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England seek end to Women's Rugby World Cup pain as Canada try to 'burst their aura'
AFP, Published on 26/09/2025
» LONDON - England, the team that have everything except the thing they most want, face Canada in Saturday's Women's Rugby World Cup final, with coach John Mitchell hoping lessons he learned in the men's game can end their long wait for global glory.
Vietnam overtakes Thailand as top travel destination for Chinese tourists
Published on 16/09/2025
» This summer, Hu Jia and her family opted to skip Thailand’s iconic beaches and ornate temples, a short flight from her home in Sichuan province. Instead, she booked a two-week trip to Vietnam amid growing Chinese concerns over Thailand’s safety.
Japan rally paces region as trade worries ease
Business, Published on 09/08/2025
» RECAP: Most Asian stock markets gained on Friday, led by a rally in Japanese shares amid signs of easing trade tensions with the US, and optimism that Tokyo will be able to negotiate lower automobile tariff rates with Washington.
CP Foods pushes for IPO of Vietnam unit
Published on 13/03/2025
» Thailand’s largest meat producer, Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF), is preparing to speed up the initial public offering (IPO) and listing of its biggest offshore unit in Vietnam to fund expansion.
Fine-tune visa policy
Oped, Editorial, Published on 21/01/2025
» In the wake of reports about the kidnapping of several Chinese citizens by scam syndicates operating across the border in Myanmar, Senator Wanchai Ekpornpich urged the government to urgently review Thailand's visa-free policy, which was recently expanded to include visitors from 93 countries and territories.
Listed firms' profits up 9.7% in H1
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/08/2024
» Net profits of listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Thailand surged 9.7% year-on-year in the first half of 2024 to 519 billion baht as sales grew 6.3% over the period to 8.96 trillion baht, buoyed by a significant recovery in tourism and rising oil prices.
How Ukraine caught Russia off-guard
Published on 17/08/2024
» In the hours before Ukrainian soldiers stormed across Russia’s western border, there was no sign from Moscow that anything was amiss.
FPT Reports Strong H1 Performance with THB 6.5 Billion Revenue
Published on 09/05/2024
» Frasers Property (Thailand) Public Company Limited, or “FPT,” Thailand's first integrated real estate leader, disclosed its first half of FY2024 performance (October 2023 – March 2024), reporting total revenue of THB 6,591 million and net profit of THB 487 million. For 2QFY2024 performance (January – March 2024), the company generated total revenue of THB 3,524 million and net profit of THB 165 million. Despite macroeconomic challenges, the residential business continues to progress as planned, with four new projects set to launch in the second half of the year, alongside an adjustment in strategic plans. The industrial and commercial portfolio showed continuous revenue growth with occupancy rates reaching 86% and 92%, respectively.
SET poised to bottom out in March
Business, Published on 12/03/2024
» As expected, the Stock Exchange of Thailand ticked up in February, adding 6.15 points, or 0.5%, to close the month at 1,370.67. The first week of the month started strongly as positive tourism sentiment boosted the index by 1.4%. But the market quickly encountered pushback as the Bank of Thailand refrained from cutting interest rates.
Chinese arrivals over Lunar New Year top pre-Covid levels
Published on 20/02/2024
» BEIJING - Chinese travellers flocked to tourist hot-spots across Asia over the Lunar New Year break, with visitor numbers and spending in destinations including Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia exceeding pre-Covid levels, Chinese travel operators say.