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What's new in business news: July 24, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/07/2015
» Trade talks with Vietnam, gold sinks in longest fall since 1996 & ladyboy crime wave in Pattaya.
Mekong-Japan Cooperation: Dawei & Thai high-speed train backed
Jon Fernquest, Published on 06/07/2015
» Thailand & Japan agreed on Saturday to develop Dawei special economic zone (SEZ) in Myanmar & two train lines in Thailand. Japan pledged 205 billion baht to Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos & Vietnam over next three years to spur region's development.
Dry weather & expensive rice, coming soon
Jon Fernquest, Published on 16/06/2015
» Rice over-supply with low prices & rice stocks rotting in warehouses, set to end soon with arrival of dry weather El Nino & drought which will make rice a lot more expensive.
What's new in business news: April 24, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/04/2015
» Malaysia goes ape over Hard Rock's orangutan advert, EU illegal fishing cleanup deadline difficult to meet & PTT plans petrochemical complex in the US in joint venture with Japan.
What's new in business news: March 27, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/03/2015
» Japan & Korea ban new flights by Thai airlines over safety issues, plans for electric cars & hybrids in Thailand & automotive and electronics subcontracting industry set for export growth.
Slave-labour fish: Indonesia to Thailand to US (video, photos, map)
Jon Fernquest, Published on 26/03/2015
» "...after authorities and companies started demanding that every man be accounted for... captains began stowing corpses alongside fish in ship freezers until they arrived back in port..."
What's new in business news: January 21, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/01/2015
» Palm oil in biodiesel halved to relieve shortage, CP Group strategic partnership in China with Japanese trading house Itochu & export risk factors this year include currency & end of EU privileges.
What's new in business news: December 19, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 19/12/2014
» Resurgence of Thailand as leading rice exporter (free report), Bangkok 10th most popular for New Years worldwide & Emporium shopping complex reopens after 3 billion baht makeover.
What's new in business news: December 17, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/12/2014
» Corruption drained $35.6 billion from Thailand in 2012 (free report), Thailand's food exports surge to record high & bad loans set to pass 3%, driven by bad car loans.
What's new in business news: November 7, 2014
Jon Fernquest, Published on 07/11/2014
» US-China dueling free trade agreements at APEC, four pillars of farmer assistance & Mazda kicks off eco-car production in Thailand.