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Standing for Air, Land and Ocean, ALO has opened its first store in Thailand at EmQuartier.

Only four days left until we kiss goodbye to all things past -- good or bad -- and begin the New Year with a big smile and full of hope. For those looking for fun on the last night of year, many leading shopping malls in Bangkok are preparing a line-up of exciting countdown extravaganzas guaranteed to usher everyone into 2024 in a memorable way, free of charge. Here are some of the highlights.

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has declared dealing with informal debt and the problems it creates a national priority, likening the situation to a form of modern-day slavery.

BCPG Plc, the power generation arm of energy conglomerate Bangchak Corp, plans to buy a new renewable energy asset in Taiwan next year to increase its power generation capacity.

As we approach the conclusion of 2023, stocks have demonstrated resilience. Notably, the US S&P 500 index is on track for a 22% increase in 2023, which would be about double its historical average annual return.

Centara Hotels & Resorts, the country's leading hotel operator, posted remarkable success in terms of development this year.

The government's policy to reduce energy prices was the most appealing to entrepreneurs polled on their favourite state measures and what should be New Year gifts for the manufacturing sector, according to the latest survey conducted by the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).

Thailand's economy this year was challenged by several critical events inside and outside the country, notably the general election in May, as a new cabinet was not formed until September.

Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai has vowed to roll out 30 billion baht worth of discount campaigns next year to reduce the cost of living.

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West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil prices are down over 2% on Wednesday, with Brent crude closing in on similar losses on the day as global shipping giants gear up to resume traversing the Red Sea despite an ongoing Houthi missile barrage.  At 3:43 p.m. ET on Wednesday, WTI was trading down 2.02% at $74.04. Brent crude was trading down 1.86% at $79.56.  Oil prices have continued to track downwards on faith that a U.S.-led international task force, dubbed Prosperity Guardian, will be able to... Читать дальше...

A Kazakh media outlet, citing a watchdog group representative, is reporting that the Kazakh government is balking at a Chinese proposal to build the Central Asian nation’s first nuclear power plant. The Kazakh government has not officially commented on the report.  The Kursiv news outlet cites Baurzhan Ibrayev, chair of the Central Asia advisory board of the UK-based New Nuclear Watch Institute, as saying the projected cost of the Chinese-built plant would be up to half the price of proposals submitted by French... Читать дальше...

Not a week goes by without an ESG meeting, a CEO summit, a sustainability expo. This flurry of events highlights how much the business context has changed in the last decade and is set to change further in the coming years as stakeholders bring their growing influence to bear. Consumers, employees, and other economic actors, especially millennials, are becoming more environmentally and socially...

Tomorrow, millions of holiday makers will hit the road to celebrate New Year. Despite the joyous spirit, mass travelling during the long national holiday period usually leads to a high number of traffic accidents.

As 2023 departs, and 2024 -- and soon, the lunar Year of the Dragon -- arrives, we once again highlight the winners and losers of the year gone by in Asia.

Earlier this month, the ratings agency Moody's cut its outlook on China's sovereign credit rating to negative, citing risks from a deepening property crisis and a prolonged growth slowdown. In fact, Moody's now predicts that annual economic growth will fall to 4% in 2024 and 2025, before slowing further, to 3.8%, on average, for the rest of the decade. Potential growth will decline to 3.5% by...

This is my last article for 2023. Appropriately, I should write about the 2024 economic outlook but I have decided to postpone that to be the first article of 2024 as the analysis might be too unpleasant to digest right now. However, I will leave a "teaser" for readers to ponder over during the long holidays. As such, I am left with two choices: an article about informal debt -- I estimate...

The government can still depend on a sound fiscal position to cushion economic shocks, says Pornchai Thiraveja, director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office.

Two fisherman spotted the mangled wreckage and discovered Matthew R. Reum still alive inside in what authorities say was a miracle rescue.

EXCLUSIVE: Coronation Street fans watched as Carla Connor discovered she had a long-lost nephew as Bobby Donovan arrived in Weatherfield.

Originally designed in 1930 by noted Santa Barbara architect George Washington Smith, the Spanish Revival-style estate is loaded with century-old quirks.

Costume designer Francine Jamison-Tanchuck and choreographer Fatima Robinson talk about their love for the 1985 film and making the story their own for a new musical version.

KATY Perry is ready to bring her pop perfection back to the masses next year.

THE average person consumes 6,000 calories on Christmas Day, three times the recommended daily amount for women.

HE’S the Gypsy King of the ring and this year also conquered reality TV, now Tyson Fury fancies adding a serious drama to his screen credits.