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US spares China from yuan-manipulator label amid trade war

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By BLOOMBERG
WASHINGTON • The Treasury Department stopped short of declaring China a currency manipulator in its semi-annual report on foreign-exchange ...

Nestle loses Asia chief Martello as Unilever CEO job looms large

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Martello is leaving at the end of this year and will be replaced by Johnson, one of Nestle’s longstanding exec
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China economic growth weakest since 2009, govt moves to lift confidence

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By Kevin Yao and Elias Glenn / REUTERS   BEIJING  – China’s economic growth cooled to its weakest pace since the global ...

Thailand’s richest man said to eye RM6.2b property IPO

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By BLOOMBERG
SINGAPORE • Thailand’s richest man Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi is planning an initial public offering (IPO) of a domestic property business ...

May says UK could extend Brexit transition to ease deadlock

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By BLOOMBERG
LONDON • Prime Minister Theresa May said she is weighing a plan that would keep the UK bound to European rules for longer, in an attempt ...

TSMC sales outlook falls short on stalled demand

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By BLOOMBERG
TAIPEI • Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (TSMC) forecast revenue below analysts’ estimates, as the sole supplier of Apple Inc’s ...

Anta, partner said to seek RM17b loan for Amer deal

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By BLOOMBERG
HONG KONG • China’s Anta Sports Products Ltd and buyout firm FountainVest Partners Co are in discussions with lenders for at least €3.5 ...

Lippo’s bribery probe hurts one of SE Asia’s biggest projects

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The credit bias for the group remains ‘negative’ given the deterioration in finances, as well as issues like permits and bribery
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Singapore cracks down on ‘shoe-box’ units

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By BLOOMBERG
SINGAPORE • Singapore has cracked down on the number of “shoe-box sized” apartments developers can build, in another blow to ...

SE Asia power plants hinder climate goals

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About 88% of existing fossil fuel plants in the region don’t meet the emissions thresholds within 1.5°C of ...

Japan’s September exports unexpectedly fall

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By BLOOMBERG
TOKYO • Japan’s exports unexpectedly fell in September — the first drop in almost two years — as natural disasters disrupted economic ...

Boeing creates computers modelled on human brains

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Planemaker is betting that its new unit will help develop breakthroughs in secure communications, AI
By BLOOMBERG Chicago • Boeing Co is creating a new ...