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TOKYO -- SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday said the company was committed to running its Saudi Arabia-backed investment fund, despite looming concerns over the kingdom's role in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. [1]

NAGOYA, Japan Toyota Motor is continuing to spend heavily on research and development even as earnings decline, aiming to plant the seeds of long-term growth at a time of particularly intense competition for major automakers. [2]

Although positive domestic sentiment has supported baht appreciation against the US dollar, the local currency is expected to remain highly volatile amid persistent external uncertainties. [3]

HANOI -- Vietnam has resurrected a high-speed rail project intended to link the country's north and south, but the fiscal concerns that killed the proposal earlier this decade continue to haunt government efforts to fund the $58 billion plan. [4]

YANGON—Despite the fact that the Rakhine State Parliament last month voted in favor of using the state’s 3-billion-kyat (US$1.96 million) disaster management fund to assist 10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Rakhine, the state cab... [5]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-11-06 · 100% match

SoftBank committed to Saudi-backed fund despite murder

TOKYO -- SoftBank Group Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son on Monday said the company was committed to running its Saudi Arabia-backed investment fund, despite looming concerns over the kingdom's role in the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2017-05-18 · 100% match

Toyota keeps the R&D funds flowing despite an earnings dip

NAGOYA, Japan Toyota Motor is continuing to spend heavily on research and development even as earnings decline, aiming to plant the seeds of long-term growth at a time of particularly intense competition for major automakers.

[3] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 100% match

Baht to remain volatile despite foreign fund flows

Although positive domestic sentiment has supported baht appreciation against the US dollar, the local currency is expected to remain highly volatile amid persistent external uncertainties.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-01-16 · 100% match

Vietnam revives $58bn high-speed rail project despite cost hurdle

HANOI -- Vietnam has resurrected a high-speed rail project intended to link the country's north and south, but the fiscal concerns that killed the proposal earlier this decade continue to haunt government efforts to fund the $58 billion plan.

[5] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2019-03-14 · 85% match

Rakhine Gov’t Sitting on 3-Billion-Kyat Fund for IDPs

YANGON—Despite the fact that the Rakhine State Parliament last month voted in favor of using the state’s 3-billion-kyat (US$1.96 million) disaster management fund to assist 10,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in northern Rakhine, the state cab

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2024-03-15 · 76% match

Some PDFs turning away new recruits due to funding shortfalls

Photo:Lay Hlaing Mizzima Despite many people asking to join people’s defence forces (PDFs) to avoid being conscripted by the junta some PDFs are unable to accept new recruits because they cannot afford it.

[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2022-04-01 · 70% match

Cooking gas price in Thailand rises from April 1

The price of cooking gas rose by one baht per kilogram today (Apr 1) resulting in its price for a 15kg cylinder reaching 333 baht, ending two years of its frozen price due to the s

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2024-09-02 · 68% match

Actions sought to prevent potential collapse of Thailand’s Social Security Fund

BANGKOK, Thailand – Labor Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn has pledged to explore measures to prevent a potential collapse of Thailand’s Social Securit

[9] TH mekongeye.com · 2023-12-03 · 65% match

Mekong countries push for financial help at COP28

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – At COP28, the lower Mekong countries are seeking funds, including for loss and damage, to increase climate resilence and achieve net zero by 2050.

[10] FI sifted.eu · 56% match

Female founders received just 1% of funding in CEE region in 2020

Female-founded startups received a fraction of the capital available in central and eastern Europe in 2020, and gender disparity is increasing — according to a new report from community platform European Women in VC, growth-stage fund Experior VC and

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