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IHG brand targeting independent hotels
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 02/09/2025
» International chain IHG Hotels & Resorts aims to persuade independent hotel owners to convert their properties to its new brand, Garner, with the first location in Southeast Asia and second in Asia set to open in Pattaya in November 2025.
Bitcoin tops $111,000 for first time
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/05/2025
» SINGAPORE — Bitcoin surpassed US$111,000 for the first time to reach a record high, with traders increasingly bullish on the prospects of the original cryptocurrency amid mounting institutional demand.
Survey highlights strong commitment to AI adoption
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/03/2025
» Businesses across Asia-Pacific are accelerating artificial intelligence (AI) adoption to lift productivity and revenue growth.
IHG keen on hotel conversion in Thailand
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 30/08/2024
» Hotels globally are reporting an increasing conversion rate post-pandemic, particularly from independent hotel owners, according to international chain IHG Hotels & Resorts, which is eager for conversion in Thailand with a new mid-scale brand.
Asean becoming a data centre hotbed
Business, Published on 10/05/2024
» Demand in secondary and tertiary data centre markets continues to grow as operators and developers increasingly face power and land constraints in mature markets, according to the latest "Global Data Centre Market Comparison" report by the property services company Cushman & Wakefield.
Most Asian shares rise, oil prices up after Saudi output cuts
Reuters, Published on 05/06/2023
» SYDNEY: Most Asian share markets rose on Monday on optimism the Federal Reserve would pause its rate hikes this month after a mixed US jobs report, while oil prices jumped after Saudi Arabia pledged big output cuts.
Talent strategy for new businesses
Business, Vivek Lath and Rohan Jain, Published on 21/04/2023
» Building new businesses -- or corporate ventures -- is increasingly critical for growth. Not only is the creation of new products and services a defining aspect of many leading companies, it is also a means to address fast-shifting customer demands, sustainability challenges and technological disruption.
Prime time or Netflix? Streaming wars come to Thailand
AFP, Published on 07/12/2022
» International streaming platforms were among the biggest Covid-19 pandemic winners, seeing subscriber numbers soar, but United States giants have turned abroad as countries reopened -- with Thailand firmly in their sights.
Agricultural firms urged to accelerate tech adoption
Business, Phusadee Arunmas and Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 25/08/2022
» Thai food and agricultural companies are being advised to boost their productivity and food safety through the application of Internet of Things, robotics in value chains, and drone technology for plantation and agricultural biotechnology such as genetic engineering.
Mega expansion to proceed despite war, pandemic woes
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 03/03/2022
» Despite the escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict and ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, SET-listed Mega Lifesciences, a producer of pharmaceuticals and food supplements, vows to continue to expand its business both domestically and overseas this year.