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Facebook gaining ground on YouTube in video ads
Facebook is gaining ground on Google's YouTube as an outlet for big companies to market their products via online videos, the fastest growing category of Internet ads, a report published on Monday said.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Twitter says it wants full -time CEO
Twitter said Monday it would only consider chief executive candidates who can commit full-time to the company, signaling that co-founder and interim head Jack Dorsey likely will not be picked.
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM
India's influence rises in crude oil
Almost unnoticed, India is starting to exercise increasing influence on crude oil markets in Asia.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Fake Korean cosmetics flood Thai market
Several cosmetic products with Korean-language labels have hit the Thai market. They look innocent and tempting, particularly when their sellers say, “These products are good. Your skin will get whiter. They are imported from [South] Korea. They even have FDA licence numbers here. No risks”.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Water reveals two sides of Myanmar's economic boom
Every morning on his way to work in Yangon, builder Zaw Min Tun takes a swig of water at a Buddhist temple, a vital place to quench a thirst for the many ordinary citizens left behind by Myanmar's economic boom.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Japan export slowdown could weigh on Q2 GDP growth
Japan's export growth slowed for a second straight month in May, with weak external demand now threatening to erode economic growth in the current quarter.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Australia and China sign bumper free trade deal
Australia and China signed a landmark trade deal Wednesday after a decade of talks, providing a boon for growth and jobs by abolishing tariffs across a raft of sectors.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh expresses worry over US trade bill
Bangladesh has expressed concern over the USA's planned international trade agreement with 11 Pacific Rim countries, as least developed countries like Bangladesh may lose market shares in the US if the pact is passed.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Nestle chief wants Maggi noodles back in India fast
Nestle chief Paul Bulcke said Wednesday he wanted to see its hugely popular Maggi brand of instant noodles back on the Indian market as soon as possible after it was banned over a health scare.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Greece could exit euro and EU without bailout deal: central bank
The Greek central bank warned Wednesday that the country could crash out of the eurozone and even the European Union if it fails to reach a bailout deal with international creditors.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Greece uncertainty sours German investor sentiment: ZEW
Investor sentiment in Germany fell to its lowest level in seven months in June as the uncertainty over Greece and subdued global growth weighed on confidence, a leading survey found on Tuesday.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Nestle says India's Maggi ban cost 44.5m euros
Nestle said Monday that India's decision to ban the Swiss food giant's hugely popular Maggi instant noodles over safety concerns had led to 3.2 billion rupees (44.5 million euros, $50.5 million) worth of goods being withdrawn.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
China trying a policy twist to cut borrowing costs
China is looking for new ways to lower stubbornly high long-term borrowing costs and stop the fruits of its looser monetary policy being pumped into speculative plays instead of supporting its slowing economy, policy insiders say.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Gap to close 175 stores, cut jobs at headquarters
Apparel retailer Gap Inc said it would close a quarter of Gap specialty stores in North America over the next few years, including 140 this year, potentially affecting thousands of jobs as the company struggles with a slump in sales at its namesake brand.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Honda recalls 1.39m cars with passenger-side Takata air bags
Honda Motor Co Ltd on Monday said it will recall 1.39 million Accord and Civic model sedans with potentially faulty front passenger-side air bags made by Japan's Takata Corp.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
What's holding up an EU-US free trade deal?
The European Union and the United States launched negotiations in July 2013 to create a free trade agreement, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), with initial hopes of a rapid conclusion.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Russia cuts interest rate further in bid to stir economy
Russia's Central Bank on Monday cut its key interest by one point to 11.5 percent as it tried to bolster an economy battered by Western sanctions and lower oil prices.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Indonesia's trade surplus increases
Indonesia's trade surplus grew to $950 million in May, official data showed Monday, as imports slid sharply in Southeast Asia's largest economy.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Arab world's biggest bourse opens to foreigners in Saudi
Saudi Arabia's stock exchange allowed foreign investors to trade shares for the first time Monday, boosting efforts by the world's top oil exporter to become a major global capital market.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
India's wholesale prices decline for seventh month
India's wholesale inflation fell for a seventh consecutive month, but the pace of the drop slowed as fuel and food prices rose, government data showed on Monday.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM