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In most economies, inventories are valued at market prices, while in China they are valued by the authorities and adjusted later. This is just one of many ways China manipulates GDP data.

Here's a venue to celebrate Christmas and New Year as if you were in Switzerland. Rim Klong Cafe is bringing the magic of the Swiss holiday season with fun and authentic activities for children as well as epicurean experiences for adults until Jan 6 next year.

The Embassy of France and Goethe Institute present "A House In Many Parts", a multidisciplinary festival featuring an exchange between cultural workers from France, Germany, and Thailand amid the Covid-19 pandemic.

Not far away from the downtown area of Ayutthaya, some expansive rice paddies have morphed into open grounds so that bird lovers can train their pets how to free-fly. Normally, birds are trained to sing and talk for animal shows in the zoos, however, they're now also becoming popular as pets in Thailand, Japan, China, Singapore, India and Indonesia.

Eschewing gender norms, Marc Jacobs has introduced a polysexual product line poetically named Heaven, now available in Thailand, at the brand's flagship store in CentralWorld.

Deeming that skin ageing compares to a domino effect, Saishunkan Pharmaceutical has intervened by developing formulas under the Domohorn Wrinkle brand.

In maintaining a glowing complexion, Suqqu identified five factors in developing the latest Vialume collection for mature skin.

In 1983, Kassav', a band from the Antilles in the Caribbean, released Zouk La Se Sel Medikamen Non Ni (Zouk Is The Only Medicine We Have). It became the first Antillean record to sell 100,000 copies. Kassav' went on to top the French pop charts with a string of gold albums, drew bigger crowds at their concerts than Prince and put Antillean music firmly on the international musical map.

Why has the campaign against school uniforms, which has struck a chord only among some students, so irked the phuyai or adults in Thai society?

Even before President-elect Joe Biden is officially anointed as the United States' president, a curse has already been cast on Thailand by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who on Dec 3 passed a resolution regarding the ongoing political unrest in the kingdom. Before spreading this false impression far and wide, the incoming Biden administration should pay full attention to the realities on...

As per the 1959 Defence Services Act, which was amended in 2014, the retirement age of Myanmar's military chief and his deputy is set at 65. Previously, military leaders could serve for as long as the Tatmadaw needed them.

With Covid-19 infection cases rising in Chiang Rai, tourism-related businesses in the northern province are starting to feel the coronavirus pinch.

A draft plan for the allocation of rights to use satellite orbital slots has come under fire for several loopholes that some potential bidders said make them reluctant to join the bids.

Thailand's economy is forecast for clear recovery momentum in 2022 as domestic demand will remain weak in 2021, says CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT).

The Finance Ministry wants to reform the tax structure by revising the large number of deduction incentives, arriving at a more appropriate level.

Two brothers who became billionaires in Britain by focusing on food over fuel at gas stations are looking to roll out that model globally in the hope of finding broader success.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha tried to allay fears of a second wave of coronavirus infections, saying the Thais who sneaked back across the border from Myanmar's Tachileik town were not super-spreaders.

Call of Duty big. Medal of Honor bigger (depending on how you count).

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If there’s one thing you don’t see every day, it’s a popular politician photoshopped alongside the cast of a long-running CW show. But that’s exactly what appeared on my Twitter timeline over the weekend: Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate and activist Stacey Abrams alongside the stars of Supernatural in a promo…

Rog Stein of Indiana Tech was tabbed as the Men's Basketball Player of the Week in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC). The junior scored a game-high 20 points in a win against Great Lakes Christianto push the Warriors' record to 6-2.

The staff writer explains some of the challenges to vaccination.

1. Millwall and QPR to stand arm-in-arm against discrimination at Tuesday's match  Sky Sports
2. Minister decries Millwall fans who booed players for taking a knee  The Guardian
3. Black Foreign Office minister James Cleverly says 'Taking the knee is not for everyone' in BLM row  Daily Mail
4. Millwall muddle shows taking the knee may have run its course - Football News -  Football365.com
5. Booing those that kneel is an act of violent disrespect, a handshake met by a punch... Читать дальше...

Essentials Week spotlights unexpected items that make our daily lives just a little bit better.

Each year, we write these top 10 lists to talk about how unique the past year in film has been, how spectacularly dramatic or delightfully unexpected the best movies of the year were, and so on and so forth. Well, we'd like to take a moment to apologize for all the other years we've said that because in retrospect, that was nonsense. Those years were nothing compared to this year, which by any objective measure was unlike any other in living memory when it comes to movies. 

Watching your favorite movies on basic cable channels can come with a few annoying stipulations. Curse words often get bleeped out, which means you can’t say memorized lines aloud. Commercial breaks happen unexpectedly and randomly, like in the middle of an important character’s monologue. Or, in the case of TBS’ recent airing of “Jingle All the Way,” you don’t actually get to see the movie’s ending.