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China's impact on the Thai economy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/01/2017
» An increased flow of people & goods between Thailand & China means change & with change there are always costs & benefits, reactions to changes & more change.
Bangkok buses: Customs tax scam, bus delays
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/12/2016
» Scam with Chinese buses declared as Malaysian to save 1.2 million baht per bus, threatens to delay new Bangkok buses & city bus rehabilitation plan.
Exports rise for second month in a row
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/10/2016
» Exports up to all markets up except Middle East, imports for re-export up, upbeat there won't be 2% contraction as forecast.
Thai rice faces global price war
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/08/2016
» With long drought ended, farmers expected to plant lots of rice, global oversupply & price war possible.
196 tonnes of hazardous waste being sent back to Japan
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/07/2016
» Containers at Laem Chabang Port declared to have scrap metal, copper & aluminum, actually have hazardous electronic waste. Importer & Japanese exporter to be punished.
BMW to export 10,000 cars a year to China
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/04/2016
» BMW producing hybrid electric cars & holding big motorcycle racing events in Thailand as it expands car manufacturing with China as main destination for exports.
Exports plunge: Biggest drop since 2011
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/02/2016
» January exports post biggest drop since 2011, global economy worse than expected with likely impact on Thailand's economic recovery.
DNA rice breakthrough: Second green revolution awaits
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/02/2016
» Turbocharged with DNA technology rice should soon be resistant to floods, droughts as well as providing higher yields per rice field.
What's new in business news: July 16, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/07/2015
» Government to finance motorways connecting Nakhon Ratchasima, Kanchanaburi, Pattaya, Map Ta Phut, Laem Chabang port & Dawei in Myanmar , General Motors to axe 500 jobs & China slowdown threatens Thai exports.
What's new in business news: June 24, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/06/2015
» Decades-old frozen meat seized in China food scandal, gaming in Thailand and SE Asia seeing rapid growth & Thai AirAsia gains new Asian routes.