BUSINESS

Japan seeks to get in on act investing in Myanmar

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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will start negotiations on an investment treaty with Myanmar on Wednesday, the trade ministry said, as corporations around the world scramble to do business in one of the last frontier markets in response to encouraging political reforms. The earliest possibility for an agreement would be a November summit of the...

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What Turbulence? China Spending On Business Travel May Surpass U.S. By 2015

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If you listen to China skeptics, its economy is facing dark clouds and turbulence in the next few years with growth is poised to slow.   A business travel group today announced a survey that anticipates a markedly different future. (get the story…)

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China firm buys AMC to create cinema giant

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Wanda, a property firm owned by one of China's richest men, said Monday it would buy US cinema chain AMC Entertainment for $2.6 billion, in a sign of China's growing clout in the entertainment business. (get the story…)

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Mindspeed and China Mobile Collaborate for TD-SCDMA/TD-LTE Small Cell Solutions

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Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. , the industry leader in technology for small cell base stations, today announced that it will form a joint development lab with China Mob (get the story…)

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OS33 Expands Operations to Australia to Satisfy International Market Demand

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SYDNEY, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ –  OS33 , the leading unified Cloud IT platform, today announced the official launch of OS33 Australia at CeBIT Australia, the largest business technology conference … (get the story…)

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Iran starts court case against Reuters

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Iranian authorities said they have formally started court proceedings against the international news agency Reuters. (get the story…)

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Feel-good factor on the rise in Thailand business sector

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There was good news for the Thai business community in April when the Thai Chamber of Commerce announced that consumer confidence had risen from the March figure. The proclamation has reinforced the general feeling that Bangkok continues to grow as a major player in the Asian economic scene. (get the story…)

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Thailand's fishy business [INFOGRAPHIC]

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For Americans, the calculation is worrisome. Thailand is the United States’ second-largest supplier of foreign seafood. Of America's total seafood imports, one out of every six pounds comes from the Southeast Asian nation.  The accounts of ex-slaves, Thai fishing syndicates, officials, exporters and anti-trafficking case workers, gathered by GlobalPost in a three-month investigation, illuminate...

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London Mayor to visit Thailand

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The Lord Mayor of the City of London, David Wootton, is heading a senior City business delegation to the Philippines, Thailand and Singapore during May 19-26 as part of efforts to ensure London and the UK remain the Southeast Asia's partner of choice when it comes to financial and professional services. (get the story…)

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Hong Kong In Transition: Old Guard Is Losing Some Control

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(Note: This is the first in a series of articles about changes under way in Hong Kong under new government leader C.Y. Leung who will take office on July 1.) ? What does the triumph of C.Y. Leung in Hong Kong's recent chief executive election suggest about future business and social trends in one...

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