Across Asean, Thailand had the highest proportion of respondents prioritising technology investments in 2020, as small businesses in the region count on technology to help them overcome the impact of the Covid-19, a survey by United Overseas Bank (UOB) found. Technology was ranked the top investment priority for 2020 by two in three (64%) small […]
Read MoreSA KAEO: Checkpoints are being reopened to Cambodian traders for five hours a day as border markets on the Thai side slowly return to business, according to local authorities. The Cambodian traders were told by the governor of Banteay Meanchey province that the Klong Luek checkpoint opposite the Cambodian border town of Poipet will open […]
Read MoreSET-listed Thaicom says a joint venture it recently formed with CAT Telecom would serve as a hub for low earth orbit (LEO) satellite service in the Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) market, catering to demand for high-speed internet via 5G tech and innovative applications. The establishment of the joint venture, called Nation Space and […]
Read MoreTruong Hai Auto Corporation (THACO), a leading automaker in Vietnam, has sold 80 Kia Grand Carnival cars to Thailand. It is the second batch of passenger cars that THACO has exported to Thailand, the Southeast Asia’s biggest auto hub, in 2020. Previously, the company delivered 40 of the same cars to Thailand in February. The […]
Read MoreThe government looks set to establish a centre to handle the country’s economic rehabilitation from the coronavirus. It is envisaged that the body will work in the same way as the current Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), which has been successful in controlling the pandemic. Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday agreed with the plan […]
Read MoreThailand’s cross-border trade fell by 9.7% year-on-year in the first five months of 2020 as the coronavirus ravaged the global economy and led neighbouring countries to close nearly all border checkpoints. The Foreign Trade Department on Thursday said the country’s overall cross-border trade, including transit trade, totalled 524.35 billion baht from January to May, with Malaysia […]
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