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Leather Chap
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 10/07/2012
» 'It was a real struggle, like making money from dust," recalls Pichet Vanich, the 42-year-old owner of Handicraft Vanich Manufacturing, a small enterprise that makes leather bags and wallets inspired by the biker, heavy metal, cowboy and American Indian fads of the 1970s.
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Not a crock
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 24/07/2012
» No longer is it just the food, hotel or tourism industry that attracts foreign investors to Thailand. Those are simply not exotic enough any more. No, the latest trend seems to be the country's lucrative crocodile industry.
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Asean members urged to adopt e-tourism
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 31/05/2012
» Asean countries need to make tourism a mainstream development strategy, with proactive measures aimed at reducing obstacles to travel mobility in the best attempt to reap the benefits of regional economic integration, says Supachai Panitchpakdi, secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development.
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Garment exports improve
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 12/05/2012
» A surprise increase in first-quarter exports of textiles and garments to Japan, China and Hong Kong, if sustained, could help to offset an anticipated contraction in the local textile industry later this year, says the Thai Garment Manufacturing Association.
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Bayer pushes green building scheme locally
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 21/05/2012
» Bayer MaterialScience AG, a unit of the German chemical and pharmaceutical giant, is optimistic that rising energy costs will drive demand for green and eco-friendly buildings in Thailand.
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Novel SME programme targets higher AEC exports
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 30/05/2012
» Tariffs no longer pose much of an obstacle for Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) wanting to export to other Asean countries, but impediments remain in the form of foreign regulations, local culture and consumer behaviour.
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Virabongsa: Upgrade now or lose out
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 17/02/2012
» To maintain competitiveness, the government should proceed with investment in infrastructure and flood-prevention projects expected to cost 2.2 trillion baht over the next 10 years, says former finance minister Virabongsa Ramangkura.
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'Transition boat' sets sail
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 20/02/2012
» All roads seem to be leading to Myanmar these days as a semi-civilian government pursues political and economic reforms at a pace that has surprised the world. But many Thai investors remain cautious about whether the reforms will last.
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World Bank pushes for services liberalisation
Business, Soonya Vanichkorn, Published on 27/02/2012
» Services liberalisation is the key growth engine for Thailand if it wants to avoid the middle-income trap, says Mathew Verghis, World Bank lead economist for Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand.
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