A single mother in Thailand is doing brisk business out of face shields with characters from cartoons, games and sci-fi movies, hoping to cash in and promote safety for children as her country emerges …
Business Underway in Thailand as Exhibitions Open Under ‘New Normal’ Conditions
Thailand’s exhibition industry is to resume business under ‘new normal’ conditions, following the third-phase easing of lockdown measures and the reopening of convention and exhibition centers, the …
A renegade soldier leads a revolution in Thailand — for craft beer
It’s not just pilsner; it’s politics. An army colonel is training home brewers who are defying the kingdom’s ban on artisanal beer production.
Japan eyes partial reopening to business trips – Yomiuri daily
Japan may restart business trips to and from Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Thailand in the next few months, easing an entry ban to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus, the Yomiuri daily …
I was traveling in Thailand and got cast in Spike Lee’s new movie ‘Da 5 Bloods’
As Spike Lee’s new movie “Da 5 Bloods” debuts on Netflix, travel writer Travis Levius explains how he found himself in Thailand with a job not just as an extra, but as star Chadwick Boseman’s stand-in …
Restaurant owners in Thailand sentenced to 723 years behind bars over scam
The owners of the Laemgate Infinite restaurant allegedly did not follow through with their promises after selling vouchers for access to their buffet at low prices.
Thai rice prices hit 1-month peak on strong baht, supply woes
Quotes for Thailand’s benchmark 5-percent broken rice prices rose to $505-$533 per tonne on Thursday – the highest level since early May – from $490-$512 last week. The baht hit a more than four month …
Business leaders urge Thailand to join Asia-Pacific trade pact talks
A group of leading Thai business associations says that Thailand should take part in Asia-Pacific trade agreement talks in August to help decide if it will join the pact. Reuters reports that Thailand …
Japan considers entry of up to 250 business travelers per day
A total of up to 250 business travelers from Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam and Thailand could be allowed to enter Japan per day, starting this summer, under a proposed easing of coronavirus travel …
How Thailand Contained COVID-19
When the novel coronavirus began its swift spread from China in mid-January, people in Thailand — the favorite destination of Chinese tourists — feared the worst. Thousands of Chinese visitors had …