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Killer Asia floods swallow children who can’t swim

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — It took only a second for the murky floodwaters swamping parts of Asia to swallow Nguyen Phuoc Hien’s baby. His 3-year-old daughter had been playing happily while her aunt studied, but somehow, the girl slipped quietly outside the family home deep in Vietnam’s southern Mekong Delta.
When Hien’s [...]

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Asia stocks rebound ahead of US earnings

BANGKOK (AP) — Asian stock markets overcame early losses to mostly gain Wednesday as investors hoped for good news from the slew of corporate earnings reports due soon in the U.S.
Oil prices fell to near $85 a barrel while the dollar was stronger against the euro and the yen.
Asian stocks initially slipped after Slovakia, one [...]

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HSBC sees Asia trade doubling to $14 trillion by 2025

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Asia’s trade volume will almost double by 2025 and will be the key driver of world trade growth despite current global economic headwinds, HSBC said in a report on Tuesday.
Asia’s trade volume will grow 96 percent to nearly $14 trillion by 2025, recording annual year-on-year growth of 4.8 percent versus [...]

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Shares rise after China bank move, euro firm

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Asian shares rose on Tuesday after China moved to support its stock market by buying shares of major banks, and the euro held the previous session’s big gains on hopes that European leaders are finally taking action to protect the continent’s lenders.
European stock index futures pointed to a steady [...]

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Industrial Park Boom in Asia

Industrial Parks in Asia are seeing very strong demand as Foreign Companies take advantage of the many investment incentives on offer.
While the advanced economies of the world have stagnated since 2008, countries like China, Brazil and parts of Southeast Asia have enjoyed growth rates in the 7% to 9% range. Although several [...]

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Agriculture in Asia Report

Investing in Agriculture: Summer Farms to extend Agricultural base in Asia.
Tapping in to a rapid increase in regional demand Summer Farms is building on their strong asset base by raising $50m for expansion and land acquisition in Asia. Post funding Summer Farms will become one of Asia’s leading Agricultural companies and expects [...]

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Shayne Heffernan on Amata BAK:AMATA Bangkok

Amata Corporation Public Company Limited, BAK:AMATA listed in Bangkok, Thailand has been upgraded to a Must Own Equity by HCM with a 2012 pr1ice target of 20 baht issued today by Shayne Heffernan.
Amata is Thailand’s leading developer of industrial estates, Amata Nakorn in Chonburi Province and Amata City in Rayong Province, on the country’s largest [...]

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Shayne Heffernan on PTTEP

PTTEP plans to more than triple its overall petroleum production to 900,000 barrels per day in 2020 through the acquisition of new projects in markets in cluding Australia, Canada, Africa and Southeast Asia.
October 21, 2010 Shayne Heffernan issued a strong buy on PTT Exploration and Production Pcl PTTEP with a 310Baht price target in 2012.
PTT [...]

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Shayne Heffernan Guide to Doing Business in Thailand

While Thailand is likely to see a mild economic downturn over the next six months, the general outlook remains strong long term.
Ford, GM, Toyota and many other International manufacturers have made Thailand there main production base in Asia.
Thailand is logistically well place to manage Asian operations and has favorable investment laws.
The reports that Thai economy [...]

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Asian Shares Hit in September

SINGAPORE—Asian stock markets ended their worst quarter in years with more losses, as investors remained worried about the global economy and Europe’s debt woes.
China’s shares fell to their lowest levels in nearly 30 months as pessimism about the country’s economy and combined with tight liquidity ahead of China’s National Day holiday break that will close [...]

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