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US and China to hold back-channel talks in Thailand

...Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday also confirmed the meeting, saying Wang Yi would be in Thailand from Friday to Monday....

January 26, 2024

Greensill Capital

Lex Greensill sues UK government over ‘misuse of private information’

...At one point he had a desk and security pass within the Cabinet Office, according to the Boardman review into Greensill Capital and its ties to government....

March 5, 2024

FT Live

Bank of the Year Awards 2024

Recognising the best in banking globally

Myanmar

Myanmar junta loses ground as insurgency gains momentum

...The National Unity Government, a shadow government comprised of lawmakers from the ousted Aung San Suu Kyi administration and other groups, has thrown its support behind the insurgents....

April 13, 2024

Letter

Letter: My Thai dry FT Weekend

...It was an unexpected and impressive act of practical cultural sensitivity that keeps the FT free of ever being “wet” — physically or politically wet. Korn Chatikavanij Bangkok, Thailand...

April 19, 2024

Thaksin Shinawatra

Thailand grants parole to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra

...Thailand’s former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be freed after serving just six months of an eight-year jail term for graft and abuse of power, the government said on Tuesday....

February 13, 2024

News in-depthThailand

Thai PM clashes with central bank governor over $14bn handout plan

...Markets broadly “want to see government spending”, said Kae Pornpunnarath, head of equity research for Thailand at JPMorgan....

February 6, 2024

FT Live

Future of the Car

The technology and new business models shaping the next decade in automotive

The FT ViewThe editorial board

The pursuit of happiness

...These drivers of fulfilment are a far better basis for policy. An equivalent approach is to see the role of government as reducing the causes of unhappiness....

March 22, 2024

Climate change

Asian region reels from heat and floods as WMO warns of climate change effects

...The government ordered some schools to be closed in Bangladesh this week because of the “severe heatwave” sweeping over the country, while in parts of India the school holidays have been brought forward...

April 23, 2024

Europe Express

What Bulgaria’s government collapse means for the rest of the EU Premium

...In February the Dutch government accused China of hacking into a military network last year....

March 27, 2024

Paul Killik

Why buying company shares has gone out of fashion

...Another blow for the retail investor community came with the government’s legislation on the rights of nominee holders at the implementation of Crest, an electronic settlement system, in 1996....

April 5, 2024

Martin Wolf

The tree of debt must stop growing

...Some economists seem to believe that the demand for a sovereign’s money is infinite: so long as there is some slack in the economy, the government can keep printing....

April 9, 2024

Letter

Letter: Casting doubt on artefacts doesn’t need AI forgeries

...In both cases, doubt has been cast on authentic artefacts, in an attempt to sow confusion, even without the involvement of AI deepfakes. Matthew HuntBangkok, Thailand...

February 2, 2024

The FT ViewThe editorial board

Nigeria’s kidnapping racket is a symptom of a failing state

...The discovery of oil did not help, transforming the business of government into divvying up rent, not creating wealth....

March 12, 2024

News updates from April 19: Israel launches retaliatory strikes against Iran; S&P 500 falls for third straight week

What to watch in Asia today

...Economic data: Japan releases inflation data for March and the Reserve Bank of India publishes its monetary policy meeting minutes....

April 19, 2024

UK economy

The Bank of England is misusing its fiscal powers

...The Bank introduced the APF under Mervyn King in 2009, with support from the Labour government....

February 29, 2024

FT Live

Business Book of the Year Award 2024

The search for the best business book is under way

Post Office scandal

Post Office scandal victims call for the ‘truth’ as next phase of inquiry begins

...The latest stage of the inquiry, beginning on Tuesday, will focus on the role company executives, government ministers and figures from Fujitsu played in handling the cases of dozens of sub-postmasters....

April 8, 2024

Thailand

Thailand PM Srettha Thavisin faces hard sell with $14bn stimulus handout

...But concessions were made as the scheme exposed differences between the new government and the Bank of Thailand....

December 5, 2023

Letter

Letter: How government could solve the UK market’s lack of capital

...The UK government is short of funds but there is a simple solution — when offering tax relief, attach the condition that most of the money should be invested in UK assets....

March 11, 2024

Janan Ganesh

The welcome demise of big-government Toryism

...They exaggerated, too, the feasibility of one. A nation’s economic model isn’t the choice of its present government....

January 9, 2024

South-East Asia

Margins wane for banks in south-east Asia as US interest rate cuts loom

...Banks in the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations may be seeing the last of beefy earnings from loans in the current higher financing era as lower interest rates loom....

March 7, 2024

News in-depthSemiconductors

Taiwan’s chip industry heads overseas amid supply chain shift

...Taiwan’s investment in Thailand, Vietnam and Malaysia rose 146 per cent in 2023 over the previous year to more than $2.2bn, according to government data....

April 10, 2024

News updates from March 27: Yen hits 34-year low; Nobel winner Daniel Kahneman dies

What to watch in Asia today

...Thailand’s parliament begins debate on the country’s proposed same-sex marriage legislation. The Bangkok Motor Show begins. New Zealand’s government issues a budget policy statement....

March 27, 2024

Israel-Hamas war

Thai worker describes ordeal as Gaza captive

...One day in November, guards stormed into the tunnel, shouting, “Thailand, Thailand. Go home!”...

January 8, 2024

OutlookJohn Reed

Modi, the Maldives and the battle of the beaches

...The Indian prime minister recently published some pictures of himself lounging beachside that prompted a surge of online support, a diplomatic incident and the suspension of three government officials in...

January 15, 2024

US government shutdown

US senators reach deal on $1.2tn spending bill to avert government shutdown

...The agreement on the spending bill will keep the government funded until the end of September....

March 23, 2024

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