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Thailand steps up Nipah monitoring
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 26/01/2026
» The Tourism Ministry has not received any reports of Nipah virus cases among Indian tourists in Thailand and has instructed its strategy and planning office to assess potential risks and contributing factors in order to prepare measures to prevent any impact on tourism.
Hong Kong ranked fourth for 'post-Covid air transit connectivity in Asia-Pacific'
South China Morning Post, Published on 06/01/2026
» Hong Kong ranked fourth in a university study on air transit connectivity at 16 aviation hubs across the Asia-Pacific in 2023.
Summit tees up China rice export pact
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 19/11/2025
» Chinese Premier Li Qiang will visit Thailand for the Mekong‑Lancang summit in Bangkok in mid‑December, during which a 500,000‑tonne Thai rice export agreement with China is expected to be signed, the government said on Tuesday.
Trump signals tariffs on pharma, chips as trade war widens
AFP, Published on 05/08/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday that fresh tariffs on imported pharmaceuticals and semiconductors could be unveiled as soon as the coming week, as he presses on in efforts to reshape global trade.
DeepSeek: A game changer in AI efficiency?
Business, Peter Hanbury and Jue Wang, Published on 20/03/2025
» DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence startup founded in 2023, has quickly made waves in the global industry. With fewer than 200 employees and backed by the quant fund High-Flyer ($8 billion in assets under management), the company released its open-source model, DeepSeek R1, one day before the announcement of OpenAI's $500-billion Stargate project in the United States.
Tesla, BMW take EU to court over China EV tariffs
AFP, Published on 28/01/2025
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) — Elon Musk's Tesla and German auto giant Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) have challenged European Union (EU) import tariffs on China-made electric vehicles (EVs) at the bloc's top court, the European Commission said on Monday.
US lawmakers warn about ‘climate cartel’
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - A US House of Representatives committee says it has found “substantial evidence of collusion and anticompetitive behaviour” by the financial industry to “impose radical ESG goals” on American companies.
Hong Kong hoteliers brace for 'worrying' trends
South China Morning Post, Published on 09/12/2024
» Hong Kong's hotel industry is likely to face more headwinds next year.
Is the world ready for a no-brand hotel?
Business, Vijay Verghese, Published on 24/10/2024
» When flint-eyed Clint Eastwood strode out in Sergio Leone's spaghetti Westerns as the "Man with No Name", audiences were spellbound. The less he said, the more his fans grew. In 2020 Empire magazine voted the "laconic anti-hero" of the Fistful of Dollars trilogy as the 33rd greatest movie character of all time. Quite a plaudit for an unnamed lead.
House rejects opposition party’s liquor bill
Aekarach Sattaburuth and Reuters, Published on 02/10/2024
» The House has rejected a bill to liberalise the liquor industry, proposed by the opposition People’s Party, with a government MP saying it could potentially allow anyone to make liquor at will, with “severe” consequences.