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Mr Naini says Thailand serves as a major export market for eBay in Asean. Global e-commerce giant eBay says it sees increasing potential for various export products from Thailand, particularly jewellery, diamonds, gemstones and collectable cards, while the company is stepping up efforts to onboard suppliers of these items. The company also notes a rising trend in … [Read more...] about Thai market holds promise for eBay

SYDNEY: Asian share markets were attempting a rare rally on Monday after Wall Street managed a bounce from deep lows, though investors were also braced for bad news from Chinese economic data due later in the session. Forecasts are for a fall of 6.1% in China's annual retail sales, while industrial output is seen rising just 0.4%. Risks are to the downside given new bank … [Read more...] about Asia stocks try to bounce, China data a risk

SEOUL (Bloomberg): South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol indicated his new government will take part in a regional economic group Joe Biden is expected to soon unveil, in a show of support for the US president days before he arrives in Seoul for talks. Yoon, who took office on May 10, told parliament Monday (May 16) he wanted to discuss with Biden when they meet later this … [Read more...] about S. Korea President to support Biden’s new economy grouping

Kathryn Bernardo (Photo courtesy of NETFLIX) You can’t discuss the appeal of Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla, whether individually or as a love team, without acknowledging how big a part director Mae Cruz-Alviar plays in that equation. After all, the pretty director has seen how Kath and DJ have grown right before her very eyes. Direk Mae jointly helmed “KathNiel’s” … [Read more...] about Direk Mae weighs in on the ‘KathNiel’ magic

The finance world, which is constantly on the lookout for rules and laws it can break in the interest of making more money, may have come up against the one law that can't be broken: the law of gravity. Over the last few weeks and months, almost every financial asset has come hurtling back to Earth after high-altitude flights. That includes conventional stocks and bonds, … [Read more...] about Opinion: Bitcoin, NFTs, SPACs, meme stocks — all those pandemic investment darlings are crashing