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Many Vietnamese companies are looking to the Thai market to export their products this year as demand declines in the U.S. and EU. Puripan Bunnag, senior vice president of the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau, said in the first half of this year…
Big C Supercenter, the Thai supermarket chain owned by one of the richest families in the Southeast Asian nation, will enter Hong Kong next month and also seek a dual listing in the city and Thailand as early as the fourth quarter, according to a top…
Thailand’s second-biggest lender Kasikornbank is in talks to buy consumer finance provider Home Credit Vietnam in a deal of up to $1 billion that would further its push to expand in Vietnam, two sources said. The Bangkok-based lender, also called KBank, hopes…
Its net profit stood at THB2.31b during the quarter. Central Retail Corporation (CRC) reported its net profit grew by more than 75% year-on-year to THB2.31b in the first quarter. Over the same period, the company’s total revenue went up by 12% to THB63.2b.…
Set to open this August 25, the first flagship store in Thailand will occupy a 340 sqm space in Emquartier, marking another milestone for the luxury brand’s success. Drawing inspiration from its signature futuristic and avant-garde aesthetics, the store…
Crunchy persimmons imported from Thailand sell for VND35,000 (US$1.5) per kilogram at wholesale markets in HCMC, VND5,000-10,000 lower than the Vietnamese variety. My Linh, the owner of a fruit stall in Go Vap District, said she had sold out 100 kilograms of…
Vietnam has imposed anti-dumping and countervailing duties on sugarcane products from several Thai companies from August 18 to June 15, 2026. The duties will be imposed on the Mitr Phol Sugar group, Asia’s largest sugar and bioenergy manufacturer, along with…
Thai AirAsia X (XJ) will resume its Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi) – Sapporo route starting from 29 October 2023 to capture the winter season tourist traffic to Japan’s gateway city for winter sports and snow attractions. Flying a direct daily service Thai AirAsia X…
The Malaysian Aviation Commission (MAVCOM) has granted air traffic rights to Batik Air Malaysia and AirAsia X, enabling them to expand their networks into Central Asia. Under these newly awarded rights, Batik Air has received approval to initiate scheduled…
Vietnamese lychees were already present in Thailand a few years ago, but this is the first time that the fruits are on sale at a major supermarket chain in the country. “I am very happy to be one of the pioneering firms to bring fresh lychees to Thai…
Thai exporters are halving the time it takes to deliver durian to China, from 8 days to four days, in order to better compete with Vietnam over the pungent fruit. Thailand shipped 477,700 tons of fresh durian to China in the first five months, valued at a…
CIMB Thai Bank and Positive Thinking Company, a leading technology company in Asia-Pacific, have announced to establish an expert software development center for CIMB Thai in Hanoi. The Vietnam Software Development Center in Hanoi is expected to add powerful…
Australian gelato chain Gelatissimo has opened five new stores – including in Thailand and Singapore – taking its international store network to 70. One store has opened in Sunny Laguna in Phuket, Thailand, another in Hawaii’s Royal Hawaiian Center at Waikiki…
Thailand’s Central Retail Corporation has announced it will double the number of its Vietnam stores with its largest ever local investment of 50 billion baht (US$1.45 billion). The chain’s number of stores will jump to over 600 in 57 of 63 cities and…
Rice exports fell 17.4% year-on-year in January to US$203 million as global demand shrank. In volume terms, they declined by 20.9% to 400,000 tons, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Global demand was lower since inventories…
Land prices in Bangkok capital city of Thailand has skyrocketed 75% in recent years due to infrastructure development along with urbanization driven by mass transit expansion. Saenphin Sukhee, chief executive of residential developer Frasers Property Home…
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