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SEA Games poised to boost equipment sales, Thai brands
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 09/12/2025
» The Thailand Sporting Trade Association expects the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games to help boost sales of sports equipment and serve as a platform for Thai sports brands to increase visibility among regional audiences.
The rise of the content creation economy
Business, Published on 13/11/2025
» In 2019, the popular American fried chicken chain Popeyes created a frenzy for its chicken sandwich through a viral marketing campaign. It was driven by a combination of strategic social media engagement, as well as user-generated content (UGC), leading to a cultural phenomenon that resulted in a sell-out of the sandwich within weeks.
Calls for 24-hour Sadao checkpoint
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 02/10/2025
» The number of arrivals and revenue from the Malaysian tourism market can increase by 20-30% if bribery at the border is resolved and the new government extends the operating hours of border checkpoints, according to Hat Yai tourism operators.
Rice prices a hot political issue in Japan
AFP, Published on 12/06/2025
» SANJO, Japan - All is calm at Satoshi Yamazaki's rice farm, with its freshly planted rows of vivid-green seedlings, but a row over the cost of the staple in Japan is threatening to deal the government a blow at the ballot box.
Mainland tourists seek out US goods in Hong Kong amid trade war, but few buy
South China Morning Post, Published on 22/04/2025
» Hong Kong retailers have received a surge in inquiries from mainland Chinese tourists about the prices of high-end US products amid an ongoing trade war, but shop staff have said few end up buying and business has dipped during the Easter holiday.
Trading the China rebound
Business, Kean Tan, Published on 02/11/2024
» On Aug 20, a relatively unknown Chinese gaming studio, Game Science, released what was widely touted as China's first domestically designed "AAA" game (a designation reserved for big-budget titles with long development periods), Black Myth: Wukong.
EV charging services new focus for Egat
Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 28/10/2024
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is scaling up its electric vehicle (EV) solution services, especially the expansion of charging outlets, to benefit from the growing EV industry and support the country's efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
BYD owners slam 'unfair' practice
Post Reporters, Published on 04/10/2024
» A group of Build Your Dreams (BYD) owners lodged a complaint against the company with the government on Thursday, saying the Chinese automaker's aggressive marketing campaign constitutes an unfair selling practice.
Flights of fancy at Cathay Pacific
Business, Vijay Verghese, Published on 30/07/2024
» As Hong Kong struggles back onto the tourism charts, several misdirected official pronouncements have placed immense pressure on the national carrier Cathay Pacific to launch new routes to China and the Middle East. None of this has anything to do with profitability -- the airline announced an attributable profit of HK$9.7 million for 2023, a pittance in the scheme of things.
AirAsia flights back to normal after global IT outage
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 23/07/2024
» Thai AirAsia says the global IT outage on Friday delayed 200 of its flights, affecting about 40,000 passengers, but the airline managed to operate every scheduled flight.