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Alibaba in talks for WHA EEC land
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 28/05/2019
» Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is vying to build up its footprint in Thailand by negotiating with WHA Corporation for the latter's industrial estate land in Chachoengsao.
Air conditioner maker Fujitsu General to buy Chon Buri plant
Kyodo News, Published on 10/04/2019
» Japanese air conditioner maker Fujitsu General Ltd will expand production through the purchase of a plant near Bangkok owned by a Thai auto and air conditioner parts manufacturer.
Mos Burger gets new partner to expand Thai operations
Published on 05/04/2019
» Japanese hamburger restaurant chain Mos Food Services has taken on a new local partner to help expand the number of Mos Burger shops in Thailand from eight to 45 over the next five years.
Amazon.com plays catch-up in Brazil as local rivals thrive
Business, Published on 05/05/2018
» Claudia Maria de Oliveira is leery of online shopping. But while browsing social media recently, the 49-year-old Brazilian spotted a bargain-priced sandwich press from local retailer Magazine Luiza SA.
Remington to exit bankruptcy
Business, Published on 05/05/2018
» Remington Outdoor Company, one of the oldest and largest gun makers in the United States, said that a bankruptcy judge had approved its reorganisation plan, which will transfer ownership of the company to creditors including JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Flipkart board said to choose Walmart
Business, Published on 05/05/2018
» The board of Flipkart Online Services Pvt has approved an agreement to sell about 75% of the company to a Walmart Inc-led group for approximately $15 billion, according to people familiar with the matter, an enormous bet by the American retailer on international expansion.
Stepping out of the shadow
Business, Published on 17/03/2018
» Her life has been a continual effort to forge a path outside of her family's "overbearing shadow". Her name, she says, is a double-edged sword that lends her company credibility, but also leads some to discredit her efforts.
Toyota sales in Thailand seen bottoming out in 2018
Kyodo News, Published on 26/01/2018
» Toyota Motor Corp is forecasting its sagging new vehicle sales in Thailand will bounce back in 2018 for the first increase in six years on the back of improving economic sentiment.
Green but greying
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Visit a rice farm anywhere in Asia these days and you will see a life that has hardly changed in decades. Transplanting paddy sprouts into muddy soil, swatting itch-inducing stalks with a sharp sickle and lifting heavy rice sacks into a rickety truck are all part of the backbreaking routine.
Embracing the new age of automation
Business, Published on 19/01/2018
» Ever since early-19th-century textile workers destroyed the mechanical looms that threatened their livelihoods, debates over automation have conjured gloom-and-doom scenarios about the future of work. With another era of automation upon us, how nervous about the future of our own livelihoods should we be?