China consumer inflation slowest in a year; producer deflation deepens
BEIJING: China’s annual consumer inflation slowed down in February as consumers remained cautious despite the abandonment of strong pandemic controls late last year, official data showed on Thursday (Mar 9). Producer deflation extended into a fifth month. The consumer price index (CPI) for the month was 1.0 per cent higherContinue Reading
Rice into low-carbon plastic: Bringing hope to a struggling Fukushima town
NAMIE, Japan: Jinichi Abe grins as he watches diggers working earth near his rice fields, knowing they are returning still more fields to productivity after Fukushima nuclear reactors exploded and sprayed the area with radiation over a decade ago. Even better, Abe knows the rice that he and a cooperativeContinue Reading
BMA prepares for ‘super-aged societies’
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) held a workshop to launch the so-called Urban Sandbox: Klang Model at BMA General Hospital, which aims to improve healthcare for the increasing number of elderly people in Bangkok’s inner-city areas.Continue Reading
macau888 brother ‘Big’ contacts police
Kittipong “Big” Kachornboonthaworn, one of four brothers who allegedly ran the macau888 online gambling website, has contacted police to turn himself in on condition he gets bail.Continue Reading
Did US raise a false flag on Nordstream blasts?
Investigative reporter Seymour Hersh said an odd thing on March 7 when TASS asked him to compare his version of the Nordstream 1 and 2 pipeline explosions (US Navy divers did it, he had reported February 8) with a newly released version from the New York Times and German media that points to non-governmental Ukrainians […]Continue Reading
City groups push for the legalisation of sex work
Women’s rights groups in Bangkok on Wednesday called for the decriminalisation of sex work in the country, along with a range of broader measures supporting women.Continue Reading
City groups push for legalisation of sex work
Women’s rights groups in Bangkok on Wednesday called for the decriminalisation of sex work in the country, along with a range of broader measures supporting women.Continue Reading
Japan’s economy barely grew in Q4, weak consumption raises policy challenge
TOKYO: Japan’s economy narrowly averted a recession in the final months of 2022, barely growing on frail consumption after shrinking in the third quarter, revised data showed, underscoring the challenge for policymakers trying to shore up a wobbly recovery. Record high inflation and slowing global growth amid sweeping monetary tighteningContinue Reading
Bao Fan: Why do Chinese billionaires keep vanishing?
The mystery over the latest missing business leader comes as Xi Jinping tightens his grip on China.Continue Reading
NSTDA unveils biotech factory prototype
The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) has launched a prototype of a biotech factory at Thailand Science Park in Pathum Thani.Continue Reading