The plan to reclaim a 3,000-rai land plot in Sri Racha district, Chon Buri province has ignited voices of support and dissent as questions are raised over whether the end result will come at the expense of the environment and local communities. The potential area of reclaimed coastland is near Laem Chabang seaport. Two state […]
Read MoreVIETNAM is finding it’s hard to win a trade war even when businesses are trying to hand you victories. The South-East Asian growth engine has a young and growing middle class, a horde of free-trade agreements, and a booming manufacturing industry. Businesses from Alphabet Inc’s Google to Crate & Barrel Holdings Inc are lining up […]
Read MoreMore Chinese manufacturers are looking to Thailand as a production base to avoid US tariffs, based on trends in demand for the Southeast Asian nation’s industrial estates. WHA Corp Plc, the top Thai provider of such estates, said it expects Chinese companies to account for as much as half of its land sale contracts both […]
Read MoreThe Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) of the Ministry of Energy has conducted a poll via its facebook page “@StartHaiUpTH” under the topic of ‘What innovations do you use the most’. The poll, launched last July, explored the usage of innovations among Thais across all ages and professions, aiming to promote usage of energy-efficient […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Vietnam is striving to improve its stock market’s status and implementing measures to attract portfolio investment, and allowing FDI firms to list would help the country achieve this goal. Experts have urged competent authorities to rapidly make a clear legal mechanism to convert foreign-owned firms into public companies, enabling them to list on […]
Read MoreMANILA, Philippines — The country’s top distilleries has warned lawmakers that imposing too much tax increases may dampen demand for alcoholic products, which may result in lower revenues and tax yield for the government. In a position paper submitted to the Senate ways and means committee, Distilled Spirits Association of the Philippines (DSAP) president Olivia Limpe-Aw […]
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