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Facebook removes ‘coordinated lies’ from countries including Asean members

Facebook yesterday said it removed three unconnected networks of accounts, pages and groups for engaging in foreign or government interference. It said they were examples of  “coordinated inauthentic behaviour on behalf of a government or foreign actor – on Facebook and Instagram”. The first operation originated in Russia and primarily targeted Ukraine and its neighbouring […]

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Thailand: Car export tally lowest in 93 months

The country’s car exports in January recorded the lowest volume in 93 months, totalling 65,295 cars, a sharp drop of 20% year-on-year as overall economic sentiment at import destinations remained downbeat from the US-China trade war. On Thursday the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported monthly figures for car production, sales and exports for January. Surapong […]

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Thailand: 2% GDP growth an optimistic view

The economy will continue to struggle, owing to the downside shock from the coronavirus outbreak and potential delays to the disbursement of fiscal stimulus. Growth of 2.4% in 2019 was already the slowest in five years, significantly lower than the 4.1% expansion in 2018. The National Economic and Social Development Council has lowered its 2020 […]

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US drops Vietnam’s developing country status

The Hanoitimes – As the 16th largest US trade partner, Vietnam will see its exports to the US more expensive because of the elimination of preferential tariffs. The Trump Administration has eliminated its special preferences for a list of self-declared developing economies that includes Brazil, China, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. The elimination resulted […]

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