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Teflon Thailand starts to flake
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 12/04/2015
» It’s almost noon and the Toyota saleswoman still hasn’t seen her first customer. Thaiyont, a Toyota dealership in Chon Buri’s Muang district, used to serve at least eight customers a day. But these days, they are lucky to have two.
Seed prices a tough nut in Thai-EU free trade talks
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/11/2013
» Concerns that the Thai-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will cause a huge hike in seed prices are unfounded, industry experts say.
Shell putting Asia into its cross hairs
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 18/03/2013
» Royal Dutch Shell, the Anglo-Dutch oil and gas company, will establish a new lubricants technical centre in China to cash in on the booming automotive industry in Asia-Pacific.
Certification urged for producers
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/03/2013
» The Industry Ministry projects 80% of Thailand's 300 manufacturers of medical devices will be certified with the ISO standard by 2020.
Capp group's liver kool
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 23/10/2012
» How many of you have taken paracetamol in case you catch a fever by the next morning?
Fashion City makes a comeback
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 30/08/2012
» The government next year plans to revive the Bangkok Fashion City project initiated by Thaksin's administration.
Socking the competition
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 28/08/2012
» You can easily find four or five pairs of socks for 100 baht on the street or at flea markets in Bangkok. But for 56-year-old Varodom Kornubrabhan, the managing director of Overseas Rayon Industrial Co, one of the top three sock manufacturers in Thailand, value addition is the key.
TUV SUD builds B20m testing lab
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 08/08/2012
» The local unit of the German testing specialist TUV SUD has launched a new automotive testing laboratory here, which it hopes will maintain the company's two-digit growth in the sector.
Industry must consider Asean expansion
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/06/2012
» Leather businesses should export to Asean markets, as robust export growth as in years past is unlikely in the sector, says Witoon Simachokedee, the industry permanent secretary.
Small companies weather the storm
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 25/04/2012
» Thai companies have been caught off guard a number of times in recent months. First, there were the floods. Now, power prices are on the rise. And soon, the 300-baht minimum wage will become the law of the land.