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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.
Trump vs Toyota? Why US cars are a rare sight in Japan
AFP, Published on 02/05/2025
» FUKAYA (JAPAN) - With their sleek curves and chrome grilles, the classic American cars on sale at Yosuke Fukuda's yard ooze Californian cool but on Japanese roads new US vehicles are a rare sight -- much to President Donald Trump's annoyance.
Thai firms to roll out GenAI this year
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/02/2025
» Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) will reach the deployment stage for business value this year, transitioning from use in pilot projects in 2024, according to Amazon Web Services (AWS) Thailand.
Carbon 'capture' tech is booming, and confusing
AFP, Published on 04/07/2023
» PARIs: Humanity's failure to draw down planet-heating carbon dioxide emissions — 41 billion tonnes in 2022 — has thrust once-marginal options for capping or reducing CO2 in the atmosphere to centre stage in climate policy and investment.
SME D Bank focuses on circular economy
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/03/2023
» Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank of Thailand (SME D Bank) plans to focus on investments in promising bio-, circular and green (BCG) SMEs and startups this year, according to president Nartnaree Rathapat.
CHR to manage Pattaya hotels
Business, Published on 21/12/2022
» Centara Hotels & Resorts (CHR) has signed hotel management extensions with Centara Pattaya Hotel and Centara Nova Hotel & Spa Pattaya.
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.
Victoria's Secret to pay B285m settlement to laid-off Thai workers
Reuters, Published on 28/05/2022
» Thai workers who were sacked last year from a factory supplying global lingerie brands including Victoria's Secret will receive 285.2 million baht, in what labour activists say is the biggest settlement of its kind in the global garment industry.
Palm oil soars on Indonesia ban in risk to global food inflation
Bloomberg News, Published on 25/04/2022
» Palm oil rallied after top producer Indonesia said it will ban all exports of cooking oil, a surprise move that threatens to worsen global food inflation and aggravate volatility in crop markets still reeling from the war.
Put on a happy face
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 22/01/2022
» The second generation of homebuilder Landy Home (Thailand) inherited two key principles from the founder: to maintain market leadership and preserve sustainable growth.