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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s exports of auto parts will be affected by newly imposed U.S. tariffs, the finance minister said on Thursday, adding he hoped to negotiate to send parts directly to America rather than via manufacturers in other countries. Thailand is Southeast Asia’s biggest autos production centre and an export base for some of …

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(Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday followed through on weeks of threats for new tariffs on imported cars, saying a 25% import tax on vehicles not built in the U.S. would kick in next week. Nearly half of all cars sold in the U.S. last year were imported, according to industry data. Below …

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By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s cabinet on Thursday approved a draft law for casinos and entertainment complexes, as the government looks to attract more tourists and build a major gaming industry. Gambling is mostly banned in Thailand apart from state-controlled horse racing, the lottery and on some sports but successive …

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By Jeanny Kao and Faith Hung TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is considering a variety of responses to potential new tariffs from the United States including increasing energy imports and reducing the island’s own tariffs to balance bilateral trade, government officials said on Thursday. Trump administration officials, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, have said that much …

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By Wen-Yee Lee, Maki Shiraki and Yimou Lee TAIPEI/TOKYO (Reuters) – Foxconn is set to hold a seminar in Japan on April 9 to lay out its strategy on electric vehicles, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as it courts more Japanese automakers after winning a deal from Mitsubishi Motors. The Taiwan contract …

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s home prices declined for a third month in February to a nearly nine-year low, government figures showed on Thursday, as the ailing property market struggled to find support amid a weak economic outlook. BY THE NUMBERS Private home prices fell 0.9% in February from the month before, following a …

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