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Transboundary water governance
Oped, Published on 04/01/2024
» As recent discussions at COP28 showed, water is increasingly important on the global security and climate agenda. Yet cross-border river governance still remains one of this century's most pressing concerns and an often overlooked geopolitical issue.
South Korea adapts to shifts in global trade
Oped, Published on 03/01/2024
» US-China relations are as fraught as ever, but what does that mean for smaller actors? The answer depends on the country, sector, and even firm. South Korean companies, for example, appear to be reaping significant benefits from US trade and technology restrictions on China, which have at least slowed the "China-zation" of manufacturing and global value chains. But this is not the whole story.
Iconic UK store seeks help from Central
Published on 29/12/2023
» LONDON - The company that owns the iconic Selfridges department store on London’s Oxford Street is asking its parent Central Group for more cash due to the insolvency of its other owner, Signa.
Bumper year for mergers and acquisitions
Business, Published on 27/12/2023
» Firms in several sectors expanded operations at home and overseas.
Selfridges control
Business, Published on 27/12/2023
» Thailand's leading retailer Central Group took control of the historic British department store Selfridges after its Austrian partner Signa was beset by financial difficulties.
A bargain in saving lives from malaria
News, Peter Singer, Published on 21/12/2023
» In 2021, malaria caused 619,000 deaths, 77% of which were children under five, and 96% of them in Africa. But now, after decades of research -- and several false dawns -- a malaria vaccine known as R21/Matrix-M (henceforth just R21) has been shown to be effective in 70-78% of cases. Although three doses are required before that level of protection is reached, and a booster is needed one year later, the vaccine, developed at the University of Oxford and the Serum Institute of India, is cheap. It can be produced for US$2-$4 (70-140 baht) per dose -- comparable to the cost of other childhood vaccines.
'Third way': Turkey's whirling dancers celebrate mystic Rumi
AFP, Published on 19/12/2023
» KONYA, Turkey - The skirts of whirling dervishes twirl in a symphony of disco colours celebrating mystic Sufi poet Rumi at a cultural centre in central Turkey's Konya.
PalFish Gala Spotlights English Talents with UN Support
Published on 18/12/2023
» On the past Saturday, December 16th, 2566 (Buddhist Era), "PalFish (Thailand) Limited Company," the creator of the "English Language Teaching Application for Children aged 3-15," acclaimed for winning the "1st prize from EdTech South East Asia" as the most popular English language teaching application, organised a grand English Speech Contest, the "PalFish English Speech Contest" finals, held at the Grand Fortune Town Hotel.
US consumer inflation slows in November
AFP, Published on 12/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - Consumer inflation in the United States edged down for a second straight month in November, government data showed Tuesday, in encouraging news for policymakers seeking to get prices under control.
Farewell to two fine former colleagues
Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/12/2023
» Far too many of my former Bangkok Post colleagues have passed away this year and this week things got even worse with two more old pals gone.