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Chinese visa plan to boost arrivals
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/09/2023
» A visa exemption for Chinese travellers could provide a strong boost to the local tourism industry, though arrivals are likely to be significantly below the 2019 level this year given the mainland's economic constraints, says a Thai brokerage owned by the Chinese government.
Local stocks surge amid renewed political optimism
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/08/2023
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) posted a significant gain yesterday, with investors seemingly convinced that the political impasse is coming to an end after the country's 30th prime minister was elected, with economic stimulus measures expected for the rest of this year.
Energy ambassador
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/08/2016
» It was mid-afternoon on a Wednesday when I walked into a meeting room set aside for an interview with Stephen Green, the president of Chevron Asia Pacific Exploration and Production Company. As I greeted the 190-centimetre-tall executive who was making his second business visit to Thailand in two weeks, a jingle sounded, followed by woman's voice saying "It's time to stretch" twice. What an extraordinary welcome to the office of a multinational energy company, I thought.
The right regional formula
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/01/2016
» The day that Covestro inaugurated its Asean headquarters in Bangkok turned out to be a stressful one for the executives of the polymer producer majority owned by the pharmaceutical giant Bayer AG. It was Jan 14, a day of grenade and gun attacks that killed eight people in central Jakarta. One of those incidents happened just one kilometre from Covestro's office in the Indonesian capital.
Avitez spouts first PLA bottle factory in Asean
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/10/2012
» Thailand will be the site of Asean's first factory to make water bottles solely using bioplastics, which will be exported across the continent to tap growing demand for environmentally friendly products.