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BURMA: Earthquake will feed debates on nuclear safety
A magnitude 6.8 earthquake hit eastern Burma late yesterday, killing at least 75 people, injuring...
BurmaVIETNAM: Inflation woes prompt belated policy action
The unofficial exchange rate for the dong will drop significantly in coming days as the...
VietnamSOUTH-EAST ASIA: Higher rates to cool prices for now
The Bank of Thailand today raised its benchmark 1-day repurchase rate to 2.50% from 2.25% with a...
South-East AsiaPROSPECTS 2011 Q2: South-east Asia
Growth has slowed across the region since the end of December and will remain subdued until the...
CHINA/EAST ASIA: Beijing troubles neighbours at sea
Tokyo, which has protested to Beijing over a "dangerous" fly-past by a Chinese State Oceanic...
ChinaSOUTH-EAST ASIA: IPOs rise on eastward airline trends
Thai AirAsia, a subsidiary of Malaysia's low-cost airline AirAsia Berhad, today announced plans...
South-East AsiaVIETNAM: Divestment drive is poised for revival
Although Vietnam's equitisation programme has been lacklustre in recent years, a number of...
VietnamVIETNAM: SBV acts on credit and inflation
The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) raised its bank recapitalisation rate by two percentage points to...
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