The global economic picture in the first quarter has been as we expected. In terms of year-on-year growth, the economy is moving up steadily since bottoming out in the second quarter of 2020, when countries around the world started locking down to fend off the coronavirus.
The Bank of Thailand, in collabora-tion with the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV), has launched a QR payment linkage to simplify cross-border payments between the two countries.
Jobless claims fell to their lowest level of the pandemic last week as stronger hiring and consumer spending drive a U.S. economic revival.
Central Department Store Co plans to allocate over 1 billion baht to open and renovate department stores under two brands, Central and Robinson, keen to capitalise on improving retail shopping sentiment this month.
PTT Plc and Bangchak Corporation Plc have vowed to help Thailand become a regional production base for high-value biochemical products in the post-pandemic period.
This week on Twitch, a stop sign became a saga. Stopsigncam, a 24/7 stream of a single intersection in Salem, Massachusetts where drivers regularly blow through a stop with no concern for their lives or others, blew up thanks to a viral TikTok. But at the peak of its popularity, it went offline.
Stipe Miocic celebrates after his victory over Daniel Cormier in their UFC heavyweight championship bout during the UFC 252 event at UFC APEX on August 15, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. | Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC
Check out the Bloody Elbow staff’s picks and predictions for UFC 260: Miocic vs. Ngannou 2.
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Gillingham chairman Paul Scally has highlighted the club’s financial predicament in an open letter to fans.
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While distribution of Johnson and Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine hit an initial snag, the Biden Administration announced on Friday that the company will deliver 11 million doses of the vaccine next week.
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Israel is also developing two different sets of external fuel tanks to extend the F-35 jet’s range.
Here’s What You Need to Remember: Over time, Israel will likely acquire additional F-35s, as it intends for the type to replace its fleet of over 320 F-16s, starting with the now very old F-16A Netz aircraft first acquired in the 1980s.
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Private hospitals have been directed to set aside 50% of their beds for Covid patients, while Covid beds in government hospitals was being doubled.
The painting was the headline lot of Sotheby’s latest Impressionist and modern art sale.