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Samsung sees premium TV segment driving growth
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 21/05/2025
» South Korean electronics firm Samsung expects the Thai TV market to register modest growth this year.
Commerce Ministry monitors hom mali harvest
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/11/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is monitoring the situation concerning the new harvest season of hom mali rice, with a plan to propose support measures to the National Rice Policy Committee (NRPC) to help farmers.
Local rice varieties winnowed out
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/08/2024
» Rice exporters warned that local rice varieties are at risk of extinction as farmers flock to plant a Vietnamese rice variety known for its soft texture.
Sport events to buoy Samsung TV sales
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 23/04/2024
» South Korean corporation Samsung is banking on big sporting events to boost TV sales in Thailand amid the high level of household debt and an intense price war.
SCB ‘poised to purchase Vietnamese lender’
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/02/2024
» SCB X Plc, Thailand’s biggest bank by market value, is close to an agreement to buy the Vietnamese business of the consumer lender Home Credit in Vietnam in a deal that could be worth as much as US $900 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
Thai banks, KB vying for $700m Home Credit Vietnam
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/11/2023
» Thailand’s biggest banks Kasikornbank Pcl and SCB X Pcl are among the final bidders for consumer lender Home Credit’s business in Vietnam, according to people familiar with the matter.
SCB X, KakaoBank keen on virtual banking
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/06/2023
» SCB X Plc is teaming up with KakaoBank to set up a consortium to apply for a virtual bank licence from the Bank of Thailand.
SCB X and KakaoBank eye virtual banking
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/06/2023
» SCB X Plc is teaming up with KakaoBank of South Korea to set up a consortium to apply for a virtual bank licence from the Bank of Thailand.
Banking on virtual success
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Sirivish Toomgum, Komsan Tortermvasana and Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/01/2023
» Leading companies in the financial, tech and telecom sectors have expressed interest in developing a virtual bank business, with the aim of exploring greater opportunities in the digital era.
Top oil producers may freeze output amid Omicron concerns
AFP, Published on 02/12/2021
» LONDON - Major oil producers are due to meet Thursday to decide on output levels from January onwards, which could be frozen as the new Covid variant Omicron sparks turmoil.