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Economy back on track
Business, Published on 17/01/2018
» Rising overseas demand for goods and services pushed Thailand's GDP to a five-year high in 2017, with business-friendly fiscal policies and planned spending on infrastructure expected to support further expansion in 2018.
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Philip Morris bets on a smoke-free future
Business, Published on 16/01/2018
» Philip Morris International is switching its strategy to emphasise its heat-not-burn tobacco products, which, according to studies submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration, contain less harmful agents than traditional cigarettes.
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Apec leaders discuss free trade, protectionism
Published on 18/11/2018
» PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea: Leaders of 21 Pacific Rim economies on Sunday began discussing in Papua New Guinea ways to promote free trade and regional economic integration amid an unfolding trade war between the United States and China.
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AIA's new business value jumps 26% in first quarter
Business, Published on 05/05/2018
» AIA Group Ltd, the second-largest Asia-Pacific insurer by market value, said its value of new business rose 26% in the first quarter, as growth in China offset slowing Hong Kong sales.
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China, US fail to bridge differences
Business, Published on 05/05/2018
» Top officials from China and the United States reached a consensus on some aspects of the countries' trade row, but disagreements over other issues remain "relatively big", Xinhua said yesterday.
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Green but greying
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/01/2018
» Visit a rice farm anywhere in Asia these days and you will see a life that has hardly changed in decades. Transplanting paddy sprouts into muddy soil, swatting itch-inducing stalks with a sharp sickle and lifting heavy rice sacks into a rickety truck are all part of the backbreaking routine.
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Fighting corruption at its core
Business, Published on 22/01/2018
» In recent years, governments worldwide have been trying to improve legislation and enforcement against corruption, while businesses in many countries have taken unprecedented actions to strengthen compliance policies and proactively work together, with the public sector, in clamping down on bribes or activities that could lead to bribery. Despite these efforts, bribery and compliance issues remain major challenges that corporations and the public continue to face in doing business globally.
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Denso aids Thai SMEs
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 20/01/2018
» The Department of Industry Promotion (DIP) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Denso Corporation to set up a new modern industry manufacturing centre tasked with developing technology and automation systems for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says deputy industry minister Somchai Harnhiran.
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Mazda hails expansion of Thai operations
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 20/01/2018
» Mazda Motor Corporation has positioned its operations in Thailand as an important global hub after raising production capacity for SkyActiv engines earlier this year.
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Embracing the new age of automation
Business, Published on 19/01/2018
» Ever since early-19th-century textile workers destroyed the mechanical looms that threatened their livelihoods, debates over automation have conjured gloom-and-doom scenarios about the future of work. With another era of automation upon us, how nervous about the future of our own livelihoods should we be?
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