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Using AI to transform logistics
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 08/09/2020
» Artificial intelligence (AI) is not the future of goods transport, according to Udom Srisongkram, managing director of logistics service provider V Cargo, because AI-driven logistics is happening now.
SET bucks Asean trend with weekly gain
Business, Published on 25/04/2020
» Recap: Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower yesterday, logging weekly losses, as governments in the region extended lockdowns and new reports indicated earlier hype about a Covid-19 treatment was misplaced.
Fresh virus spikes give investors pause
Business, Published on 22/02/2020
» Recap: Most Southeast Asian stock markets ended lower yesterday, with Indonesia losing the most and Thailand the sole gainer, as a sharp rise in new coronavirus cases dented the appeal of riskier assets.
Shopping for success
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 24/06/2019
» Pierre Poignant has been with Lazada since it began, and no one was surprised when he succeeded Lucy Peng as the CEO of Southeast Asia's leading e-commerce operator last year following its acquisition by China's Alibaba Group.
PromptPay a game changer, says Citi
Business, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 17/12/2019
» New payment technologies such as PromptPay have had a profound effect in reducing operating costs for businesses and spurring the growth of e-commerce in recent years.
E-commerce made easy on 11street
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 01/07/2017
» South Korea-based 11street has spread its wings to capitalise on huge e-commerce opportunities in Thailand, where the penetration rate is a mere 1% of the retail industry.
Pattaya, Bang Saen vendors pray for tourists
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/06/2020
» After having had to close their businesses for two months due to Covid-19, vendors along Pattaya and Bang Saen beaches in Chon Buri province are now praying tourists will return after the government initiated its Phase-2 easing of lockdown measures.
Five commonly misunderstood market concepts, explained
Business, Published on 23/03/2019
» I am no political guru and am making no predictions about tomorrow's election outcome, so writing an article based on election results would be like gambling. Therefore, I have decided to try something that has a longer shelf life. It is based on my experience from various investment seminars over the past couple of years, which has shown me that there are at least five concepts about the market that are commonly misunderstood.
Connected communicator
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 16/12/2019
» Anyone meeting Baxter Jolly for the first time might be surprised to learn that he used to be an equities trader. A people person full of smiles, he doesn't seem like the type who would be sitting in front of five computer screens all day. But the experience in the high-pressure world of the stock market, he says, served him well when he switched gears and entered public relations.
GSB doubles lending to food vendors
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 06/03/2019
» The state-owned Government Savings Bank (GSB) aims to extend loans worth 5 billion baht, twice as much as last year, to 100,000 street food vendors in 2019.