Thailand
June 17, 2013
UDON THANI, Thailand--Steel girders jut from the low skyline of the Thai city of Udon Thani near the Laos border as workers lay cement for a new shopping mall, one of many...
June 14, 2013
Major trading house Marubeni Corp. announced June 14 that it will work with a Thai company to develop new independent power producer (IPP) projects in Thailand and neighboring...
June 10, 2013
BANGKOK--A pet shop owner was arrested after Thai police found hundreds of protected animals, including rare lions, in his warehouse near Bangkok, authorities said on June 10.
May 11, 2013
KAO LOOK CHANG, Thailand--For more than a decade, a sprawling wildlife refuge south of Bangkok has been rehabilitating and caring for animals abandoned or abused by their...
May 11, 2013
BANGKOK--Thailand's celebrity baby panda Lin Ping is almost 4 years old now. It's time to move to China, find a mate and have cubs.
May 04, 2013
ATLANTA--An Algerian man pleaded not guilty May 3 to helping develop and market a computer program that drained millions of dollars from bank accounts around the world.
May 02, 2013
JAKARTA/DENPASAR, Indonesia--It's the invisible enemy: something all pilots dread as they land at Asia's tropical island resorts.
May 01, 2013
Dentsu Inc. has purchased a Bangkok-based consulting agency with strengths in corporate and product branding to expand business in Thailand, one of the top advertising markets...
April 28, 2013
A seemingly endless stream of business executives, shoppers and tourists flow to and from the tall office guildings, department stores and the row of street stalls on Silom...
April 15, 2013
THE HAGUE, Netherlands--Cambodia asked the United Nations' highest court on April 15 to clarify a 50-year-old ruling on ownership of a 1,000-year-old temple near its border...
April 10, 2013
Forecasting increased demand for infrastructure development projects in Southeast Asia, Toshiba Corp. has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Bangkok.
April 04, 2013
Nichirei Corp. announced April 4 that its subsidiary and SCG Logistics Management Co. of Thailand agreed to establish a joint venture company engaged in the logistics business...
April 02, 2013
Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. announced April 2 that it will install equipment for the production of radial tires for motorcycles at its Thailand factory.
March 26, 2013
Toyota Motor Corp.'s subsidiary in Thailand unveiled its new Vios compact on March 25 at the Bangkok Motor Show.
March 26, 2013
Yamaha Motor Co. announced March 25 the release of its new Fino automatic transmission commuter model scooter with a new 115cc engine equipped with its exclusive YMJET-FI fuel...
March 21, 2013
Suzuki Motor Corp.’s subsidiary in Thailand introduced a three-row seven-seat compact passenger vehicle on March 19 for the Thai market.
March 15, 2013
Calpis Co. and Osotspa Co. of Thailand will create a joint venture to manufacture and market Calpis branded products in the Southeast Asian nation, Calpis parent company Asahi...
March 12, 2013
Struggling electronics maker Sharp Corp. is reporting strong demand in Southeast Asia for home appliances and said March 11 it plans to begin marketing there a refrigerator...
March 08, 2013
BANGKOK--When Mallika told her parents she was pregnant at 17, they pulled her out of school and ordered her to marry the baby's father. But the marriage didn't happen and the...
March 08, 2013
Sekisui Chemical Co.'s Housing Company announced March 7 that it has completed construction of a new modular house factory near Bangkok.