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New import tax to level field amid flood of foreign goods
Business, Published on 07/02/2026
» Starting from Jan 1 this year, all goods ordered online and imported into Thailand are subject to both import duty and value-added tax (VAT).
Google I/O 2025 Recap: Major advances in AI showcased
Reuters and Online Reporters, Published on 21/05/2025
» MOUNTAIN VIEW, California - Google is preparing to put artificial intelligence into the hands of more internet users while teasing a $250-a-month subscription for AI power users, in its latest effort to fend off growing competition from rivals like OpenAI.
Chinese solar firms, ever-nimble, go further afield where US tariffs don't reach
Reuters, Published on 04/11/2024
» Some of the biggest Chinese-owned solar factories in Vietnam are cutting production and laying off workers, spurred on by the expansion of US trade tariffs targeting it and three other Southeast Asian countries.
How to manage a cat-and-mouse game
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 10/04/2023
» Law enforcement alone is inadequate for Thailand to effectively deal with rampant cyber-risks. The country also needs other key elements in place to plug loopholes, according to IT officials.
Thai air conditioner market set to recover
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 09/02/2023
» B.Grimm Carrier (Thailand), the marketer of Carrier air conditioners, expects Thailand's overall air-conditioner industry to resume growth of 5-10% in 2023, after three years of contraction during the pandemic.
Asian Games set to highlight China's awe-inspiring city of Hangzhou
Published on 17/11/2022
» "Dreaming of China's southern shore, it's Hangzhou that I most adore."
Small player EV Primus preps electric car supermarket
Business, Ranjana Wangvipula, Published on 25/10/2022
» EV Primus Co, the distributor of China's second-largest automaker DFSK (Dongfeng), is planning to set up an "EV supermarket" for motorists with varied lifestyles as it strives to compete in the electric vehicle market.
'Guerrilla' sales, crowdsourcing: Japan's game console crunch
AFP, Published on 05/07/2022
» TOKYO - It's still dark when the line starts forming outside an electronics store in Tokyo, as desperate gamers try to snag the latest PlayStation or Xbox despite chronic shortages in Japan.
Women's work
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/10/2021
» Amid wave after wave of Covid-19 in Japan, Mariko, a college lecturer and mother, has been working and raising her four-year-old daughter in an apartment shared by a family of four in Tokyo.
Crystal clear
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 27/09/2021
» Brands and people are Lars Schmidt's passion.