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Adding up the list of Thai concessions
Business, Published on 02/08/2025
» Negotiations with the US that concluded with a 19% tariff on Thai exports were broadly focused on trade concessions. What did Thailand offer to secure the 19% rate?
Thai export crackdown targets trade misuse
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/05/2025
» The Department of Foreign Trade (DFT) has expanded the watch list of products at risk of circumvention from 49 to 65, aiming to strengthen control over the misuse of Thai origin for exports to the US.
Asian shares rally as Trump softens tone on China
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 25/01/2025
» RECAP: Asian shares rallied yesterday after US President Donald Trump said he thought he could reach a trade deal rather than impose tariffs on China.
Managing the double-edged sword of AI
Business, Conall McDevitt, Published on 16/12/2023
» Artificial intelligence (AI) is not new. Neither is reputational risk. While corporations have been using AI for some time now, most of it has been unseen in data analytics, predicting customer behaviour, sales and marketing, or operations.
Thailand eager to revive GSP perks
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/09/2023
» Thailand is revving up talks with the US in an effort to renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and remove the country from the watch list for intellectual property assets.
How YouTube Keeps Broadcasting Inside Russia's Digital Iron Curtain
Business, Sam Schechner & Miles Kruppa & Evan Gershkovich, Published on 10/08/2022
» Months into its war against Ukraine, Moscow continues to let its own citizens access YouTube, leaving a conspicuous hole in its effort to control what Russians see and hear about the conflict.
Why China's Banks Won't Come to Russia's Rescue
Business, Jing Yang & Rebecca Feng, Published on 07/03/2022
» On paper, China's banks and its homegrown payments system could offer Russia respite from crippling Western sanctions. China has helped other nations evade sanctions, and both China and Russia share an interest in weakening the dollar's hold on the international financial system.
How will the war in Ukraine affect Thailand?
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Published on 02/03/2022
» Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb 24 marks a major conflict that sent shockwaves through global stock and commodities markets. The action could affect tourism around the world, including in Thailand, which is still struggling to recover economically from the pandemic stress.
Sector steels itself for recovery
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 14/09/2020
» Despite years of sluggish performance worsened by the pandemic, business leaders are optimistic about the steel industry's recovery if the government gives better protection to local manufacturers and goes ahead with megaprojects in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).
Pitfalls of 'free' VPN apps
Business, Published on 20/08/2019
» Virtual private networks (VPNs) are among the most popular mobile applications in the world. They're an essential tool for anyone looking to circumvent censorship, keep their online activities private, or use public WiFi securely. The most popular free apps have hundreds of millions of downloads, but experts at Top10VPN.com say many security potential pitfalls await the unwary.