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Banyan returns to where it all began
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 04/05/2024
» After expanding to 22 countries over the past 30 years, hospitality-led property developer Banyan Group has returned to Phuket, the destination where it began.
SMEs share transformation stories
Business, Sirinun Jiradilok, Published on 17/01/2023
» Fifty-five percent of small and medium enterprises in Southeast Asia are optimistic about their business recovery after the pandemic, but they realise they need to make changes to stay competitive, the UOB Asean SME Transformation Study 2022 has found.
The future of food is technology
Business, Stephen Dover, Published on 22/07/2022
» It is clear the food system, which makes up 10% of the global economy, is increasingly a major driver of climate change, and at the same time is being disrupted by climate change.
Lab-grown coffee on the way
Business, AFP, Published on 28/10/2021
» HELSINKI: Latte drinkers may in the future be sipping on java sourced from a petri dish rather than a plantation, say scientists behind a new technique to grow what they hope to be sustainable coffee in a lab.
Bridging the digital divide in Asia-Pacific
Business, Michael MacDonald, Published on 28/07/2021
» We are now living in a digital world, accelerated by businesses and governments globally as they shake off the hangover of an unprecedented pandemic, and Asia Pacific is poised to benefit significantly.
3rd Huawei data centre
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana and Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/11/2020
» Global tech powerhouse Huawei has vowed to invest 700 million baht to establish its third data centre in Thailand next year, in support of making Thailand a digital hub in Asean.
Xishuangbanna real estate a hot ticket item
Business, Reuters, Published on 29/07/2019
» A bus came to a halt amid a tropical rainforest not far from China's border with Myanmar, dropping off about 30 investors on a property tour, some with children in tow.
Palming off the problem
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Yuthana Praiwan & Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 24/06/2019
» An oversupply of fresh palm nuts has prompted authorities to boost prices by marking up the price of cooking palm oil, much to the dismay of retailers.
Coffee, cocoa and the cutting edge
Business, Steve Hollingworth, Published on 01/05/2019
» That morning ritual loved by millions, a simple cup of coffee, may one day be a thing of the past. New research shows that 60% of the world's 124 species of wild coffee face a mounting threat of extinction, mostly as a result of deforestation. This potential loss of genetic diversity would, in turn, limit the ways in which coffee could be adapted to a changing climate and disease threats.
Central Phuket tries hand at countdown
Business, Published on 28/12/2018
» Central Phuket shopping mall will hold its first New Year's countdown in an effort to make Phuket an international destination for New Year celebrations.