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Combating e-cigarettes
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 12/05/2025
» According to a survey by the Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital Mahidol University, 43% of primary students in a school in the Central Region had tried e-cigarettes. Additionally, the number of female students who smoked e-cigarettes was higher than males.
Online worlds offer gateway to youth
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/05/2025
» Brands are capitalising on online gaming and virtual worlds to tap Gen Z and Gen Alpha markets in what is dubbed the attention economy.
Trump's China signals give shares a lift
Business, Published on 10/05/2025
» RECAP: Asian stocks advanced yesterday after US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the UK and signalled that tariffs on Chinese goods may fall if preliminary talks this weekend in Switzerland go well.
Apple tries to save $20 billion Google Search deal by saying it's unnecessary
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/05/2025
» LOS ANGELES — Apple Inc made an unusual pitch in its bid to save a lucrative search partnership with Alphabet Inc's Google, saying that the deal might not be necessary in the long run and that even the iPhone may fall out of use.
Lower growth in Thai ad spending predicted
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/05/2025
» The digital media agency Media Intelligence Group (MI) has revised down its growth forecast for advertising and marketing spending in Thailand this year to 2.2%, representing 87.6 billion baht in total spending, from an earlier projection of 4.5% growth, citing unfavourable economic conditions.
Trump's tariff on cheap Chinese imports will cost big tech billions
New York Times, Published on 03/05/2025
» NEW YORK — The expansion of the loophole for tariff-free shipments of goods nearly a decade ago gave rise to Temu, Shein and other low-cost online retailers offering items straight from Chinese factories at unfathomable discounts.
Romanian far-right rides TikTok wave in election re-run
AFP, Published on 28/04/2025
» BUCHAREST - With 1.3 million followers, a Donald Trump-supporting far-right candidate is riding a wave of popularity on TikTok ahead of the re-run of Romania's presidential election in which he is expected to win Sunday's first round.
YouTube says more than 20 billion videos uploaded in 20 years
AFP, Published on 24/04/2025
» SAN BRUNO (UNITED STATES) — YouTube on Wednesday celebrated more than 20 billion videos being uploaded to the platform since the first clip debuted two decades ago.
Apple fined $570m, Meta $228m for breaching EU law, risking Trump fury
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» BRUSSELS — Apple was fined 500 million euros (US$570 million) on Wednesday and Meta 200 million euros ($228 million), as European Union (EU) antitrust regulators handed out the first sanctions under landmark legislation aimed at curbing the power of Big Tech.
US urges curb of Google's search dominance as AI looms
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - US government attorneys urged a federal judge Monday to make Google spin off its Chrome browser, arguing artificial intelligence is poised to ramp up the tech giant's online search dominance.