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Little change a year after Seoul tragedy
Published on 21/10/2023
» SEOUL - From the beginning, with the grief still raw and anguished questions unanswered, the South Korean government distanced itself from the disaster that unfolded last year on a Halloween weekend in Seoul.
Taiwan premier slams China over fresh import bans
Published on 11/12/2022
» Taiwan's premier on Sunday accused China of violating international trade rules and "discriminating" against the island after it halted more Taiwanese imports.
Myanmar drinkers boycott military-owned beer brand
AFP, Published on 04/04/2022
» YANGON: When Japanese brewing giant Kirin called time on its Myanmar operations last month, the news made little difference to Kyaw Gyi -- like many drinkers, he had long boycotted the beer it produced with a military conglomerate.
ThaiBev to resume work on unit’s $2bn Singapore IPO
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/02/2022
» Thai Beverage Public Company Limited is set to revive the initial public offering of its brewery unit in Singapore after shelving the planned first-time share sale twice due to Covid-19, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
ThaiBev riding Asean acquisition wave
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 23/02/2018
» Thai Beverage Plc, Thailand's largest food and drink company, controlled by billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is getting close to fulfilling its 2020 vision to become a sustainable Asean leader after completing four major acquisitions worth 200 billion baht in the first quarter of its fiscal 2018 (October to December 2017).
Charoen's F&N seeks acquisitions in race with Coke, Pepsi
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/08/2016
» SINGAPORE -- Drinks maker Fraser & Neave, controlled by Thailand’s richest man Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is searching for acquisitions to bolster its market share in Southeast Asia after its war chest grew to nearly S$1 billion (US$744 million) with sales of beer assets.
Tycoons jostle for stakes amid Vietnam's 'Buy Thai' craze
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2016
» HANOI -- Through supermarkets, malls, dairy and beer, Thai tycoons are pursuing deals in Vietnam that could break mergers and acquisitions records in the upwardly mobile market of 90 million people, at the expense of their Asian rivals.
Big C stake sold to Thai TCC
Published on 07/02/2016
» France's Casino Group has agreed to sell its majority stake in Thai hypermarket operator Big C Supercenter for about $3.4 billion (121 billion baht) to Thailand's TCC Group, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said on Sunday.
Thai Beverage sets up venture in East Timor
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 09/03/2015
» Thai Beverage Plc, the food and beverage company owned by tycoon Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is expanding its business empire to cover East Timor.
Patients freeze in high-tech Pyongyang hospital
Published on 22/06/2013
» PYONGYANG — In the lobby of Pyongyang's maternity hospital, a government guide pauses during a tour, pointing down to an elaborate flower pattern glowing in buffed red and green marble.