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Thai consumer spending tightens
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 26/05/2025
» Quiet tourist attractions with fewer guests and complaints from local merchants about stagnant purchasing power have become more pronounced, as the Thai economy braces for another slump in the second quarter, which is typically a low season for spending.
Cambodia bans live pig imports from Thailand, Vietnam
Khmer Times, Published on 14/01/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has temporarily stopped the import of pigs from its neighbours Thailand and Vietnam, due to an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF).
Taiwan bans Thai pork imports
Online Reporters, Published on 12/01/2022
» Taiwan has warned that anyone bringing in pork or pork products from Thailand will be heavily fined after African swine fever (ASF) was confirmed in the kingdom.
What We Already Know About Investing in 2021
Business, Jason Zweig, Published on 12/01/2021
» For decades I've warned investors about the folly of short-term market forecasting, but that doesn't mean we can't know anything about the year to come. In fact, we can already predict a few things about 2021 with a high degree of confidence.
Virus surges in Americas, IMF warns of economic carnage: World update
AFP, Published on 25/06/2020
» WASHINGTON: More than 78,000 people were diagnosed with Covid-19 in the US and in Brazil alone Wednesday, as the IMF laid out the unprecedented economic devastation caused by the global pandemic and the WHO warned the number of infections could reach 10 million worldwide within the next week.
Strategy exploration in action
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 28/02/2020
» 'When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills," goes a Chinese proverb. The winds of disruptive change are certainly blowing hard as we embark on a new decade.
China's pig disease outbreak pushes up global pork prices
AP, Published on 21/05/2019
» BEIJING: Hong Kong retiree Lee Wai-man loves pork fresh from the market but eats a lot less now that the price has jumped as China struggles with a deadly swine disease that has sent shockwaves through global meat markets.
Uttar Pradesh tanneries feeling unwelcome, ready to move
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 25/02/2019
» Firoz Alam is feeling victimised these days. The owner of a small tannery in Kanpur, he and dozens of others have been forced to close because of concerns that their operations are polluting the Ganges River in Uttar Pradesh.
Betagro gears up for decade ahead
Business, Phusadee Arunmas & Charoen Kittikanya, Published on 08/10/2018
» With a 10-year strategic plan about to end, Betagro Group, one of Thailand's biggest agro-industrial and food companies, is committed to ramping up investment next year to the highest level in seven years.
Swine fever outbreak prompts call to slaughter HK pigs
South China Morning Post, Published on 29/08/2018
» Hong Kong has been urged to slaughter local pigs separately from those imported from mainland China over fears of a rapid spread of African swine fever that has already caused more than 24,000 pigs to be culled.