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Economists expect Thailand’s first-quarter growth to have slowed as weaker tourism and soft domestic demand outweighed export strength, sharpening questions over how far exports alone can support the economy.
Western Union has launched the dollar-backed USDPT token on Solana through Anchorage Digital, using the stablecoin first for partner and agent settlement as it tests whether regulated blockchain rails can lower friction inside its remittance network.[1][4]
China has ordered Meta to withdraw from its roughly $2 billion acquisition of Manus, a Singapore-based AI startup with Chinese roots, turning one disputed deal into a broader test of how far Beijing will go to keep AI talent, code and strategic know-how from moving offshore.[1][2][3]
Australia has unveiled draft legislation that would impose a 2.25% levy on local revenue from Meta, Google and TikTok unless they strike fresh agreements to pay news publishers, reopening a fight over who funds journalism in the platform era.
