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Agents upbeat on Chinese market
Business, Boonsong Lipimas, Published on 31/07/2025
» Chinese tourist arrivals have already passed their low point, and tour agents are showing renewed confidence in Thailand despite safety concerns fuelled by border conflicts and a recent market shooting, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
Stability predicted in canned fish market
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 28/05/2024
» Kuang Pei San Food Products Plc, the manufacturer of the Pumpui brand of canned fish, forecasts Thailand's canned fish market to be stable as the market has become more competitive.
Why China's Hong Kong crackdown could backfire
Asia focus, Minxin Pei, Published on 22/03/2021
» The Year of the Ox began darkly for the people of Hong Kong. On Feb 16, nine pro-democracy activists, including 82-year-old Martin Lee, the revered long-time leader of the city's Democratic Party, went on trial facing charges of illegal assembly.
E-banking scams take new guise
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Dumrongkiat Mala and King-oua Laohong, Published on 20/12/2020
» The Royal Thai Police is intensifying its hunt for Thai and foreign criminals who run scam call centres that send fake SMS messages to trick victims into replying with their bank account details.
Coronavirus deals severe blow to tourism industry
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/02/2020
» Thai tour operators are weathering the storm after China imposed travel restrictions on group tours until late next month in a move to control the spread of the novel coronavirus, which the World Health Organisation has declared a global emergency.
The open secret of development economics
Asia focus, Yao Yang, Published on 04/11/2019
» This year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences recognises Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their work using randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in developmental studies. The choice has elicited mixed reactions, not least because RCTs are a source of controversy among academic economists.
Pilots at Taiwanese liner strike during Lunar New Year rush
Published on 08/02/2019
» TAIPEI: Pilots from Taiwan's China Airlines went on strike Friday in the middle of the Lunar New Year travel rush, forcing the cancellation of at least 18 flights over coming days and stranding thousands of passengers.
China is losing the new cold war
Asia focus, Minxin Pei in Hong Kong, Published on 17/09/2018
» When the Soviet Union imploded in 1991, the Communist Party of China became obsessed with understanding why. Government think-tanks entrusted with the task heaped plenty of blame on Mikhail Gorbachev, the reformist leader who was simply not ruthless enough to hold the Soviet Union together. But Chinese policymakers also highlighted other important factors, not all of which the country's leaders seem to be heeding today.
The restless realtor
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 16/07/2018
» Robbie Antonio is restless. The Filipino entrepreneur is on a mission to disrupt the traditional real estate and property development business by democratising high-end architecture.