BANGKOK – Fourdesire, Taiwan’s leading mobile app developer, will release a Thai version of Fortune City, their popular money management app, in Thailand this month. As the new year rapidly approaches, millions of people are planning to make New Year’s resolutions for 2021, looking for a way to spark positive personal change. Every year the […]
The pandemic has accelerated the shift towards a more digital world and triggered changes in online shopping behaviours that are likely to have lasting effects. The COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed online shopping behaviours, according to a survey of about 3,700 consumers in nine emerging and developed economies. The survey, entitled “COVID-19 and E-commerce”, examined […]
Following four decades since the end of the Vietnam War, Vietnam’s relationship with the US has changed significantly. After the Vietnam War in 1975, the US and Vietnam announced normal diplomatic relations on July 11, 1995. Vietnam and the United States celebrated 25 years of diplomatic relations in July this year – a testament to […]
Moody’s Investors Service says in a new report that the aggregate EBITDA of Asian refiners will decline by around 30% Aggregate EBITDA will decline around 30% in 2020 on steep inventory losses and weak margins A gradual economic recovery will improve margins in 2021, but risks are tilted to the downside “EBITDA and margin will […]
Thailand was voted to be the world’s best place to start business for the second consecutive year, according to the Department of Business Development. Wuthikrai Leeviraphan, director-general of the department, said that recently U.S.News & World Report posted its list of “Best Countries to Start a Business 2020” and Thailand ranked first for the second […]
General Natapol Nakpanich, the deputy army chief and deputy head of an ad hoc committee on the relaxation of COVID-19 control measures, said the extension of the state of emergency would rarely impact society because people could continue with their normal life and rallies or anti-government protests could be organized. The Center for COVID-19 Situation […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – Though COVID-19 has badly impacted many industries, some such as medical science and technological advancement may benefit from aspects of the crisis. The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, has suggested Thai entrepreneurs grab the opportunity to develop innovations, and some Chinese medical equipment companies are preparing to move their production […]
In January, Thailand became the second country to confirm a COVID-19 case but, since then, the country has shown remarkable resilience and, as of late July, there had not been any recorded cases of domestic transmission for nearly two months. Gita Sabharwal, the UN Resident Coordinator in Thailand, explains that this success is thanks to […]