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Muji bets minimalist retail will work for homes, hotels
Bloomberg, Published on 12/04/2024
» Muji is bringing its minimalist aesthetic to habitation.
Chinese censors target economic ‘doomsayers’
By Daisuke Wakabayashi and Claire Fu, The New York Times, Published on 31/01/2024
» China’s top intelligence agency issued an ominous warning in December about an emerging threat to the country’s national security: Chinese people who criticise the economy.
Japanese stores scramble to cope with tax hike
Business, Kyodo News, Published on 02/10/2019
» TOKYO: With the consumption tax in Japan rising from 8 to 10% on Tuesday, store workers struggled to adjust to the change as different rates were introduced for food and other daily items.
High-speed rail needs help to make an impact
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 07/01/2019
» For all the hype surrounding Thailand's planned high-speed railway lines, their economic impact will be minimal without better planning to improve urban amenities and productivity in the services sector, say Japanese researchers.
Siam Cement to unload 60% stake in SSC
Business, Published on 28/06/2018
» SET-listed Siam Cement Plc (SCG), Thailand's largest cement maker and industrial conglomerate, is divesting itself of a 60% stake in Siam Stabilizers and Chemicals Co Ltd (SSC), to be taken up by Sakai Chemical Industry Co Ltd (SCI).