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Eyes abroad, KPI seeks to bag more government contracts
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 11/05/2013
» CHON BURI : King Pac Industrial Co (KPI), one of Asia's leading plastic bag makers, plans to boost its revenue gained from government institutions to half the total within two years.
Distributors urged to get together for Asean drive
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/05/2013
» Healthcare product distributors are being urged to form partnerships to increase exports and tap into the Asean market.
Thai subcontractors urged to look abroad
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 07/05/2013
» Small and mid-sized contractors should seek joint ventures with overseas firms to survive the upcoming Asean single market, says the president of the Thai Subcontracting Promotion Association.
Coats of many colours
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 06/05/2013
» Ten years ago, when global awareness of cutting energy use began to spread, not many options were available for Thailand's paint industry to cash in on the trend.
Consortium looks for value additions to silk output
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 03/05/2013
» Three institutions have joined hands in a research and development project to modernise Thai silk design, which will be finalised this year in a bid to boost exports.
Russia presents case for chrysotile
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/04/2013
» Russian investors are concerned their lack of participation in talks on a chrysotile asbestos ban in Thailand will jeopardise annual bilateral trade in the product worth US$30 million.
Baht gain dings industrial sector's GDP
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 19/04/2013
» Thailand's gross domestic product (GDP) growth for the industrial sector is expected to dip to a range of 1.5% to 2.5% this year if the baht averages 28 to the US dollar for all of 2013, says the Industry Ministry.
Spice of life
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/04/2013
» When Rosina Mudman and her three siblings started selling Thai food from a portable stall in Kuala Lumpur 30 years ago, people in the Malaysian capital didn't know what a spicy tom yum was.
CP eyes halal market with Malaysia hub
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 17/04/2013
» KUALA LUMPUR : Charoen Pokphand Holdings (M), the Malaysia-based unit of the Thai agricultural giant, plans to use Malaysia as its export hub for halal food and boost revenue from its food business to 50% within five years.
Clothes maketh the man
Business, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 16/04/2013
» Ohio-born Robert James made a promise to himself in 1993 to have his own menswear brand and stores at the age of 35.