TELECOMS
CAT and JV may pool resources
Agency and Hutchison-CAT discuss joint branding and procurement to boost bargaining power with big players
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CP spreads seeds across Asia
The world's rising demand for food has prompted Charoen Pokphand Group to expand its seed business into major consuming countries, particularly India and China, as part of its plan to gain revenue overseas.
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Strategic partnership floated
Thailand should consider forming a strategic partnership with Vietnam to set up manufacturing plants and a market for Thai products, ac-cording to a trade official.
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Cotai Strip eager to draw Thai tourists
Casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp believes Thailand will become an important market for the Cotai Strip, the gambling and entertainment complex it is building in Macau.
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CHRISTIANI & NIELSEN
Rajthanee 'the favourite' to buy SCB stake
Price key factor for bank in considering offers, says source
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STREET WISE
Gingering up 'Old Ginger'
Many names have surfaced as candidates for the position of finance minister, and at time of going to press on Saturday it was uncertain who would win the accolade from Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont.
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PROUD ASIA 2007
Event affirms Thai hub aspirations
Major fair, conference on medical tourism, spas and wellness to be held here in Sept
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Forum calls for action to 'reach the unreached'
Participants at last week's UN/ADB development forum in Vietnam called on East and Southeast Asian governments to do more to "reach the unreached" by improving education and healthcare services.
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Unilever gets naughty with AXE Vice
A men's deodorant body spray is being launched with a flirtatious online campaign.
Unilever Thai Trading is promoting AXE Vice with the tagline "Turns Nice Girls Naughty".
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Hyatt Regency-branded hotel to open in Phuket this year
Hyatt Hotels and Resorts Group will open its second Thailand Hyatt Regency in Phuket later this year.
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SRT to seek Bt615m for track work
The State Railway of Thailand will ask the Cabinet for Bt615 million to cover increased costs for the Chachoengsao-Laem Chabang Port double-track railway project.
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Soft KTB loans for green projects
Krung Thai Bank (KTB) is set to disperse Bt2 billion in low-interest loans for environmental causes.
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VN looks to be No 1 in orchids
Vietnam could become the leading orchid producer in Asia, say specialists from that country's Agricultural University No 1.
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Iran calls for trade pact with the Kingdom
As a major buyer of Thai rice and other goods for decades, Iran wants to form a bilateral trade pact to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries.
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Safeguarding Macau's tourism boom
The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) recently held a crisis-management seminar focused on the tourism industry, attended by leading travel operators and companies dependent on the industry.
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Late news :Thailand heads FDI in Vietnam
Vietnam's Ministry of Planning and Investment has said that Thailand leads the list of countries and territories investing in the country this year, followed by Japan and Taiwan, the Viet Nam News reported last week.
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Disruption to IT systems seen as top threat by business risk managers
Forty-seven per cent of the risk managers questioned for a new Economist Intelligence Unit survey into business resilience said that unplanned downtime of information-technology systems lasting 24 hours or more could jeopardise the survival of their entire business.
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