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Dr. Richard Vuylsteke, President at American Chamber of Commerce discusses Myanmar's prospects and challenges. He says that capacity building is one of the biggest issues facing the country.
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HONG KONG, April 5- Hong Kong shares could start higher on Friday as markets reopen following a public holiday, bolstered by the Bank of Japan's unprecedented monetary expansion.
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BANGKOK, April 4- The annual maintenance shutdown of gas fields in Myanmar doesn't normally make headlines in Thailand, but this year shows the failure of Thai electricity generation to keep up with economic growth.
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BERLIN- Buoyed by solid finances, roaring exports and low unemployment, Germany increasingly sees itself as the only grown-up in Europe, responsible for bringing wayward children into line to hold the family together.
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*Great Eastern Energy Corp Ltd moves into profit. LONDON, March 28- Indian coal bed methane pioneer Yogendra Modi believes the country's huge coal fields could provide 10 percent of its fast-growing gas needs within 20 years, displacing some potentially costly imports.
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This is the peak season for producing drugs here, and in Myanmar's nascent era of democratic change, the haul has only increased. Opium, its derivative heroin and methamphetamines are surging across Myanmar's borders in quantities that the United Nations and police in neighboring countries say are the highest levels in years.
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*Gazprom needs higher price to cover cost of expanding into Asia. MOSCOW/ BEIJING, March 22- A hardball game on price may leave Russia empty-handed after 15 years of talks on a deal to supply China with gas, with Beijing able to shop around thanks to a wider choice of suppliers.
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*Gazprom needs higher price to cover cost of expanding into Asia. MOSCOW/ BEIJING, March 22- A hardball game on price may leave Russia empty-handed after 15 years of talks on a deal to supply China with gas, with Beijing able to shop around thanks to a wider choice of suppliers.
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YANGON, March 22- The Internet has the power to prevent Myanmar's leaders from backsliding on the country's rapid transformation that has taken place since the military government stepped aside two years ago, Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said on Friday.
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UNITED NATIONS, March 21- The United Nations said on Thursday it would investigate Syria's allegations that rebel forces used chemical weapons in an attack near Aleppo, but Western countries sought a probe of all claims concerning the use of such banned arms.
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*U.N. won't focus on second alleged attack in Damascus. UNITED NATIONS, March 21- The United Nations said on Thursday it will investigate Syria's allegations that rebel forces used chemical weapons in an attack near Aleppo, but Western countries sought a probe of all claims concerning the use of such banned arms.
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LONDON, March 21- Standard Chartered bowed to pressure from U.S. regulators and apologised on Thursday for comments by the bank's chairman appearing to deny responsibility for breaching U.S. sanctions on Iran.
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LONDON, March 21- Standard Chartered bowed to pressure from U.S. regulators and apologised on Thursday for comments by the bank's chairman appearing to deny responsibility for breaching U.S. sanctions on Iran.
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*U.N. won't focus on second alleged attack in Damascus. UNITED NATIONS, March 21- The United Nations said on Thursday it will investigate Syria's allegations that rebel forces used chemical weapons in an attack near Aleppo, but Western countries sought a probe of all claims concerning the use of such banned arms.
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NEW DELHI, March 21- Google Inc's Chrome and Android operating systems will remain separate products but could have more overlap, Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt said, a week after the two came under a single boss.
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LONDON, March 21- Standard Chartered Chairman John Peace apologised on Thursday for inaccurate comments he made earlier this month about his bank breaching U.S. sanctions over Iran.
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LONDON, March 21- Standard Chartered Chairman John Peace apologised on Thursday for inaccurate comments he made earlier this month about his bank breaching U.S. sanctions over Iran.
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BANGKOK, March 21- A central Myanmar town declared a curfew for a second night on Thursday after violent clashes killed 10 people, including a Buddhist monk, and injured at least 20, authorities said.
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The security measures include a complete ban on remote computer access by Chinese and some other non-U.S. contractors already working at NASA centers, agency chief Charles Bolden said at a congressional oversight hearing in Washington.
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BEIJING, March 20- New Chinese leader Xi Jinping's appointment of two top diplomats last week displays a desire to repair relations with long-time rival Japan after months of disruption, while keeping the United States and its strategic pivot to Asia at bay.
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YANGON, March 19- Myanmar's parliament has rejected a proposal to limit foreign ownership of businesses in certain sectors to 49 percent, voting to confirm a limit of 80 percent set in January under a new investment law approved last November, official media said.