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The Bank of Thailand will raise interest rates by a modest quarter-point on Wednesday for a third straight meeting amid fragile tourism-reliant growth and signs inflation has started to ease, a Reuters poll of economists found. The widely-expected move, which would take the benchmark rate to only 1.25%, constitutes one …

Airbus is preparing the ground for further delays to planned delivery dates of some medium-haul aircraft in 2023 even as it races to meet delivery targets for 2022 in the face of supply chain and labor problems, three industry sources said. The twin-speed approach comes as uncertainty remains over supplies …

Northern Vietnam plains including Hanoi will see temperatures drop to 12 degrees Celsius at night as a cold front swings into the region starting Tuesday night, weather experts say. The region will remain sunny and dry Monday and Tuesday, but starting Tuesday night, the cold front would bring rains, with …

All high schools, colleges and universities in Vietnam must have at least one foreign language and global integration club by 2030, the Vietnamese government mandates. A decision to this effect was signed Friday by Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam, according to the government news portal. It aims that at …

Japan squandered an opportunity to advance early to the World Cup last 16 after Keysher Fuller’s goal 10 minutes from time gave Costa Rica a surprise 1-0 win in a match in which they had barely any chances. The Samurai blue failed to ride the momentum of their shock win …

The trial of former top officials of the southern Dong Nai Province and ex chairwoman of the AIC real estate company in a major medical bribery case will start December 21. Tran Dinh Thanh, former Party Secretary of the province, and Dinh Quoc Thai, its former chairman, are accused of …

A secondary school student died after slipping and falling off a cliff during a Saturday excursion to the Ganh Nhay stream in the central Khanh Hoa Province. The unnamed boy was part of a group of four 7th and 8th graders from the Ham Nghi secondary school who went to …

Thousands of cosplayers and anime fans flocked to the annual Anime Festival Asia (AFA) in Singapore over the weekend, held for the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic began more than two years ago. The three-day convention celebrates all things Japanese pop culture. Anime, a sub-culture originating from Japan, has …

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country’s ultimate goal is to possess the world’s most powerful nuclear force, as he promoted dozens of military officers involved in the recent launch of North Korea’s largest ballistic missile, state media reported on Sunday. The announcement comes after Kim inspected a …

Venezuela’s government and opposition have asked the United Nations to manage a fund for billions of dollars now held in foreign banks, which will be gradually unfrozen to combat a humanitarian crisis in the oil-rich nation, delegates announced in Mexico City on Saturday. Sources told Reuters last month the frozen …