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UTCC says 7.9% export rise viable
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/01/2018
» Exports may grow by as much as 7.9% this year if Chinese demand continues, the economies of developed trading partners persist on their recovery path and Thailand succeeds in tapping new markets, says the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC).
TNSC: Rebound to continue
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/01/2018
» Thailand's exports are expected to grow 5.5% this year after a strong rebound last year, says the Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC).
Asia in 2017
Asia focus, Published on 25/12/2017
» Nuclear threats, a humanitarian crisis, digital transformation and economic recovery among the themes that shaped the Asian agenda this year.
Why Jerusalem matters in Asia
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 18/12/2017
» Can turmoil in Jerusalem affect Asia? US President Donald Trump's decision to fulfill a campaign promise to recognise the disputed holy city as Israel's capital, despite opposition from his top officials, has already prompted protests in Muslim-majority countries in Asia. There is even talk in Malaysia about being ready to go to war.
EU free trade talks put on fast track
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/12/2017
» The Commerce Ministry and related state agencies have been ordered to speed up preparing free trade agreement (FTA) talks with the EU after the bloc recently agreed to resume political contact "at all levels" with Thailand, more than three years after suspending them in protest because of the military coup in Bangkok.
Wall Street romps but global markets fret over Mideast
Business, Published on 09/12/2017
» Recap: The US stock market keeps rising with buying support from technology shares, while investors watch progress on US tax reform and whether the Congress will pass a budget and avoid a government shutdown. Financial markets around the globe are nervously monitoring the political situation in the Middle East after US president Donald Trump endorsed Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
Thousands of cybersecurity jobs to be had
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/11/2017
» The Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) aims to expand its cybersecurity workforce to 12,000 by 2021 in order to comply with the national cybersecurity scheme and contain rising cyber-attacks.
The light dims in Hong Kong
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/10/2017
» Like many Thais, I have always considered Hong Kong my favourite destination. Perhaps it's because I've long been a big fan of the soap operas and martial arts films from Shaw Brothers Film Studio that dominated our television sets and cinemas during the 1970s and '80s. Hong Kong in those days was the epitome of glitz, a unique, vibrant and advanced Asian city where Eastern and Western cultures melted together into an exciting blend.
Hong Kong connects
Asia focus, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 16/10/2017
» Two decades after its return to the "motherland", some people lament that Hong Kong is not the place it used to be. Political protest, symbolised by the "Umbrella Movement" of 2014, has tarnished the island's image of stability and Western-style open society. The tightening grip of Beijing has worn down the territory's mojo, to the dismay of the creative classes, artists and publishers who helped make Hong Kong a bastion of freedom of expression in Asia.
The New Koreans: Portrait of pride, prosperity and defiance
Asia focus, Alexi Demetriadi, Published on 11/09/2017
» "If you didn't know who he was, he just seemed like an old Korean gent," says Michael Breen. "He was polite, humorous, diplomatic. But because we knew who he was …"