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Flight test
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/07/2019
» Carsten Spohr was named Manager of the Year in 2017 by Manager Magazin in Germany when Lufthansa's profit hit a record high and its share price jumped 150%. Two years later, he finds his skills being tested to the limit after issuing a second profit warning in six months. While the airline is on track for an operating profit of 2 billion euros this year, it is 25% below analysts' forecasts.
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Gold and glam
Guru, Pasavat Tanskul, Published on 16/11/2018
» Last weekend, eager Bangkokians finally got a chance to wander through the massively enchanting Iconsiam retail and entertainment centre. Co-developed between Siam Piwat, Magnolia Quality Development Corporation and Charoen Pokphand Group, Iconsiam is the biggest retail complex in Thailand, featuring majestic architecture and global stores with luxury brands to provide a shopping experience unlike any other (minus the heavy traffic that comes with it).
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What's in a name?
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 02/11/2016
» For "smooth cultural integration", Thai international study agency Smart NZ Education advises that students with nicknames like Poo, Pee and Porn consider alternatives. The issue made headlines earlier last month after a report by the New Zealand Herald indicated that students might get "harassed if nothing is done". That's not unlikely, despite the fact that "faeces", "urine" and "pornography" -- the formal English words for the aforementioned nicknames -- weren't exactly those parents' intention when their children first came into the world.
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Remaining to be seen
Life, Published on 26/07/2017
» Boy love. Sweet kisses. Gay flirts. These had hardly been portrayed openly on Thailand's big and small screens until back in 2007, when teen drama Love Of Siam made a bold move with its kissing scene between two male high-schoolers, Tong and Mew. The film addressed family, teen and gender issues while also stirring debate as to its appropriateness.
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Hyundai reaffirms hydrogen future
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 13/03/2017
» The Korean brand is the only maker at the Swiss motor show to preview an SUV with next-generation fuel-cell technology.
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2016 New cars
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 04/01/2016
» What to expect from the big marques this year, everything from an Ecocar up to a 1,500hp hypercar.
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2013 new cars
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 07/01/2013
» Take a look at up-coming cars of 2013: from below 1 million-baht to above 10-million-baht ranges.
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Porsche Panamera up close
Life, Richard Leu, Published on 25/07/2016
» There is something very crucial about Porsche's second-generation Panamera. The smallest-selling model of all Porsches sold around the globe, the fastback-style four-door gets a raft of new tech not seen in other models yet.
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Prancing Horse takes top honours
Life, Published on 02/06/2016
» Ferrari's brand-new 3.9-litre twin-turbo V8 has scooped the 2016 International Engine of the Year award -- a first for Italy's famous supercar marque.
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German carmakers gear up for digital challenge
Published on 09/04/2015
» WOLFSBURG, GERMANY — Technology giants Google and Apple are muscling their way into the auto industry and the last thing carmakers in Germany can afford to do is stick their collective heads in the sand.
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