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Toshiba's logo is seen at the venue for the company's October stockholders' meeting in Chiba near Tokyo. Photo: Ren Onuma / Kyodo News

Toshiba, Western Digital Make Peace on Sale of Chip Unit

TOKYO — Toshiba Corp. and its joint venture partner Western Digital have made peace over the embattled Japanese electronics giant's plan to sell its...
The Chicago Board Options Exchange website announces that bitcoin futures will start trading on the CBOE on Sunday evening. Photo: Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press

Bitcoin Futures Soar in First Hours of Trading

CHICAGO — Bitcoin futures are spiking in their first hours of trading.
A bitcoin logo is displayed at a 2014 Inside Bitcoins conference and trade show in New York. Photo: Mark Lennihan / AP

Bitcoin Soars to $19K Then Falls Back

NEW YORK — The price of bitcoin swung wildly Thursday, rising to more than USD$19,000 (620,000 baht) only to fall sharply within minutes, as...

Bitcoin’s Going Nucking Futs, Here’s How to Buy From Thailand

Three months ago today, bitcoin traded at a lofty 140,000 baht (USD$4,000). One month ago, it reached 200,000 baht (USD$6,000). In the past two...
A man walks past an electronic stock board showing Japan's Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo on Dec. 5, 2017. Photo: Eugene Hoshiko / Associated Press

Asian Shares Decline After Tech Slumps on Wall Street

TOKYO — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Tuesday after a lackluster session on Wall Street, where technology stocks tumbled. Investors are keeping...
Photo: Kecko / Flickr

Mergers: Powerful Tools to Consolidate Family Business

To strengthen their balance sheets and look good to prospective investors, family-owned businesses with plans to IPO on the Stock Exchange of Thailand tend...

Elderly Thai Poor to Get Booze Tax Boost

BANGKOK — That next lager or ciggie could help put some food on grannie’s table.
Junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha shares a laugh with his deputy Prawit Wongsuwan in an undated file photo.

Cabinet Reshuffle Pinned on Junta Economic Fails

BANGKOK — When deputy junta chairman Prawit Wongsuwan was asked by reporters Wednesday if he believed the rumors his job is on the line, he had only one response.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrives Thursday at the Da Nang International Airport in Danang, Vietnam. Photo: Na Son Nguyen / Associated Press

Talks on Pacific Trade Pact Resume Without US

DANANG, Vietnam — The Pacific Rim trade pact abandoned by President Donald Trump remains in limbo, judging from differing reports on the status of...

Thai Post’s 12 Hilarious Reasons Not to Google Translate Thai

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