones companies to charge their customers on per-second basis instead of the current per-minute system.
A bank employee stands near screens showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), left, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won at the foreign exchange dealing room in July in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Lee Jin-man / Associated Press

Asian Stocks Drift Lower as Investors Await News on Trade

SEOUL, South Korea — Asian stock markets were drifting lower Thursday as investors awaited further moves in global trade disputes.   Keeping Score Thailand's SET traded at...

Thailand Risks Sugar Smuggling

(30 October) Thailand’s cheap sugar is facing threat from sugar smuggle as it holds the cheapest retail price in the South East Asian region.

Thailand-Myanmar Visa Exemption Starts Tonight

BANGKOK — Thai travelers with an itch to visit Myanmar can do so without a whim-killing run to the embassy, starting tonight at midnight.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange website announces that bitcoin futures will start trading on the CBOE on Sunday evening. Photo: Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press

Bitcoin Futures Soar in First Hours of Trading

CHICAGO — Bitcoin futures are spiking in their first hours of trading.

Let Us Hire Foreigners, Short-Staffed Shop Owners Demand

BANGKOK — Business owners say they are unable to find Thai employees to staff service jobs and are urging the government to relax its restrictions on foreign employees.
Specialist Peter Mazza, left, and trader Thomas Cicciari work in 2017 on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo: Richard Drew / Associated Press

Asian Markets Slip on Fears of US Slowdown

SINGAPORE — Asian markets were mostly lower on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said that there was "nothing new" in efforts to end the...

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