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Finland cashes in on cold by luring data storage firms
AFP, Published on 20/07/2014
» HELSINKI - With freezing winters where the mercury can sink well below zero and cool summers, Finland will never be a destination of choice for the world's sun-seekers.
Mobile app economy singled out
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/07/2014
» The rapid rollout of digital lifestyle services and mobile apps coupled with the trend of the Internet of Things are pushing companies towards a "mobile app economy".
Working with creative destruction
News, Published on 17/07/2014
» Throughout history, technological progress has created enormous wealth but also caused great disruption. The United States’ steel industry, for example, underwent a major transformation in the 1960s, when large, integrated steel mills were gradually put out of business by mini mills, destroying the existing economic base of cities like Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Youngstown, Ohio. The mini mills, however, vastly increased productivity, and created new types of work elsewhere.
Hard truths behind our faltering exports
News, Sutapa Amornvivat, Published on 16/07/2014
» Thai exports have suffered a great fall. Exports contracted by 0.3% in 2013, and for the first five months of this year, shrank further 1.2% year-on-year. This is particularly alarming, as global trade has started picking up since the beginning of this year.
Grammy kicks off One HD
Business, Published on 15/07/2014
» One HD, a digital high-definition channel owned by GMM Grammy Plc, will officially air on Aug 1 after delays stemming from the political turmoil.
The real test
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 14/07/2014
» Can the entry-level MG6 saloon avoid the inflated ambition of its top-spec hatch sibling?
NBTC blocks TOT, CAT spectrum plans
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/07/2014
» The national telecom regulator will try to convince the junta it could set back the country and snub international practice for licensing regimes if state telecoms TOT Plc and CAT Telecom are allowed to hold spectrum after the expiry of their concessions.
Biopic takes no prisoners
B Magazine, Jim Algie, Published on 06/07/2014
» Conflicted characters make for some of the best protagonists and hinges for dramatic tension.
AIS warns of falling behind
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/07/2014
» Advanced Info Service (AIS) says the auction for fourth-generation (4G) licences must proceed as soon as possible to avoid losing ground to other countries.
PwC: Market set to surge in line with advertising
Business, Published on 03/07/2014
» Entertainment and media (E&M) spending in Thailand is poised to rise by 33% to US$13.3 billion a year by 2018, fuelled by surging demand for online advertising, TV subscriptions and internet access, says a PwC forecast.