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Thailand’s Grand Plan To Become A Major Tourist Attraction In Southeast Asia
Posted on December 19, 2024 | No CommentsTourism is a key driver of Thailand’s economy, but growth remains stagnant. Tourism has not fully rebounded from the Covid-19 pandemic, and that will unlikely happen until travelers, especially those from China, return to pre-Covid levels. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy welcomed around 28 million foreign... -
Global Big Four Among Top 4 Accounting Firms In Hong Kong
Posted on February 15, 2014 | No CommentsDeloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, usually referred to as Deloitte, is the largest professional services firm in the world by revenue and by the number of professionals. Deloitte provides audit, tax, consulting, enterprise risk and financial advisory services with more than 200,000 professionals in over 150... -
Lenovo Close To Surpassing HP as World’s No.1 PC Maker
Posted on August 24, 2012 | No CommentsLenovo (SEHK: 0992) is close to surpassing Hewlett-Packard as the world’s leading manufacturer of personal computers following a strong quarterly rise in sales. The Chinese company, with headquarters in Beijing, Singapore, and Morrisville (U.S.), and more than 27,000 employees globally, now has a 14.9% share... -
IBM Poised To Dominate Asia-Pacific Cloud Computing Market
Posted on December 10, 2011 | No CommentsInternational Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM): its company motto is Think… and thinking was what it did when it discarded businesses it once dominated, such as personal computers, and transformed itself from a hardware manufacturer into the No.1 technology services company in the world. The old... -
JYP Entertainment Preps Korean Music Supergroups For The World
Posted on October 4, 2011 | No CommentsJYP Entertainment Corporation (KOSDAQ: 035900) engages in the entertainment business in South Korea, Japan, China and other parts of the world. It is involved in the production of movies, TV dramas, and music recordings as well as the management of artists, including such famous Korean... -
Hormel’s Plan To Position SPAM as a Premium Brand In China
Posted on September 17, 2011 | No CommentsHormel (NYSE: HRL), the maker of SPAM, America’s favorite luncheon meat, has plans to position it as a premium product in China. A blend of chopped pork shoulder, ham, salt, sugar, binders and preservatives like potassium chloride and sodium nitrite, SPAM made its market debut... -
Coca-Cola Share Price On The Rise; Considers Shanghai Listing
Posted on July 7, 2011 | No CommentsGlobal soft drinks juggernaut The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is considering a possible future listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange to coincide with part of its plan to expand into China. “We continue to have positive discussions with Chinese government officials as we look at... -
Subway Overtakes McDonald’s As World’s Largest Restaurant Chain
Posted on March 13, 2011 | No CommentsThe Subway sandwich group, operated by privately held Doctor’s Associates Inc., has officially overtaken McDonald’s Corp (NYSE: MCD) as the world’s largest restaurant chain in terms of number of restaurant outlets, according to the year-end store count filed by Subway to the Securities and Exchange... -
Panasonic Corporation Leader In International Patent Filings
Posted on March 8, 2011 | No CommentsChina, Japan, and South Korea show dominating growth in international patent filings and exhibit a significant shift of economic, competitive and scientific power to Asia, based on data released in February 2011 by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The World Intellectual Property Organization said... -
Macau: Gambling Capital Of The World
Posted on January 29, 2011 | No CommentsWith increasing foreign investments and liberalization of its gaming industry, Macau is currently experiencing unprecedented economic growth. $7 billion revenue in Macau’s gaming industry surpassed Las Vegas’ $6.1 billion near the end of 2006 to make it the world’s biggest gambling hub. Analysts estimate that...
