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Sharp restarts TV assembly
Business, Published on 01/12/2017
» Japan's Sharp Corporation has resumed TV production in Thailand after a 10-year hiatus in a bid to boost sales of home appliances in Southeast Asia and India.
GDH 559 in push abroad as 'Bad Genius' wows China
Business, Nanat Suchiva, Published on 13/11/2017
» Film studio GDH 559 is ramping up its international market push, notably for China, following the success of its high-school thriller Chalard Game Goeng (Bad Genius) there, hauling in over US$16 million (528 million baht) on its opening weekend.
Scholar for life
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/10/2017
» I met Prof Dr Satya Vrat Shastri on the evening of Sept 26 for an interview at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok. A day earlier, the renowned Sanskrit scholar had had lunch with Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, when he reminded his former Sanskrit student about his birthday on Sept 29.
Sharing Asia's growing wealth
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/10/2017
» Everybody talks about the seemingly unlimited potential for growth in Asia Pacific. A huge population, rising middle class, rapid urbanisation and the digital communication boom are all driving economic expansion that surpasses that of developed economies, especially the United States and Europe.
Escape from poverty
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/09/2017
» It was a cold winter night when Ji Seong-ho lost both of his left limbs. He was trying to jump onto a moving freight train to steal coal being transported from North Korea to China. He slipped on the snow and tumbled under the wheels of the carriage.
Terror in Spain, turmoil in Washington dent stocks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/08/2017
» Recap: US political instability and a terrorist attack in Spain put pressure on global stock markets, with Wall Street hitting a three-month low and European and Asian bourses also sinking, though Thailand managed a small gain.