(08-29) 02:27 PDT BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — World stock markets rose Monday, with buying appetite getting a boost from Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke’s prediction that the U.S. economy will eventually return to full…

(08-28) 22:23 PDT BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Monday after Federal Reserve chief Ben Bernanke’s prediction that the U.S. economy will eventually return to full health fueled gains on Wall Street….

* Region gains despite outflows in Thailand, Vietnam

* Small-cap Thai property outperforms amid policy optimism

Funds will continue to flow into emerging markets including healthy Asian economies through the end of this year, as investors fear the threat of a new recession in the US and Europe, say Stock Exchange of Thailand executives.

I had a flashback as I stood on the station platform at Bangkok: I remember this train. I remember hauling a backpack into one of the economy carriages with my then-boyfriend. And I remember sitting through a long, uncomfortable night on the way to Chiang Mai with a sheet draped over my head to stop...

KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asia’s five lead economies of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand (Asean5) are attractive investment…

Los Angeles Times Gunwalker scandal: ATF director out of top jobCBS NewsBureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Acting Director Kenneth Melson is being moved out of the top job at the bureau, ATF special agents in charge announced during an internal conference call today. He will transfer...

Globe and Mail Obama: could add 1 million new US jobsReutersWASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Tuesday there were a range of policy options available that could create up to a million new US jobs, in remarks ahead of a major economic speech that he will deliver next week....

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