MOBILE PHONES
LG has stylish global ambitions
S Korean handset-maker eyes No-3 spot with premium devices
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High hopes for November's GlassTech Asia fair
GlassTech Asia 2007 will take place in Challenger Hall 1 of the Impact Arena Exhibition and Convention Centre from November 15-17. The fair will boost the value of Thai glass by 5.4 per cent in the next year, according to a press release by the Thai Glass Dealers Association.
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Destination Properties buys Surin Beach Resort
Destination Properties has announced a new addition to its portfolio of resort properties in Thailand: Surin Beach Resort in Phuket. Lehman Brothers provided the financing for the acquisition.
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Developers up focus on marketing
Property firms have to use aggressive marketing to meet their sales targets this year after home purchases show signs of dropping slightly in the first quarter of this year
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LATE NEWS
Furniture :Rockworth targets Bt1 billion in revenue, higher exports
Furniture firm Rockworth expects its sales to reach Bt1 billion this year by developing new product designs to compete with imports and expanding its export markets, says managing director Chaiyong Pongsuthimanas.
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Turkish city is inspired by Chiang Mai's floral extravaganza
The Royal Flora Ratchaphruek Exhibition brought many international visitors to Thailand.
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IN BRIEF
Hotels: Accolades for Thai managers of Marriott Resorts & Spas
At the annual Marriott International General Manager's Conference held in San Francisco recently, the general managers of Marriott Resorts & Spas Thailand were the proud recipients of a number of accolades.
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Exports of processed food face tough year
Thailand's processed-food exporters are likely to have a difficult year due to the stronger baht and tougher global competition, Vilai Kiatsrichart president of the Thai Food Processors' Association has forecast.
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Bt16-bn Fujitsu disk-drive plant for Pathum Thani
Fujitsu (Thailand), a leading electronic-parts manufacturer, is to invest Bt15.8 billion in a new hard-disk-drive plant despite the murky economic and political climate.
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It's showtime again for Charlotte
As banking does not provide a challenge any more, Charlotte Dhonavanik, Bank of Ayudhya's (BAY) chief business-marketing and public-relations officer, has resigned.
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STREET WISE
Torn between two worlds
Good news for Thai women! We reported last Thursday that Thailand was among the top six countries for women in senior business positions.
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Not all aboard
Chalongphob's plan to axe 3 of Bangkok's 5 projected rapid-transit lines has commuters and planners alike wringing their hands
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