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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).
Asian markets cool after rally fed by trade truce
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/05/2025
» RECAP: Asian markets limped into the weekend as investors consolidated gains after a week-long rally spurred by a truce in the China-US trade war.
J&T Express unit to utilise DeepSeek AI
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/03/2025
» Leading logistics service provider J&T Express Thailand plans to utilise DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) model to increase its operating efficiency, while expanding its retail partner network to broaden its customer reach.
Asian equities revive after slow start to 2025
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/01/2025
» RECAP: Asian stocks rose on Friday, aiming to shrug off a lacklustre start to 2025, while the dollar was steady near a two-year high as investors fret about United States interest rates staying higher for longer. Worries about tariffs and China's economy also kept a lid on gains.
Push to expedite shallot exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 02/01/2025
» The Ministry of Commerce will tackle the challenges of exporting shallots to Indonesia and Vietnam. The move aims to stabilise shallot prices for farmers ahead of the peak harvest season.
Temu's presence could intensify price war
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 04/09/2024
» While it's too early to gauge Chinese e-commerce giant Temu's long-term impact on the e-commerce market in Thailand and the region, sellers may need to prepare for another price war, says market analytics firm Cube Asia.
Traders on sidelines awaiting signals from Fed chief
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee and Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/08/2024
» RECAP: Trade was subdued in most Asian stock markets yesterday while the dollar rebounded from one-year lows, as investors were cautious ahead of a major speech by US Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell.
Trying to withstand the deluge
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/11/2023
» With cheap Chinese products flooding the Thai market through online sales, local e-commerce and retail operators are worried it could affect small enterprises.
Uniqlo and Sander's +J collection is here
Business, Ritsuko Ando, Published on 13/11/2020
» TOKYO: Baggy pants and oversized T-shirts helped spare Japanese fashion brand Uniqlo from the steep coronavirus-led fall in sales that hit rival fashion chains such as H&M and Zara.
Malaysia's next major export -- durian
Business, Reuters, Published on 27/11/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: The stinky, spiky durian is set to become Malaysia's next major export as the Southeast Asian nation rushes to develop thousands of acres to cash in on unprecedented demand for the fruit from China.