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An investor walks in front of trading boards at a private stock market gallery in September in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photo: Yam G-Jun / Associated Press

Asian Shares Track Mixed Finish on Wall Street Over Tariffs

SINGAPORE — Asian shares are mixed, trading in a narrow range Thursday after news of a fresh round of tariffs by the U.S. on...

Thai Law: How Foreign Investors Can Own Land

Legal barriers to foreign land ownership can effectively be swept aside.

Banking Coming in October to Every 7-Eleven

BANGKOK — Twenty-million bank customers will be able to make basic transactions at all 7-Eleven stores when a pilot banking program launches next month.
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Endangered DTAC Customers Get 3-Month Reprieve

A court on Friday ordered regulators to extend service for DTAC customers using an old slice of spectrum the company has lost the rights to.

DTAC Must End Service to 60,000 Customers

BANGKOK — Customers with numbers still registered to legacy services – more than 90,000 – will lose service Saturday night after the mobile operator pulls the plug.

Mid-Year Thai Bank Holiday Abolished

BANGKOK — For as long as Thais can remember, bank branches, public or private, always close in the middle of the year on July 1 to do some bookkeeping. That tradition will end next year.
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 Stock Markets Rise After Wall Street Gain

BEIJING — Asian stock markets edged higher Wednesday after Wall Street gained on strength in technology and retailing   Keeping Score Tokyo's Nikkei 225 rose 0.4 percent...
A currency trader gestures at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters Friday in Seoul, South Korea. Photo: Ahn Young-joon / Associated Press

Asian Shares Track Wall St Weakness as Eyes on Fed Comment

BANGKOK — Asian shares were Friday following a listless session on Wall Street, where a slide in banks and industrial companies offset solid gains...
People line up at a currency exchange shop Aug. 14, 2018 in Istanbul. Photo: Lefteris Pitarakis / Associated Press

Why Markets Worry Turkey 2018 Could Become Thailand 1997

Why are investors around the world so worried about Turkey's economy, when it's smaller than Florida's? Because of the possibility that somebody bigger will be next.

100 Electric Taxis Coming to Suvarnabhumi

BANGKOK — A fleet of electric taxis is coming to service Suvarnabhumi Airport early next month, officials said Thursday.

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