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US lawmakers avert government shutdown
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/12/2024
» WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives passed funding to keep the US government operating until mid-March just hours before a midnight shutdown deadline, capping a tumultuous two days in which two earlier plans collapsed.
CMG's fashion empire posts strong growth with sales projected to surpass B10bn this year
Business, Published on 24/08/2023
» Central Marketing Group (CMG), Thailand's market leader in the distribution of more than 40 lifestyle brands under Central Retail Corporation, expects its fashion business sales to exceed 10 billion baht this year.
Portuguese textiles become international player
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» VILA NOVA DE FAMALICAO, Portugal: Shaken in the last 20 years by competition from Asia, Portugal's textile industry has found its footing again and become a major player, supplying firms not just in Europe but also in the United States.
China growth slumps on virus lockdowns, real estate woes: poll
AFP, Published on 13/07/2022
» BEIJING: China's economic expansion slumped in the second quarter to levels not seen since early 2020, an AFP poll of analysts found, owing to painful Covid lockdowns and lingering weakness in the real estate sector.
China's retail sales lowest in two years from Covid damage
AFP, Published on 16/05/2022
» BEIJING: China's retail sales slumped to its lowest in two years while factory output plunged, official data showed Monday, capturing the dismal economic fallout from Beijing's zero-Covid policy.
China economy accelerates in Q1 but virus stalks outlook
AFP, Published on 18/04/2022
» BEIJING - China's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of the year to 4.8 percent, official data showed Monday, but the government warned of "significant challenges" ahead while massive Covid-19 lockdowns started to bite.
A&W restaurant chain to close
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 09/03/2022
» The legendary A&W fried chicken restaurant chain is to close on March 20 after almost four decades, after its SET-listed parent Global Consumer Plc (Glocon) threw in the towel because of accumulated losses and the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Kohl's Rejects $9 Billion Takeover Bid, Adopts Poison Pill
Business, Suzanne Kapner, Published on 07/02/2022
» Kohl's Corp. on Friday rejected a $9 billion takeover offer by an activist group for being too low, but said it would review other expressions of interest in the department-store chain.
CGH launches B500m digital asset venture
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 15/01/2022
» SET-listed Country Group Holdings (CGH) plans to enter the digital asset sector through Pi Ventures, a new subsidiary that plans to invest up to 500 million baht in cryptocurrency projects and digital technology companies.
Glocon sees first profit in nine years
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 12/08/2021
» SET-listed food company Global Consumer (Glocon), the operator of the A&W fast food chain, posted a profit in the second quarter for the first time in more than nine years.