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Thailand serves as focus of Mazda's Southeast Asian push
Business, Santan Santivimolnat, Published on 29/11/2012
» Mazda plans to achieve its midterm sales target in Southeast Asia of 150,000 units a year by 2016, with Thai sales representing two-thirds.
Some timely reflections on time itself
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 22/11/2012
» Time is your most valuable asset. As Thomas Edison said, "Time is really the only capital that any human being has and the thing that he can least afford to waste or lose."
K-Sec will miss its goal
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 14/11/2012
» Kasikorn Securities (K-Sec) has projected a 20% rise in net profit this year. It also aims to increase its market share through provincial expansion to 7% next year.
Creative leadership requires courage
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 30/08/2012
» 'Courage is the first of the human qualities, because it is the one that guarantees all others," said the Greek philosopher Aristotle. And it's true, especially when it comes to creativity and innovation. Without courage, no creativity; without courage, no action; without courage, no innovation.
Govt.'s inaction causes Delhi to languish in the doldrums
Asia focus, Published on 02/07/2012
» A deep sense of pessimism prevails as India becomes mired in a deepening crisis of confidence, amid a fractious political system domestically and economic malaise globally. Average Indians have no idea where government subsidies for the poor are really going. All they see is an ever-rising cost of living.
Listening skills for a CEO
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 18/06/2012
» 'Khun Kriengsak, I want to improve my listening skills," Pathom tells me.
Arden dressing up for a younger look
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 14/06/2012
» The New York-based beauty product manufacturer Elizabeth Arden will reposition its century-old brand to attract younger customers, aiming to double sales globally over the next five years.
Fears of rice fraud rise
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/05/2012
» The government's high benchmark prices under the rice mortgage scheme have resulted in widespread corruption by participating mills, potentially devastating Thailand's reputation as a quality rice exporter, industry executives say.
The big easy
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 30/04/2012
» Economists see the contentious interest-rate argument between the government and the Bank of Thailand as a result of different perspectives on economic management.
Don't let politically driven forest certification derail asia's economic rise
Business, Published on 23/04/2012
» Representatives from Asia's paper and timber industries are gathering in Bangkok this week amid harsh criticism from western environmental organisations. These groups claim, despite evidence to the contrary, that Asian timber and paper companies are harming the environment.