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TikTok in government tie-up to boost SME sales
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/06/2024
» The e-commerce platform TikTok Shop on Wednesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Department of Business Development to drive contributions from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to 40% of GDP by 2027, rising from 35%.
Meta, Shopee roll out new feature in Thailand
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/06/2024
» Meta has integrated shopping features within its messenger service and collaborated with e-marketplace Shopee to use Shopee's merchant product catalogues for Messenger to help Shopee merchants close sales on multiple platforms.
Food delivery, super apps see modest growth in 2023
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/06/2024
» Despite economic challenges, Thailand's food delivery and on-demand super apps continued to grow moderately last year.
Funding of B8bn for researchers
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/06/2024
» Thailand Science Research and Innovation (TSRI) has allocated 8 billion baht for the country to bolster its supply of young researchers, aiming to support S-curve industries such as artificial intelligence (AI), electric vehicles (EVs) and quantum technologies.
Thai carrier, resort optimistic on the Maldives
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/06/2024
» Bangkok Airways and luxury resort SO/ Maldives are upbeat about increasing their business opportunities in the Maldives, with Thais avid visitors of the islands located in the Indian Ocean.
Poll: E-commerce value estimated at B5.96tn
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 04/06/2024
» The value of Thailand's e-commerce market was estimated at 5.96 trillion baht in 2023, driven by the insurance, art, entertainment, recreation, retail and wholesale sectors, according to a survey carried out late last year by the Electronic Transactions Development Agency.
AWS to launch data centre region early next year
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/05/2024
» Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon, is ready to launch its new data centre region in Thailand by early next year as part of a commitment announced in 2022.
Smartphone market shrinks 2% in Q1
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/05/2024
» Thailand's smartphone market contracted 2% in the first quarter this year because of the slow economic recovery, according to a research paper.
New AI policy aims to transform economy
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/05/2024
» The Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) is introducing its "MHESI for AI" policy, aiming to empower Thais to use artificial intelligence for national development.
Intel plans to produce 100m AI-enabled PCs
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/05/2024
» Intel Corporation views artificial intelligence (AI) as a key driver for the burgeoning semiconductor industry, projected to be worth US$1 trillion by 2030, as the company plans to produce up to 100 million AI-enabled PCs by 2025.