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Chinese arrivals over Lunar New Year top pre-Covid levels
Published on 20/02/2024
» BEIJING - Chinese travellers flocked to tourist hot-spots across Asia over the Lunar New Year break, with visitor numbers and spending in destinations including Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia exceeding pre-Covid levels, Chinese travel operators say.
Chamber of Commerce foresees 2-3% expansion in exports in 2024
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/02/2024
» The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) forecasts exports to rebound to an expansion of 2-3% this year, with the value ranging from US$290 billion-293 billion, or an average of 2.5%, equivalent to $291.6 billion, from a contraction of 1% last year.
Call for better integration of the informal economy
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/02/2024
» The Thai Bankers' Association (TBA) is urging the government to bring the informal economy into the economic system to promote transparency and support the country's digital economy.
Bankers wary regarding debt
Business, Published on 19/02/2024
» The high level of profits posted by the Thai banking sector last year generated a good deal of controversy, with some commentators suggesting interest rates were too high.
AWS sets out expansion strategy for AI, cloud services
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/02/2024
» Amazon Web Services (AWS), the cloud computing arm of Amazon, has outlined strategies to democratise technology and generative artificial intelligence (AI) amid intense competition in the global generative AI domain.
YGG aims to power up
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/02/2024
» Production studio Yggdrazil Group (YGG), known for its popular Home Sweet Home action-horror game, aims to become a SET100 company in the near future and an internationally recognised digital content creator and distributor.
Foreign investment posts big gain in January
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/02/2024
» Foreign investment rose in January, with applications approved by the Foreign Business Committee under the Foreign Business Act totalling 7.17 billion baht, up 39.8% year-on-year.
China to show off homegrown airliner at Singapore air show
Published on 16/02/2024
» SINGAPORE: Singapore will play host to Asia's biggest air show next week for the first time since the end of Covid border restrictions, with regional travel rebounding and the military side of the show bristling with defensive systems and nervous arms buyers.
Kiatnakin touts new emerging market stock funds
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 10/02/2024
» Investors are urged to invest in emerging market stocks except for China, which faces risks from declining economic growth and geopolitical conflict, according to Kiatnakin Asset Management (KKPAM).
North Korea abolishes laws on inter-Korean economic cooperation
Kyodo News, Published on 08/02/2024
» SEOUL - North Korea's parliament decided to abolish laws on inter-Korean economic cooperation, state-run media said Thursday, with the move in line with leader Kim Jong Un's policy announced last month of not seeking peaceful reunification with South Korea.