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US-China trade war surges, overshadowing Trump climbdown
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» WASHINGTON - The US-China trade war intensified Thursday, sending the global economy into unknown territory and dampening relief after President Donald Trump's earlier climbdown from a wider tariff onslaught against the rest of the world.
Prada to buy Versace for 1.25 bn euros to create new force in Italian fashion
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» MILAN (ITALY) - Prada said Thursday that it had reached a deal to buy Versace for 1.25 billion euros ($1.38 billion), building a new Italian fashion powerhouse and hoping to insert much-needed "spark" into its smaller, flashier rival.
Global plastic recycling rates 'stagnant' at under 10%: study
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» PARIS - The amount of plastic being recycled around the world is stagnant at less than 10 percent with most new plastic still made from fossil fuels, a new study said Thursday.
Life Rolls Forward: Ngern Tidlor Honored as Thailand’s Most Admired Brand 2025 for the 7th Consecutive Year
Published on 10/04/2025
» Ngern Tid Lor Public Company Limited (TIDLOR), led by Thitided Srimarayat, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, has been awarded Thailand’s Most Admired Brand 2025 in the vehicle title loan category—for the seventh consecutive year.
Miuccia Prada's path from activist to top designer
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» MILAN (ITALY) - As a student in the volatile May of 1968, Miuccia Prada took to the streets of Milan to demonstrate for women's rights wearing an Yves Saint Laurent suit.
Prada buys Versace for $1.38bn to form Italy luxury leader
Published on 10/04/2025
» Prada SpA agreed to buy Versace for about $1.38 billion in cash, strengthening its position as Italy’s largest fashion group by adding one of the luxury industry’s best-known brands.
Asean forges geoeconomic task force
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 10/04/2025
» Asean has decided to set up a Geoeconomics Task Force to monitor US policies and identify new economic opportunities for its members.
Death toll in Dominican nightclub disaster rises to 218
AFP, Published on 10/04/2025
» SANTO DOMINGO - The death toll after a roof collapsed at a crowded nightclub in the Dominican Republic has climbed to 218, the head of rescue operations said Thursday, in the Caribbean nation's worst disaster in decades.
Injunction putting Nescafé supply in Thailand at risk
Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 10/04/2025
» A court’s temporary injunction prohibiting the sale of Nescafé products in Thailand could lead to a potential shortage if the situation persists, according to Tang Ngee Soon Super Store Co, a leading wholesale and retail chain in Udon Thani.
Thai road safety centre activated for Songkran
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/04/2025
» The Ministry of Interior reopened the Road Safety Operation Centre on Thursday to monitor traffic incidents during the so-called "ten dangerous days" of Songkran from April 11–20.