Consumers browse durian exported from Thailand at the “Qingdao Thai Fruits Golden Months 2021” event held by the DITP in Qingdao, China. The Commerce Ministry has vowed to ramp up Thai product exports through online business matching and virtual events, with the aim of boosting […]
Day: May 24, 2021
BoT urges faster approval of soft loans
Several shops at the Chatuchak weekend market are closed following the third wave of Covid-19 outbreak. Loans under the scheme are aimed at supporting the liquidity of SMEs who have been impacted by the pandemic. (Photo by Apichit Jinakul) The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has urged […]
As Gaza mourns, support builds to condition US aid to Israel
Los Angeles, California, the United States — For 66-year-old Mariam Sbeitan Ali, the latest escalation of violence between Israel and Palestine has reawakened traumatic memories. Ali was only 12 years old and living in East Jerusalem when the 1967 Arab-Israeli war began. She remembers washing […]
WHO nod for Sinovac jabs this week
The World Health Organization is expected to approve China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine later this week, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said on Monday, as he assured that everyone in the country will be inoculated against the disease sooner or later. The prime minister made the remarks […]
Ethiopia accuses US of meddling after sanctions over Tigray
Ethiopia has accused the United States of meddling in its affairs after Washington announced restrictions on economic and security assistance over alleged human rights abuses during the conflict in the northern Tigray region. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday the restrictions were […]
NESDC warns of mounting job losses
Job seekers applying for vacancies at the Bangkok Job Fair 2021 held in March. (Photo by Apichart Jinakul) Unemployment is likely to soar this year because of the severe impact being felt by the third wave of Covid-19, warned a government planning unit. Danucha Pichayanan, secretary-general […]
Taiwan blames China for latest WHO meeting snub
Taiwan has hit out at China over its continued exclusion from a crucial annual gathering of World Health Organization members this week focused on averting the next coronavirus pandemic catastrophe. On the first day of the 74th World Health Assembly (WHA), the United Nations health […]
US judge hears final arguments in row between Apple, Epic Games
Apple Inc.’s ally-turned-foe Epic Games Inc. made its final pitch to a federal judge to curb the market power of the App Store while the iPhone maker pleaded to leave its marketplace for 2 million apps undisturbed. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers heard closing […]
US judge hears final arguments in row between Apple, Epic Games
Apple Inc.’s ally-turned-foe Epic Games Inc. made its final pitch to a federal judge to curb the market power of the App Store while the iPhone maker pleaded to leave its marketplace for 2 million apps undisturbed. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers heard closing […]
US to deport Russian man who tried to hack Tesla
A Russian man was sentenced Monday to what amounted to time already served and will be deported from the United States after pleading guilty to trying to pay a Tesla employee $500,000 to install computer malware at the company’s Nevada electric battery plant in a […]