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    Tag team to promote farm goods

    Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/06/2020

    » The Commerce Ministry has teamed up with the Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry to drive a marketing-led production strategy, aiming to upgrade Thailand to a hub for quality agricultural products and food.

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    The U.S. vs. China: Who Is Winning the Key Technology Battles?

    Business, Published on 14/04/2020

    » In a world where geopolitical power is increasingly linked to technological advancement, the U.S. has long led its rivals. American companies make some of the world's fastest computers, deadliest jet fighters and most capable robots.

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    Rising infections stoke Thai stock sell-off

    Published on 26/02/2020

    » Thailand’s equity benchmark index tumbled to its lowest intraday threshold in more than three years, falling below the 1,400 point mark as the rising number of novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases in the country saps investment appetite.

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    Great Wall carries the weight

    Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/03/2020

    » Although General Motors' business here was not a market leader, Thailand was an important production hub for pickups, a segment in which the country ranks fifth globally for manufacturing.

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    What Makes a $60,000 Watch So Expensive?

    Business, Published on 28/02/2020

    » Most luxury wristwatches are similar in size; they (should) all tell the time. Yet their costs vary as widely as the prices of contemporary art. A stainless steel Rolex Submariner will set you back $7,900, but a pink gold Roger Dubuis Excalibur rings in at $76,000. Aside from the material differences, what factors determine such watches' retail value?

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    Bioscience lines up 3 new drugs

    Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 19/02/2020

    » Thai pharmaceutical maker Siam Bioscience Group plans to produce and sell three new drugs for complicated diseases -- cancer, kidney failure and autoimmune diseases -- by 2022 both domestically and abroad.

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    PTT to vie with Central, CP for Tesco's Asia business: sources

    Published on 08/01/2020

    » HONG KONG/SINGAPORE: The retail unit of Thailand's biggest energy company PTT plans to bid for Tesco Plc's Asia businesses, competing with other corporate heavyweights for the operations worth up to 273 billion baht, people familiar with the situation said.

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    State banks enticing homebuyers

    Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 09/12/2019

    » Buying a home is the biggest purchase of most people's lives, and a mortgage the largest debt most will bear. Locking in cheap home loans can save money on interest payments over time and allow borrowers to spend less time paying off the debt.

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    Cancer in the Thailand workplace

    Published on 22/10/2019

    » Cancer strikes anxiety and fear in the minds of many. This is especially so in a place like Thailand where more and more people are becoming health conscious and more familiar with the concept that “health is wealth”. Population size is fast approaching the 70 million benchmark. As the population ages, so does the number of cancer patients in Thailand. The number of new cancer cases in Thailand in 2018 according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) stood at 170,495, as reported by Globocan, while the number of deaths stood at 114,199 in the same year.

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    Emissions standards worry Royal Enfield

    Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 16/08/2019

    » Royal Enfield, the Indian maker of classic-style motorcycles, is concerned about an increase in prices after Thai authorities upgraded the emissions standards for motorcycles, effective later this year.

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