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Facebook seeks new users and markets as troubles mount

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INTERNATIONAL

Facebook's troubles and business response.

Thai search for investors in land bridge will be tough

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THAILAND

The road-and-rail project, which could end up costing around USD30bn, would link deep-water ports on either side of the Kra Isthmus, in effect connecting the Andaman Sea and the…

Vietnam's government will be more conservative

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VIETNAM

Outcomes and outlook, following Vietnam's communist party congress.

US-North Korea summit would have modest outcome

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US-NORTH KOREA

The message was conveyed by a South Korean delegation in Washington, briefing Trump on its talks earlier this week in Pyongyang. North Korea had said, the delegation reported…

Papua New Guinea instability will increase

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PAPUA NEW GUINEA

Marape's government is attempting to manage growing political fallout from widespread rioting in January, economic dislocation arising from fuel shortages and a spiralling…

Vietnam will rethink its relations with Russia

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VIETNAM

Vietnam is Russia’s closest partner in South-east Asia and has refused to criticise Moscow over the Ukraine war. Between 2000 and 2022, Russia accounted for more than 80% of…

South-east Asia drives commercialisation of fake news

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Disinformation is being used in a variety of contexts -- from political and business competition to a broad spectrum of ethnic and religious rivalries. Moreover, foreign…

Key trade pact will be signed at ASEAN summit

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ASEAN

Talks will be held virtually because of restrictions associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. A key focus will be finalisation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership…

Bomb attacks expose multiple threats to Thai security

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THAILAND

This complicates government efforts to identify and apprehend perpetrators of the August 17 bombing of the Erawan shrine, whose death toll now stands at 22. Schools in Bangkok are…

Thai-Cambodia maritime dispute likely to ease in 2017

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THAILAND/CAMBODIA

Outlook for the Thai-Cambodia Overlapping Claims Area agreement.