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FTI upbeat on motorcycle production
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 30/06/2023
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is maintaining its projection for motorcycle production this year at 2.1 million units, thanks to higher demand driven by the tourism recovery.
Susco makes a move into EV services
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 23/06/2023
» Susco Beyond, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Thai oil retailer Susco Plc, continues to focus on non-oil businesses, including electric vehicles (EVs) under the BYD brand, to diversify from uncertainties in the oil business as prices fluctuate.
BYD electric buses delivered in Japan's Hokkaido
Published on 26/02/2023
» KITAHIROSHIMA, Japan: Chinese automaker BYD has delivered a batch of electric buses to the city of Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido prefecture, amid the region's electrification and carbon neutral efforts.
The return of MotoGP to Thailand
Life, Jedd Sreshthaputra, Published on 26/09/2022
» Thailand is preparing to host the 17th round of the MotoGP 2022 World Championship at Chang International Circuit in Buri Ram this weekend. Expecting speed fans from around the world, the city is moving forward with intensity in all sectors to support the event.
Saudi investors eye EV prospects during EEC visit
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 06/07/2022
» Saudi Arabia has become the latest country to show an interest in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with prospective investors looking in particular at five key industrial areas, notably electric vehicles (EVs), during a tour of the zone.
Production outlook improving
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 22/10/2021
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) expects car production to grow beyond the target of 1.6 million units this year amid falling Covid-19 infections and an easing of the semiconductor shortage situation.
Japan begins trials for disaster info service for tourists
Published on 15/04/2019
» OSAKA: A government bureau in western Japan began trials on Monday for their multilingual smartphone-based service to provide overseas tourists with disaster information after a number of natural disasters hit the area last summer.
Earthquake kills 2 on Indonesia's Lombok Island
Kyodo News, Published on 17/03/2019
» JAKARTA: At least two people were killed and another hospitalised after a magnitude 5.5 earthquake hit Indonesia's resort island of Lombok on Sunday afternoon, authorities said.
Giant 'Pac-Man' rock in Japan drawing climbers
Published on 09/12/2018
» MIYAZAKI, Japan: A giant rock that resembles video game character Pac-Man is drawing climbers to a mountain in southwestern Japan, with visitors eager to capture images to share on social networks.
Quake reveals Japan woefully unprepared to help foreigners
Published on 16/09/2018
» TOKYO: The powerful earthquake that hit Japan's popular tourist destination of Hokkaido, the country's northernmost main island, has highlighted a lack of preparedness to provide information to foreign visitors in a time of a disaster.