Thailand’s lifestyle-product makers upbeat
The export prospects of Thailand’s lifestyle products remain promising with estimated growth of about 3.5 percent this year, bucking the country’s tepid export trends.
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The export prospects of Thailand’s lifestyle products remain promising with estimated growth of about 3.5 percent this year, bucking the country’s tepid export trends.
Vivek Singh was racking his brain to figure out a way to save his 18-month-old start-up TicnPic, a social discovery platform that connected people through visual searches. Vendor phone calls asking him to pay up had become the order of the day, and Singh was just about managing to pay his credit-card bills and office rent.
Singha Corp., the distributor of Singha beer, has allocated 4.8 billion baht to build an integrated food industrial estate in Ang Thong province, aimed to become a food hub in Asean.
The foreign policy of the Duterte administration risks alienating its major economic partners and creating an “unwelcoming” environment to foreign investors, according to a private think tank.
Asean defense ministers will meet with US Secretary of Defense Ash Carter in Hawaii later this month for an informal dialogue cohosted by Lao PDR to discuss common interests and regional security, the US Pacific Command said.
Will Hodgson is general manager of House of Blues Las Vegas, having recently moved to Southern Nevada from Houston, where he had a similar role with House of Blues Houston. “I’m so excited to discover Las Vegas,” he said. “I’ve only scratched the surface about what this city has to offer. I am looking forward to seeing more.”
The board of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has revised down its target for tourism-related income next year, citing concerns about economic problems and the political situation after the charter referendum.
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Seiko (Thailand) Co., the Thai distributor of Seiko watches, is making a strategic move to draw more Generation-Y customers with the use of a local brand ambassador for the first time.
Racing from close quarters to mass rallies, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders churned across California on Monday as the former secretary of State made history—becoming the first woman ever to clinch a major party’s presidential nomination.
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President Barack Obama is racing against the clock to cement a massive Pacific Rim trade deal that all of his potential successors oppose, with his administration eyeing a looming fight on Capitol Hill while starting to implement as much of the complicated pact as it can.
When Anthony Quirello was deciding on a name for his fledgling business, he chose one with a meaning: Spartan Lawns.
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Thailand will become the first country in the Asean region to host the world’s biggest tourism summit.
By Matthew Schofield / McClatchy Washington Bureau/TNS
Food safety has taken a big step forward with the formal launch of the Asean Risk Assessment Center (Arac) for Food Safety as the first of its kind in the region.
Dreams of a cashless society in Thailand could materialize sooner than expected, as officials race to develop the national e-payment system, under which money transfers will be just a click away and the cost of doing business will drop.
A Miami-based upstart is trying to shake up the way home buying and selling has been done for decades.
Japanese investors have expressed interest in producing textiles for medical use in Thailand and making the country a regional hub for innovative garments and medical equipment, says the National Federation of Thai Textile Industries.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has set a challenging new target for domestic tourism revenue of 900 billion baht this year, up from 790 billion baht in 2015.
Thailand is targeting Iran as its key export market in the Middle East following the lifting of international sanctions against the country.
More than 100 billion baht a year in tax revenue is expected to pour into state coffers if casinos are legalized in Thailand, according to a study conducted by the dean of Rangsit University’s College of Social Innovation.
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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is using its Discover Thainess campaign to attract foreign tourists to “Hidden Gems” —12 provinces most people miss on their trips here.
Thailand is set to team up with the Japan External Trade Organization (Jetro) and Asean members to push forward the Made in Asean initiative, with the aim of making certain products of the same quality standards.
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