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Handout scheme ‘unlikely’ to start in May
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2024
» The government is set to delay the launch of a controversial 500-billion-baht digital wallet handout scheme until after May, in a setback for Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, who has been touting the policy as essential in boosting a sluggish economy.
Consumer confidence near 4-year high
Reuters, Published on 11/01/2024
» Thai consumer confidence rose in December, reaching the highest level in 46 months, boosted by government measures to ease living costs and increased tourism, a survey showed on Thursday.
Consumer confidence up
Reuters, Published on 09/10/2023
» Thai consumer confidence rose for a second straight month in September, boosted by government stimulus policies and higher foreign tourist numbers, according to a survey published on Monday.
Google to allow app developers to use rival payment systems, to cut fees
Reuters, Published on 19/07/2022
» BRUSSELS: Alphabet unit Google says it will cut fees to 12%, from 15%, for non-gaming application developers on its Google Play App Store that switches to rival payment systems, as it moves to comply with new European Union tech rules.
Southeast Asian internet economy to hit $1trln by 2030, report says
Reuters, Published on 10/11/2021
» SINGAPORE: Southeast Asia's internet economy is forecast to reach US$1 trillion by 2030, as tens of millions more people take up online shopping and embrace food delivery, according to an industry report released on Wednesday.
Google lays claim to 'quantum supremacy'
Business, Reuters, Published on 25/10/2019
» BERLIN/SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet Inc's Google says it has achieved a breakthrough in computing research by using a quantum computer to solve in minutes a complex problem that would take today's most powerful supercomputer thousands of years to crack.
Southeast Asia's internet economy to hit $300bn by 2025
Reuters, Published on 03/10/2019
» SINGAPORE: Southeast Asia's internet economy is forecast to reach $300 billion by 2025 as millions of people in the region take up online shopping and embrace ride-share food delivery, an industry report said on Thursday.
China's WeChat takes on Apple, Android with mini-apps
Reuters, Published on 19/05/2017
» HONG KONG -- In a cluster of refurbished Mao-era industrial buildings in Guangzhou, developers at China's top messaging app, WeChat, are redesigning key parts of its product to spread its tentacles to just about every aspect of Chinese life.
Dropbox builds up business offerings
Business, Reuters, Published on 01/02/2017
» SAN FRANCISCO: A decade after its founding as a file-sharing business, Dropbox Inc is trying to become a new kind of company.
Mercedes-Benz set to dethrone BMW
Business, Reuters, Published on 10/01/2017
» STUTTGART: Mercedes-Benz is expected to reach its goal of becoming the largest premium carmaker four years early -- a feat achieved, ironically, only after it stopped chasing market share and focused on making stylish high-tech cars loved by consumers.