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Japan, Korea clip Thai flyers' wings
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 27/03/2015
» Thailand's aviation industry has begun to feel the pinch of Thai authorities' failures to comply with global standards, as Japan and South Korea have taken pre-emptive action to curb air service by Thailand-registered carriers in their countries.
Not out of the woods yet
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 29/06/2015
» The exclusion of Thai-registered carriers in the updated list of airlines that are subject to operating bans or restrictions within the EU is nothing to rejoice about.
Mixed economic signals keep Asian shares drifting
Business, Published on 03/04/2017
» Recap: Asian investors continued to tread cautiously last week amid mixed economic signals. Better-than-expected US economic growth data and solid industrial output readings from China and Japan bolstered sentiment, but a hawkish view on interest rates by some US Federal Reserve governors and uncertainty about President Donald Trump's tax reforms and spending plans after his healthcare fiasco pressured stocks. In Thailand a buying spree by foreign investors helped boost the index but profit-taking capped gains.
'Flying taxi' startup Lilium raises $90m from Tencent, others
Business, Reuters, Published on 06/09/2017
» FRANKFURT: Lilium, a German start-up with Silicon Valley-scale ambitions to develop a five-passenger "flying taxi", has raised a second, $90 million round of financing from top tech investors, making it one of the best-funded electric aircraft projects to date.
Airlines eye international expansions
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 10/10/2017
» Thai-registered airlines are reactivating their stalled international expansion plans now that the UN aviation watchdog has confirmed it is removing Thailand's red flag over safety concerns.
Banking's 40,000 cutback question
Business, Published on 13/02/2018
» Scholars are divided over who should be responsible for the more than 40,000 bank employees that are scheduled to be displaced over the next three years by the country's four largest banks.
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge opens Friday
Business, Published on 31/05/2019
» ANAHEIM, California: Chewbacca climbed into the cockpit of the Millennium Falcon and fireworks flew overhead as Walt Disney Co dedicated its new Star Wars section at California's Disneyland Resort on Wednesday.
Apple Struggles in Push to Make Healthcare Its Greatest Legacy
Business, Published on 18/06/2021
» Apple Inc. chief executive Tim Cook has said the company's greatest contribution to mankind will be in health.
How the Minions Became Hollywood's Mightiest Franchise
Business, Published on 26/09/2022
» They are on Walmart shelves, candy wrappers and dog costumes. They are in theme parks in Florida and Southern California. They have appeared on Amazon.com Inc. delivery boxes, chickpea snack bags and Tic-Tac containers.