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Indonesia seeks to lure investors at 'Asia's Davos'
2015-04-20 13:40:32| Energy - Topix.net
Indonesia welcomed business chiefs and government leaders on Monday to Asia's edition of the World Economic Forum, as calls mount for President Joko Widodo to do more to show his commitment to reform. Some 700 participants are attending the event, known as "Asia's Davos" in reference to the WEF's annual global gathering in Switzerland, at the start of a busy week for Jakarta, which is also hosting a summit of Asian and African leaders.
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Asia's stocks mixed despite US gains
2015-04-16 04:04:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Shares in Asia were mixed on Thursday despite stocks in the US closing higher after gains for Intel and oil companies.
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Remaking Asia's rice bowl
2015-04-09 07:26:19| Agriculture - Topix.net
A farmer works at his paddy field on the outskirts of Yangon. For much of the early 20th century Myanmar was Asia's rice bowl, but after a nominally socialist junta seized power in 1962, decades of mismanagement shattered the agriculture industry in a nation where 70% of inhabitants still live in the countryside.
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Cheap oil: Asia's winners and losers
2015-02-26 01:51:11| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
How the low oil price is affecting the continent
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Southeast Asia's biggest telco posts strong Q4 profit
2015-02-12 12:05:59| Telecom - Topix.net
Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, Southeast Asia's largest telecommunications operator, reported an 11 percent rise in third-quarter net profit, helped by strong mobile data growth and higher contributions from its regional associates. It posted a net profit of S$970 million for the three months ended December, compared with S$872 million a year ago.
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