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Alien hunter: China completes world's largest telescope
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/07/2016
» $180 million 500 meter-wide Chinese radio telescope, the size of 30 football fields, searching for intelligent life in other galaxies, soon to begin operation.
Air pollution: Walking, running, bicycling still healthy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/05/2016
» Don't let air pollution worries keep you from exercising outside, new scientific study shows it is safe.
Sugar tax for public health: Soft drinks 20-25% price rise
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/04/2016
» Fatness, heart disease & overburdened public hospitals from too much sugar in national diet to be fought with taxes.
Thailand outshines Asean in solar power
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/07/2015
» With Thailand's natural gas reserves set to run out in a decade, record sums of money have poured into solar power in hopes of developing a new energy source.
What's new in business news: October 14, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/10/2014
» Pattaya rebrand from nightlife to sports in tourism revamp, PTT to spend B100bn to expand gas pipeline & French win economics Nobel Prize for work on regulating powerful companies.
Blue LEDs: Nobel Physics Prize goes to Japanese
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/10/2014
» LED lamps use little energy & last a long time, a revolution in lighting technology that will replace light bulbs and fluorescent tubes, also common in computers, TV, watches & mobile phone screens.
What's new in business news August 14, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/08/2013
» Koh Samui as model low-carbon tourist destination, PTT denies Myanmar bribery claim & used car bad loans up due to first car buyer program.
Eating insects: Sudden popularity
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/05/2013
» Everyone is eating insects nowadays, even expensive restaurants (US, Thai, Japanese) but the old traditions of collecting & cooking insects haven't changed much.
Johnnie Walker: Thailand 3rd in world
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/10/2012
» Thailand has ranked 3rd in world for Johnny Walker sales for 3 years, behind only much larger US & Brazil. Thailand is No.1 Asean market.
Biotechnology: Does Thailand need a new plan?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 30/04/2012
» Biotech in 21st century will be what telecom was to 20th. Call for new plan to catch up with Singapore (224 billion baht) vs. Thailand (5 billion)