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Italian firms centre stage at energy expo
Life, Published on 15/05/2024
» Eight leading Italian companies are joining Future Energy Asia 2024, which kicks off today and runs until Friday, at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center's Hall 1-3, Ratchadaphisek Road.
A selection of Oscar-winner Cillian Murphy's best works
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/03/2024
» Irish actor Cillian Murphy won his first Oscar for Best Actor on Sunday for his portrayal of physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer, the inventor of the atomic bomb.
Electric Vorsprung
Life, Published on 16/10/2023
» The Audi A4 will make the switch to an all electric powertrain, three decades after its introduction, as the Ingolstadt brand gears up to contend with BMW, Mercedes, Tesla and a raft of new disruptors in the crucial electric executive segment.
Make aspirations real
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 24/05/2023
» The sight of marine animals being choked by plastics. Cases of extreme weather that seem to occur more frequently. Or the ever-rising cost of energy and desperate need to find alternative, cleaner and preferably renewable sources.
Shaping a sustainable future for all
Life, Published on 08/03/2023
» Sustainability has become a buzzword in the world of business. From mere corporate social responsibility, or CSR, where companies pay back to society through their charitable initiatives, now organisations focus on how to create a sustainable future for themselves and the community they are in, if not the world.
Can production efficiency also be green?
Published on 09/12/2021
» Sustainability has moved to the top of the global agenda—and the imperative to combat climate change is particularly urgent in Asia. The region could face more intense impacts than other regions, with its high volume of low-lying coastal cities exposed to flood and typhoon risk, sharp increases in heat and humidity anticipated across the region, and extreme precipitation or drought depending on the location.
Designers turn shale sand bags into handbags
Business, Published on 01/12/2021
» BUENOS AIRES: An Argentine fashion firm has found a new source of inspiration -- and materials -- in an unlikely location: oil industry burlap plastic sacks from the country's huge Vaca Muerta shale formation, which they recycle to make shoes, bags and purses.
The Death Valley of cloud kitchens
Published on 24/11/2021
» In a span of over two years, the Covid pandemic has changed and re-shaped life as we know it and, hopefully, taught us a whole lot.
Pandemic leads to epidemic
Life, Published on 15/10/2021
» Bangkok, as the city that generates the highest amount of waste per day in Thailand, saw over 2.2 million tonnes of trash in 2018, according to figures from the Department of Environment, an equivalent to approximately 10,525 tonnes a day. Without proper management, the amount of waste in the capital city is expected to reach 15,000 tonnes per day by 2030.
The BIG Holiday
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 29/11/2019
» Brian Yang is a US-born architect/partner in Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), an inventive architecture firm based in Copenhagen, New York, London and Barcelona. With 13 years of experience, Yang has been behind many big architecture projects, like the Lego House in Billund, Denmark, and the Shenzhen Energy Mansion in Shenzhen, China. This year, BIG has joined forces with Central Embassy to create festive Christmas-inspired displays throughout the mall's seven floors. Guru talks to Yang to find out about the inspiration behind the first project of BIG in Thailand and what it's like to be part of Central Embassy's big year-end celebrations.