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Project aimed at strengthening local entrepreneurs
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/07/2025
» The Department of Business Development (DBD) has enhanced the capabilities of local entrepreneurs through its Smart Local Me-D project, with the aim of generating a total trade value of 100 million baht.
Sacit aims to nuture new cohorts of creators
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/06/2025
» The Sustainable Arts and Crafts Institute of Thailand (public organisation) or Sacit is promoting Thai crafts on the global stage by nurturing young creators and looking to expand export markets.
Hong Kong welcomes 213,000 mainland tourists as 'golden week' break starts
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/05/2025
» More than 213,000 mainland Chinese visitors flocked to Hong Kong on the first day of the Labour Day "golden week" holiday on Thursday, looking forward to some hiking, treating their taste buds at street food stalls and restaurants, and enjoying a dazzling drone show in the night sky above Victoria Harbour.
Indonesia garment sector faces massive layoffs on China dumping
Bloomberg, Published on 16/01/2025
» Indonesia’s fragile garment industry may have to lay off hundreds of thousands of workers this year if the government is unable to rein in persistent dumping from China, an industry association official warned.
Dell: Rise of AI set to continue in 2025
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/01/2025
» This year agentic artificial intelligence (AI) should spread and sovereign AI strategies will become more important, according to global firm Dell Technologies.
Uncertainties and challenges
Business, Published on 30/12/2024
» 2025 is just around the corner and everyone is looking for clues about the prospects for the global and domestic economies in the coming year.With Donald Trump set to return to the White House on Jan 20, the US factors seem difficult to predict given the personality of the President-elect billionaire we all learned from his first term.But something the world can expect is growing US protectionism, through the proposed import tax hike Trump has clearly announced; countermeasures from the targeted countries, notably China, would put the global economy on the verge of turmoil.Amid the uncertainties and challenges ahead, the Bangkok Post has identified five megatrends for 2025.Let's hear from experts about their potential development in the year to come so we can at least prepare ourselves for what could be another tough year.
Must see? Solutions in sight for global overtourism
Bloomberg, Published on 12/08/2024
» If you recently visited Barcelona, Mallorca or Venice, you’re a bad tourist who should have stayed home. At least that’s what the anti-tourism protests this summer in certain parts of Europe would have you believe.
CKPower's Pioneering Efforts Sparking Clean Energy Communities
Published on 22/12/2023
» CKPower is recharging local communities as vital clean energy forces on the path to Net Zero, despite the global crises casting doubt on the prospect of a world free from greenhouse gas emissions. Their "Hing Hoi" project, which translates to "firefly," exemplifies CKPower's commitment to sustainability and empowering society in achieving this goal.
New study highlights sunrise, sunset businesses
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/12/2023
» E-commerce, content creation, internet influencers and product reviews have the brightest growth prospects for next year as consumer behaviour changes, according to a new university study.
Cashing in on cachet
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Lamonphet Apisitniran and Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 02/10/2023
» Economic uncertainty clouds the country's outlook after the Bank of Thailand surprisingly hiked its policy interest rate to a 10-year high of 2.5% to battle inflation and prepare for global fluctuations.