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Lethal pager hack exposes dark side of Asian supply chains
Published on 21/09/2024
» The lethal hack of Hezbollah’s Asian-branded pagers and walkie-talkies has set off an intense search for the devices’ path, revealing a murky market for older technologies where buyers may have few assurances about what they are getting.
Arizona aspires to be chip off the Taiwanese block
Oped, Published on 21/09/2024
» Contrary to expectations, the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) semiconductor plant in Arizona is reportedly on track to meet its 2025 production targets. This announcement poses a challenge to the many observers who predicted that the effort to bring chip manufacturing back to the United States would fail. What went right this time?
Asian shares extend rally sparked by Fed
Business, Published on 21/09/2024
» RECAP: Asian shares extended their rally yesterday in the afterglow of an outsized US interest rate cut, while the yen edged higher as the Bank of Japan held rates steady and stayed upbeat on the economy.
Samyan Mitrtown to break even in three years
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 21/09/2024
» SET-listed Frasers Property Thailand is expecting the Samyan Mitrtown mixed-use project to break even within three more years, a shorter period than other commercial projects, but longer than initially anticipated because of the pandemic.
Baht’s biggest rally since 1998 threatens tourism, exports
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/09/2024
» Thailand's baht is on course for its biggest quarterly gain since the Asian financial crisis, threatening to derail a recovery in the nation's key tourism and export industries.
Call for looser real estate lending rules
Business, Published on 20/09/2024
» The government is advised to ease lending restrictions and reduce interest rates as newly completed condo units worth more than 86 billion baht are awaiting transfer in the fourth quarter, which could lift both the property sector and the entire economy, says the Thai Condominium Association.
Richmont's, JLL tout UK opportunities
Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 19/09/2024
» Property consultants Richmont's Thailand and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) have introduced London properties priced from 15 million baht to attract Thai investors amid a quiet Bangkok condo market.
21st CAEXPO: Enhancing China-ASEAN Economic Cooperation
Published on 18/09/2024
» At a press conference held by the Information Office of the State Council on September 11, Li Fei, Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce, said that the China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) has been held for 20 sessions, and it can be said that rich experience has been accumulated and productive results achieved. The expo now serves as an important platform for China and ASEAN member states to carry out further far-reaching economic and trade cooperation in more fields at deeper levels. For example, featured products including Vietnam’s G7 Coffee, Malaysia’s Musang King durians, Thailand’s jasmine rice, and Laos’ beer have entered the Chinese market over the years through the CAEXPO, which are well received by Chinese consumers.
Hylife Group aims to go public by 2030
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/09/2024
» Hylife Group, a Chiang Mai-based Indian-owned conglomerate, plans to float shares on either the Thai bourse or another Asian stock market by 2030 as it aggressively expands in Thailand, says chief executive Shubhodeep Das.
SET turns the corner as political issues dissipate
Business, Published on 14/09/2024
» August was a special time for the Thai market. At the beginning of the month, the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index was at 1,320.86 points as uncertainty prevailed and the market mood was quite dull. The ethics case involving former prime minister Srettha Thavisin was a major overhang for the SET.