BEIJING: China is confident of achieving its 2023 economic growth target as the economy picks up, the vice head of the state economic planner said on Monday (Mar 6), after China set a modest growth target of around 5 per cent for this year. Domestic stock indexes opened subdued onContinue Reading
Despite statements emerging from the recent EU delegation visit to the Philippines that the human rights situation has improved under current president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., rampant killings during drug raids and crackdowns on activism and free speech persist
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TOO DIFFICULT TO SOLVE People who worked at SMEE and other Chinese firms in areas such as etching told Reuters how barriers to entry did not seem too high until supply chains became even more global, the engineering more complicated, and the market cornered by firms such as Dutch lithographyContinue Reading
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The country dismantled its precautionary measures as quickly as they sprang up – but not at the National People’s Congress, says the Financial Times’ Thomas Hale.Continue Reading
A recent survey by the Public Transport Council found that passengers’ satisfaction with taxi and private-hire car services dropped in 2022, with the score for wait time falling the most. Continue Reading
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s chances of returning to power after the upcoming general election have improved as his political opponents face significant challenges, according to political experts.Continue Reading
Whistleblower Chuvit Kamolvisit has declared war against Bhumjaithai Party’s free cannabis policy and encouraged voters to join his crusade against allowing recreational use of cannabis at the coming poll.Continue Reading
The State Railway of Thailand has started excavating the 6.2-kilometre tunnel which will connect Den Chai in Phrae with Chiang Rai’s Chiang Khong district, which lies on the banks of the Mekong River.Continue Reading
An American tourist yesterday lodged a complaint with Crime Suppression Division police against a nightclub owner and two of his security guards on Khao San Road, after he was slapped and handcuffed by one of the guards last month.Continue Reading