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Thailand, UK upgrade economic ties
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/04/2024
» Thailand and the UK have announced the elevation of economic, trade and investment relations to a strategic partnership, serving as a foundation for the development of a free trade agreement (FTA) in the future.
Cathay Pacific banks on Southeast Asia
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 01/08/2023
» Cathay Pacific is optimistic about growth in Southeast Asia, particularly with regard to Bangkok -- one of its best performing routes.
Wyndham expects Hua Hin market to normalise in 2024
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 08/11/2022
» Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is expecting Hua Hin's tourism market to rebound back to normal levels in 2024 as its newly-acquired hotel's occupancy rate has slowly picked up to 30%.
Cathay Pacific sees clearer skies
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 16/09/2022
» Cancellation of the mandatory quarantine in Hong Kong is the key to recovery for Cathay Pacific as the airline has prepared both seat capacity and is recruiting more air crew for business resumption.
Big-spending Biden lifts investors' spirits
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Darana Chudasri, Published on 03/04/2021
» Recap: The US equity futures rose ahead of data expected to show the biggest increase of jobs in five months. Investors are optimistic about the US economic recovery after President Biden’s massive infrastructure proposal and the upcoming corporate earnings season.
Elon Musk and Amazon Are Battling to Put Satellite Internet in Your Backyard
Business, Christopher Mims, Published on 23/03/2021
» Cybersecurity specialist Luke McOmie lives entirely off-grid on the side of a mountain in Colorado, where there's no cell service or landline broadband internet. Yet he recently gave a talk at a convention hosted in Japan on the lethality of drones. He was live via satellite -- his own personal satellite internet connection, that is.
Cash Remains King as Companies Close a Dismal Second Quarter
Business, Thomas Gryta & Theo Francis, Published on 23/06/2020
» Giant companies from McDonald's Corp. to Intel Corp. are husbanding cash, cutting costs and tapping debt, all moves that bolster their resilience amid persistent uncertainty wrought by the new coronavirus.
Stocks and the Economy Send Very Different Messages
Business, Gunjan Banerji, Published on 20/04/2020
» The Dow Jones Industrial Average staged its best two-week performance since the 1930s, a dramatic rebound that has left many investors with a confounding reality: soaring share prices and a floundering economy.
Building a nature-positive economy
Business, World Economic Forum, Published on 06/03/2020
» Businesses are more dependent on nature and biodiversity than they may realise, according to The New Nature Economy Report produced by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Google AI beats doctors at breast cancer detection -- sometimes
Business, Brianna Abbott, Published on 03/01/2020
» Google's health research unit said it has developed an artificial-intelligence system that can match or outperform radiologists at detecting breast cancer, according to new research. But doctors still beat the machines in some cases.