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The rise of consumer cryptocurrency
News, Published on 26/02/2024
» Since its inception with the launch of Bitcoin in 2008, blockchain technology has gone through numerous cycles of public attention. Over time, growing interest and investment in the best-known cryptocurrencies has led to greater acceptance, as highlighted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) in January. While blockchains and their associated "crypto" assets have yet to be adopted by a truly broad base of consumers, that is starting to change, owing to a shift in how these technologies are being used.
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China's 'comeback' needs more than a policy reversal
Oped, Published on 27/01/2023
» When President Joe Biden took office in 2021, his first message to the rest of the world was: "America is back". Having assumed his third term as general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in October, President Xi Jinping appears to be issuing a similar proclamation.
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Globalisation: a well-managed decline required
Oped, Published on 02/06/2022
» The World Economic Forum's first meeting in more than two years was markedly different from the many previous Davos conferences that I have attended since 1995. It was not just that the bright snow and clear skies of January were replaced by bare ski slopes and a gloomy May drizzle. Rather, it was that a forum traditionally committed to championing globalisation was primarily concerned with globalisation's failures: broken supply chains, food- and energy-price inflation, and an intellectual-property (IP) regime that left billions without Covid-19 vaccines just so that a few drug companies could earn billions in extra profits.
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Online sales the key
News, Published on 17/01/2022
» Re: "Panel set to probe high ticket prices", (BP, Jan 15).
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The future is not mass tourism
Oped, Published on 23/09/2020
» A huge challenge awaits Thailand as plans are afoot to open up the country to rescue the tourism industry: How to prevent a new round of environmental onslaught from mass tourism.
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Make facts available
News, Postbag, Published on 13/11/2019
» Re: "PPRP MP Parina under fire for Ratchaburi poultry farm," (BP, Nov 12).
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Thailand's going bananas for Korea
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 17/09/2019
» When South Korean President Moon Jae-in visited Thailand recently, he highlighted two Thai names, Nichkhun of 2PM and Lisa of Blackpink as symbols of the excellent South Korean-Thai friendship. Nichkhun Horvejkul and Lalisa Manoban are young Thai idols who are making a living as K-Pop performers in Seoul. Both of them speak fluent Korean, they are trained to sing in Korean and are well-versed in K-Pop dancing.
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Keep expectations low
News, Postbag, Published on 07/12/2018
» Re: "Dire need for elected Senate", (Opinion, Dec 6).
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Bureaucratic maze hampers e-commerce growth
News, Published on 09/10/2019
» E-commerce in Thailand is growing quickly and furiously. Yet the majority of operators refuse to be under the state regulatory system. You can't blame them. Blame the bureaucratic maze that keeps them out.
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Jakarta learns from TikTok Shop ban
Oped, Published on 24/11/2023
» With the emergence of digitalisation, the dynamics of competition in e-commerce have drastically shifted. This shift has also introduced "social commerce", commonly known as "s-commerce" as a new phenomenon in Indonesia's digital economy.
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