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Developing the future workforce
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 17/03/2025
» Large-scale layoffs have continued in recent months, indicating ongoing economic challenges. Contributing factors include a decline in domestic purchasing power and growing external pressures, caused by the trade war.
PTIC drives research to meet industry demands and strengthen Thailand’s competitiveness
Published on 16/12/2021
» Industry 4.0 is driven by advanced technology and the capability to create technology and innovation for the manufacturing sector. Though the paradigm is crucial in propelling economic prosperity, the commercialization process of research requires resources, knowledge and understanding in the manufacturing sector’s preferences aside from testing fields and advanced equipment. Only when all prerequisites are in place will the specified needs be addressed.
Heirs step up as Covid deaths rock street-food stalls
Reuters, Published on 29/10/2021
» Each morning, Adulwitch Tangsupmanee brings a cart of crispy pork belly to a run-down cinema in Bangkok's Chinatown and sets up the same street-food stall his internationally renowned father ran for nearly 50 years before dying of Covid-19 in July.
NYC Harry Potter Store Might Have to Tame Its Design Dragons
Business, Katie Honan & Kate King, Published on 09/01/2020
» Muggles of Manhattan get ready: Harry Potter is poised to work his magic in the Flatiron District, but he may have to tame his design aspirations.
'Smart city' proposal faces challenge in Canada
Business, Reuters, Published on 08/01/2020
» TORONTO: An Alphabet company's vision for a "smart city" project in Toronto includes buildings made of timber that are five times the current limit, potentially steering the company into the challenges of timber innovation in Canada.
Google's Sundar Pichai named CEO at parent firm Alphabet
AFP, Published on 04/12/2019
» SAN FRANCISCO: Google chief executive Sundar Pichai will assume the CEO role at parent firm Alphabet in a shakeup at the top of the Silicon Valley titan, the company said Tuesday.
Wealthy Thais snap up Tela condo units
Business, William Hicks, Published on 18/10/2019
» Gaysorn Property Co is opening its third residential building in Thong Lor, a luxury condominium marketed towards hip, wealthy Thai families.
Footpath vending in LA legalised
Business, AP, Published on 30/11/2018
» LOS ANGELES: It was his 63rd birthday on Wednesday but instead of staying home to celebrate, Andres Garcia got in his truck and drove 25 miles to Los Angeles City Hall to see the little sidewalk vending business he's run for 15 years finally become legal.
Challenges of the cashless society
Asia focus, SCB Economic Intelligence Center, Published on 12/03/2018
» Payment is an integral part of our daily lives but the way we are making payments is changing. Society is gradually moving from the use of fiat currencies to virtual ones. Many people who used to pay for their favourite cup of coffee using banknotes or coins are now swiping debit or credit cards. But a growing number of people are neglecting physical objects entirely in favour of smartphone-based applications. A barcode in an e-wallet is tapped, and the transaction is completed within a few seconds.