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These are sample stories on Asia which we track on a daily basis. The sources and links to the stories, which are available online, are acknowledged and listed. Where any of these stories require paid subscription to access, we've listed only the portion which the site allows.
Wildfires that have been raging in Indonesia may hurt economic growth if the problem persists, Bank Indonesia Deputy Governor Dody Budi Waluyo said. “The impact of forest and land fires that cause smoke disruption, if
More Chinese manufacturers are looking to Thailand as a production base to avoid US tariffs, based on trends in demand for industrial estates here. WHA Corporation, the top provider of such estates in Thailand, said
The government is expecting a shortfall of around INR400bn in the GST collections over what has been budgeted for 2019-20. This could put pressure on the compensation that states are eligible for in case the
The inclusion of steel in India’s Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations that propose to extend free trade agreements to China will excessively harm the local steel industry by opening floodgates to Chinese imports from
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha is meeting with the council of economic ministers on 20 Sep 19 to seek ways of speeding up the implementation of long-delayed mega-transport projects worth more than THB100bn. Kobsak Pootrakool,