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Malls bet big on New Year blowout
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 19/12/2025
» Large malls are ramping up investments in New Year countdown events across Bangkok and nationwide to spur year-end spending among locals and foreign tourists, with leading players Central Pattana Plc (CPN) and The Mall Group aiming to attract a combined audience of 1.6 million at their flagship celebrations.
TAT expects B18.3bn from July holidays
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 23/07/2024
» Two consecutive national holidays this month are expected to generate 18.3 billion baht in tourism revenue from 5 million domestic trips, according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).
CPN marks mall's anniversary
Business, Published on 16/05/2024
» Central Pattana Plc (CPN) is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Central i-City, a lifestyle and entertainment destination in a 6.5-billion-baht mixed-use project in western Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Full charge ahead
Life, Kingsley Wijayasinha, Published on 28/03/2022
» The car-buying season is back with the staging of this year's Bangkok International Motor Show reflecting the latest trends in the Thai automobile market.
Extravaganza to cost up to B600m
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk and Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 15/10/2021
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry expects to use a budget of 500-600 million baht to host twin concerts in Bangkok and Phuket after it was confirmed that two prominent artists -- 'Lisa' and Andrea Bocelli -- will perform to celebrate the country's reopening.
Chinese shoppers spend big in post-virus Singles' Day binge
AFP, Published on 12/11/2020
» BEIJING: Chinese shoppers splurged more than $100 billion in the world's biggest shopping event of the year, in a huge spending spree that suggests the country's all-important army of consumers is fighting back after months of pandemic agony.
Crowds in face masks pack China auto show
AFP, Published on 26/09/2020
» BEIJING: Crowds packed a mega motor show in Beijing on Saturday — the only major international auto event this year — as manufacturers hope to boost the world's biggest car market despite the coronavirus battering demand.
Amazon Retools With Unusual Goal: Get Shoppers to Buy Less Amid Pandemic
Business, Dana Mattioli, Published on 18/04/2020
» Amazon.com Inc. is retooling its website to do the opposite of what made it one of the world's most powerful and dominant companies: Sell fewer items.
Olympics delay a blow for virus-hit Tokyo hotels
AFP, Published on 29/03/2020
» TOKYO: The shock postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics has dealt a savage blow to Japan's hotels and tourism industry, already reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
Light at the end of the tunnel
Business, Piyasak Manason, Published on 03/01/2020
» For global investors, the sky started brightening as a tumultuous 2019 drew to a close. Stock indices in recent weeks have gained 2-6%, with developed markets rising the most, and many are closing in on all-time highs. Most prominent are the US stock indices, where every day the S&P, Dow Jones and Nasdaq have been touching historic highs.