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Blockchain solutions for supply chain sustainability
Published on 30/04/2021
» Recent media attention surrounding the surge (and drop, and surge) of Bitcoin price, and the proliferation of non-fungible tokens (unique cryptographic tokens) highlight just two of numerous applications of blockchain.
Taiwan Drought Threatens to Make Chip Shortage Worse
Business, Published on 19/04/2021
» The worst drought in half a century is hitting Taiwan, adding strain to an island that is home to two-thirds of the world semiconductor manufacturing capacity during the worst global chip shortage in recent memory.
Inoculation effort fails to impress
Business, Published on 12/04/2021
» As various countries start to see positive results from mass vaccination programmes, Thais are getting angry following a surge in infections last week, prompting concerns about the possibility of stringent government measures to control the latest outbreak.
Discount Airlines Tap Stock Market as Investors Bet on Travel Recovery
Business, Published on 03/04/2021
» As air travel shows more signs of rebounding from its pandemic lows, airlines that focus on offering cheap fares to leisure travelers are cashing in on the stock market.
Chaiwut vows to thwart fake news
Business, Published on 25/03/2021
» Newly appointed Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn has promised to stymie fake news and illicit content as part of the Anti-Fake News Centre's (AFNC) mission that forms a core part of government policy.
Family matters
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/03/2021
» Driven mainly by the economic fallout from the protracted Covid pandemic, the tumultuous events of the past year have presented family businesses with unprecedented challenges.
Delivery co-op seeks to serve decent work conditions for riders
AFP, Published on 07/03/2021
» DIJON, France: It may have taken a cracked rib, but Bruno Giraud is now joining a growing number of French riders trying to challenge the business model of meal delivery platforms.
Finance Ministry prepares assistance for state staff
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 01/03/2021
» The Finance Ministry is preparing to provide a financial remedy to 137,000 government contract employees to help with the cost of living, says the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
Trading app Robinhood says facing US regulator inquiries
AFP, Published on 27/02/2021
» SAN FRANCISCO: Stock trading app Robinhood on Friday confirmed it is cooperating with inquiries from US regulators into its decision to temporarily throttle purchases of shares in companies such as GameStop during frenzied trading in January.
BoT: New wave less of a hit
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 26/02/2021
» Thailand's economic conditions last month were affected by the new round of Covid-19, with the pace of economic recovery becoming more uneven, though the impact was smaller than the first wave, says the Bank of Thailand.