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Digital, circular economy can earn Thailand B110bn a year extra - World Bank
Reuters, Published on 22/02/2022
» Digital and disruptive technologies and development of a circular economy can earn Thailand up to 110.1 billion baht (US$3.4 billion) each year in additional investments, savings and revenue, the World Bank said on Tuesday.
JD.com, Central in talks for e-commerce venture
Reuters, Published on 23/08/2017
» China's JD.com Inc is in advanced talks with Central Group to launch an e-commerce joint venture in Thailand with a planned total investment of $500 million (16.7 billion baht), people familiar with the matter told Reuters.
EU launches antitrust probe into e-commerce giants
Reuters, Published on 06/05/2015
» BRUSSELS — The European Commission will conduct a comprehensive review this year of the role of web giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon to decide whether it should regulate them more tightly, it said on Wednesday.
EU opens antitrust probe into Amazon's e-book selling
Reuters, Published on 11/06/2015
» BRUSSELS — The European Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon's e-book business on Thursday, opening yet another front in mounting EU scrutiny of America's global tech giants.
Indonesia to ban goods transactions on social media
Reuters, Published on 13/09/2023
» JAKARTA - Indonesia is planning to ban goods transactions on social media under new trade regulations, the deputy trade minister told a parliamentary hearing on Tuesday.
TikTok to invest billions of dollars in Southeast Asia
Reuters, Published on 15/06/2023
» JAKARTA: Short video app TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance, said on Thursday it would invest billions of United States dollars in Southeast Asia over the next few years, as it doubles down on the region amid intensifying global scrutiny over its data security.
Central Group plans $1.3bn push in Europe after Selfridges
Reuters, Published on 06/09/2022
» Thailand's biggest retailer Central Group said on Tuesday it planned to expand its footprint in Europe further with investments worth nearly €1.3 billion euros (US$1.29 billion) over five years in new stores, upgrades and e-commerce.
Indonesia preparing tough new curbs for online platforms
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2022
» SINGAPORE/JAKARTA: Indonesia is readying tough new rules that will allow it to fine and criminally charge internet and social media platforms, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, potentially slowing online firms' rapid growth in a $70 billion market.
Southeast Asian internet economy to hit $1trln by 2030, report says
Reuters, Published on 10/11/2021
» SINGAPORE: Southeast Asia's internet economy is forecast to reach US$1 trillion by 2030, as tens of millions more people take up online shopping and embrace food delivery, according to an industry report released on Wednesday.
Australia, New Zealand ratify regional free trade pact
Reuters, Published on 03/11/2021
» MELBOURNE: Australia and New Zealand have ratified the world's biggest free trade deal among southeast Asian nations and their major trading partners, ministers for both nations said on Wednesday.