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China offers interest subsidies for loans to boost consumption
Read more: China offers interest subsidies for loans to boost consumptionInterest subsidies will also be offered to individuals who take consumer loans, to reduce borrowing costs and stimulate consumer spending, said Chinese financial regulators.
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China Evergrande Group to delist from Hong Kong
Read more: China Evergrande Group to delist from Hong KongEvergrande’s liquidators said on Tuesday that they have sold about US$255 million of its assets 18 months into the process and taken control of more than 100 of the company’s subsidiaries.
Thailand
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Yodchanan may not take ministry post
Read more: Yodchanan may not take ministry postSpeculation is mounting that Pheu Thai prime ministerial candidate Yodchanan Wongsawat may not take up any ministerial post in the new government being formed by the Bhumjaithai (BJT) Party.
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Former prince Andrew arrested in misconduct probe
Read more: Former prince Andrew arrested in misconduct probeLONDON – The inexorable fall from grace of the former prince Andrew has reached an extraordinary new low as he has become the first member of the UK royal family to be arrested in the modern era.
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Amlo widens scope of politically exposed persons
Read more: Amlo widens scope of politically exposed personsThe Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) has expanded the list of positions classified as politically exposed persons (PEPs), subjecting newly designated political figures to enhanced financial scrutiny.
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Actress Nana’s husband accused of stock scam
Read more: Actress Nana’s husband accused of stock scamJust days after his actress wife was arrested on fraud charges, Thai hip-hop star Prinya “Way” Intachai has been accused of duping an investor into a bogus stock trading scheme, resulting in losses exceeding 50 million baht.
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Thailand links UN credibility to solving landmine problems
Read more: Thailand links UN credibility to solving landmine problemsThailand has lobbied the UN anti-landmine agency to pay serious attention on the spread of landmines along the border with Cambodia as the issue will test the credibility of the office and the convention banning the devices.
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China offers interest subsidies for loans to boost consumption
Read more: China offers interest subsidies for loans to boost consumptionInterest subsidies will also be offered to individuals who take consumer loans, to reduce borrowing costs and stimulate consumer spending, said Chinese financial regulators.
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China Evergrande Group to delist from Hong Kong
Read more: China Evergrande Group to delist from Hong KongEvergrande’s liquidators said on Tuesday that they have sold about US$255 million of its assets 18 months into the process and taken control of more than 100 of the company’s subsidiaries.
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SEC steps up laundering probe of listed firms
Read more: SEC steps up laundering probe of listed firmsThe Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ramped up its probe into suspected money laundering links among listed firms, seeking to tighten its regulatory powers.
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Gold traders must report daily trades
Read more: Gold traders must report daily tradesThe Bank of Thailand is requiring gold traders to report daily transactions across both physical and digital channels.
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Top Korean court upholds jail terms for Pattaya barrel murders
Read more: Top Korean court upholds jail terms for Pattaya barrel murdersThe South Korean Supreme Court on Thursday upheld sentences for three men convicted of murdering a tourist from their country and putting the body in a barrel before dumping it in a reservoir near Pattaya in Thailand