BANGKOK (Reuters) - The Thai industrial sentiment index dropped in April, dented by slowing domestic demand, a government wage hike plan and drought, the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) said on Wednesday.
The FTI said its industrial sentiment index fell to 90.3 in April from 92.4 the previous month.
(Reporting by Orathai Sriring and Kitiphong Thaichareon; Editing by John Mair)
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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Gunshots could be heard and schools remained shut in New Caledonia's capital Noumea on Wednesday morning after a night of rioting despite a curfew, as France's National Assembly approved changes to voting rules in the Pacific island.
Lawmakers in Paris voted 351 to 153 in favour of the bill to allow French residents who have lived in New Caledonia for 10 years to vote in provincial elections - a move... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Russian air forces repelled a "massive" air attack by Ukraine on Sevastopol, though debris from a missile fell onto a residential area, the Russia-installed governor of the Crimean port, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said on Wednesday.
According to preliminary information, no one was injured, Razvozhayev said on his Telegram messaging channel. He added that "several air objects" were destroyed by Russia's air defence systems over the Black Sea... (continue reading...)
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu called on the World Health Organization on Wednesday to allow the island to attend all its meetings if it is serious about its goal of "Health for All", ahead of a key summit Taipei wants to take part in.
Taiwan is excluded from most international organisations because of objections by China, which considers the democratically governed island its own territory.
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BEIJING/SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has become the country's eighth-largest electric vehicle upstart after selling more than 7,000 units of its first model, the SU7 sedan, in April, according to industry data.
Xiaomi's strong entry into China's crowded EV market is set to further upend the world's largest auto market, where companies have been locked in a fierce price war amid weakening demand. Xiaomi is already a household... (continue reading...)
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