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China's tourism sector hails sudden policy shift on zero-Covid, but lockdown scepticism remains
Published on 09/12/2022
» The night China announced it would ease some of its most controversial coronavirus controls, Shanghai resident Yu Yuan immediately booked a high-speed train ticket to Beijing for a New Year's trip.
Bumrungrad retains cutting-edge lead
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 21/07/2022
» Walk into the lobby of Bumrungrad International Hospital today and it becomes quickly evident that business is back.
Strengthening cybersecurity
Business, Published on 30/06/2022
» The last two years have shown us the harm a physical pandemic can do to people, as well as the havoc a cyber pandemic can wreak on information systems and associated data. Last year, malicious cyber-attacks cost US$6 trillion globally in the form of ransomware, loss of productivity, loss of data and reputational damage, among others.
Full resumption of business, other activities allowed
Online Reporters, Published on 24/06/2022
» The government has declared the whole nation a green (Covid-19 surveillance) zone, allowing the full-scale resumption of business and other activities, as pre-arrival registration will end next month.
Cambodia, Laos to benefit as Pfizer slashes drug prices for poorest nations
Published on 25/05/2022
» Pfizer Inc plans to sell its entire portfolio of brand-name drugs at cost in as many as 45 lower-income countries, including Cambodia and Laos, one of the most comprehensive and ambitious drug-access programmes ever announced by a large pharmaceutical manufacturer.
Amid global turmoil, stick to domestic plays
Business, Published on 12/03/2022
» Late February was a tough time for Thailand and the SET was not spared from the troubles. Daily new Covid-19 cases surged above 50,000 when both PCR and ATK test results were included. And although death rates are still far below last year's peak, we are now nearing almost 70 Covid-related fatalities per day.
Drugmakers Reap Billions Meeting Covid-19 Needs
Business, Published on 28/02/2022
» Healthcare companies that came up with effective Covid-19 vaccines, treatments and tests are seeing a huge financial payoff and are starting to spend their cash, while grappling with questions about whether the growth is sustainable.
Powell: Economy No Longer Needs Aggressive Stimulus
Business, Published on 13/01/2022
» Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell called high inflation a "severe threat" to a full economic recovery and said Tuesday the central bank was preparing to raise interest rates because the economy no longer needed emergency support.
Medicinal marvel
News, Published on 13/01/2022
» In the ongoing battle against Covid-19, Baiya Phytopharm co-founded by Asst Prof Suthira Taychakhoonavudh gives hope for all Thais to have a locally manufactured vaccine against the disease.
SET outlook slowly improving
Business, Published on 18/12/2021
» The SET has turned sideways up, trading in the range of 1,620 to 1,640 points following a strong rebound in the initial week of December from a three-month low of 1,563 that reflected initial jitters about the Omicron coronavirus variant. Short-covering in big-cap stocks in various sectors led gains, followed by mid- and small-caps that have continued to outperform throughout the month.