Skyworth Thailand, the marketer of China's Skyworth appliance brand, has been authorised to market and distribute Toshiba TV sets in Thailand in place of Toshiba Thailand, which will focus on home appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines and kitchen equipment.

Encouraged by 14% growth in sales in the first quarter, Hafele (Thailand) Ltd, the local unit of the German furniture fittings maker, is upbeat about achieving 4 billion baht in sales this year.

Thai-Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor-CP has committed to investing in assembly production for two versions of electric vehicles (EVs) -- plug-in hybrids and battery EVs -- at its facility in Chon Buri, even though all China-made EVs are now imported without tariffs under the Asean-China free trade agreement.

MAI-listed Forth Smart Service Plc (FSMART), the country's largest top-up machine operator, is seeking the Bank of Thailand's approval for a consumer lending licence to diversify its business.

Thailand posted income of around 885 billion baht from tourism in the first quarter this year, thanks to a 5% increase in foreign and Thai tourists, says the governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

SCG Cement-Building Materials projects Thailand's roof market in 2019 to shrink by 2-3% from 20 billion baht in 2018, attributing the shift to consumers in metropolitan areas preferring single detached houses and townhouses over high-rise condominiums.