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Mo Chit Bus Terminal To Be Moved 'In 3 Years'

BANGKOK— The state-owned Transport Company is looking to relocate its bus terminal in northern Bangkok in a move that is estimated to cost more than 1.5 billion baht.
People walk past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a local bank in Hong Kong on Thursday. Photo: Kin Cheung / Associated Press

Asian Shares Mixed as Tech Losses Weigh in Muted Trading

HONG KONG — Asian stock markets were mixed on Thursday as tech-sector losses on Wall Street weighed on sentiment. Trading in some markets was muted ahead of the Easter long weekend.

Northern Earthquake Costs Thailand '2 Billion Baht'

BANGKOK — The 6.0 magnitude earthquake that shook northern Thailand on Monday caused 2 billion baht in damages, a prominent economist has estimated.

China's Year of the Goat to Bring Economic Slowdown, Disharmony

BEIJING (DPA) - Common lore predicts the goat year of 2015 to bring disharmony, and the ruling Communist Party is bound to continue its anti-corruption campaign as it seeks to quell dissent and avoid clashes.

No Immediate Plan to Scrap Minimum Wage, Thai Govt Clarifies

BANGKOK — The Ministry of Labor says it has no immediate plans to revoke the former government's minimum wage policy, despite media reports from the weekend that suggested otherwise.

Share Sell-Off Moderates in Asia After Rout on Wall Street

BANGKOK — Shares fell moderately in Asia on Thursday after another torrent of selling on Wall Street sent the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeting...

Thai-Myanmar Trade 'Expanding By 22%'

(9 November) The trade between Thailand and Myanmar expanded 22% in 2013, after Myanmar opens its arms to welcome trade and investment, said Ms. Nantawan Sukuntanak, Director-General of the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP).
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Asian Markets Rising After Corporate Gains Boost Wall Street

BEIJING — Asian stock markets rose Wednesday after Wall Street gained on strong corporate earnings amid U.S.-Chinese trade tensions.   Keeping Score Thailand's SET on Wednesday afternoon...
A woman walks Friday past an electronic board showing Hong Kong share index outside a bank in Hong Kong. Photo: Kin Cheung / Associated Press

Asian Shares Mostly Higher, Defying Facebook-Led Tech Slump

BANGKOK — Asian shares were mostly higher early Friday as investors shrugged off Facebook's nearly USD$120 billion overnight plunge in market value, the biggest-ever...
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...

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