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Toyota Chair Says Group Got “Priorities Wrong” as Scandals Unfold

TOKYO - Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda on Tuesday apologized over a recent series of scandals involving its group companies, vowing to improve...

Dark Moon: Covid Slashes Mooncake Spending in 2020

BANGKOK — Even the time-honored tradition of buying, gifting, and eating mooncakes for the Mid-Autumn Festival seems to pale in the face of the coronavirus’ onslaught on the economy.

Vietnamese Automaker VinFast to Start Selling EVs in Thailand

BANGKOK (AP) — Vietnamese automaker VinFast announced Tuesday that it plans to sell its electric vehicles in Thailand and said it had tied up...

Pet Economy Booms, Sees Potential for Growth

SHENYANG, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Pet stores in northeast China are still busy after the Spring Festival holiday, during which many pet owners left...
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Kao and Earth Collaborate to Launch Mosquitoes Shooter in Thailand

Kao Corporation issues a news release stating that Earth has launched a spray to eradicate mosquitoes based on Kao's technology. The number of people infected...

Report: Berlusconi Agrees to Sell AC Milan Stake to Thai Investor

ROME (DPA) - Former Italian premier Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to sell a minority stake in his Serie A football club AC Milan to Thai businessman Bee Taechaubol for almost 500 million euros (550 million dollars), news reports said Sunday.

Foreign Investment in Thailand Reaches 35 Billion Baht in Q1 2024, Japan Leads

A total of 178 companies received permits with a total investment value of 35.9 billion baht, resulting in the employment of 849 Thais.
Narong Wawisai, 53, transplants rice from a paddy-sown field to a wet field in 2017 in Surin province.

Govt Ups Restrictions on Paraquat, Other Farm Chemicals

BANGKOK — The government has chosen to allow continued use of the toxic weed killer paraquat and two other farm chemicals despite mounting concerns over health risks, especially for farmers.

Govt Shuts Down Illegal Ivory Shops



BANGKOK — Every ivory shop nationwide must be inspected by the end of March as part of the government’s effort to comply with the international wildlife trafficking agreement CITES, the state-run news bureau reported.
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Thai Elephant Pants Makers Are Confident In Competing With ‘Made in China’

CHIANG MAI - The issue about elephant pants "Made in China" taking over half of the Thai market has caused the Thai government to...

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