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Thailand's consumer spending over the Lunar New Year period could rise 13.6% to 45 billion baht (US$1.36 billion), a three-year high, as the economy recovers and China's border reopening bolsters tourism, a university survey showed on Thursday.

Travel without the combustion-engine fumes and noise is increasingly popular in the country with some of the world’s worst air pollution

An upswing in tourism from China’s reopening will help boost Thailand’s economy, but isn’t sufficient to restore growth to pre-pandemic levels just yet, according to analysts.

A better-than-expected upswing in tourism from China’s re-opening and the likely fillip to domestic consumption make Thai stocks the top pick for JPMorgan Chase & Co in Southeast Asia.

Global financial services firm J.P. Morgan has upgraded its rating for Thailand's stock markets to overweight from neutral because of returning Chinese tourists, with the SET Index forecast to hit 1,800 points this year.

Resorts World Cruises, a luxury-lifestyle cruise line with itineraries within Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand aboard the vessel Genting Dream, has announced cruises from Hong Kong on Resorts World One from March 10 with two- and three-night high-seas cruises departing every Friday, Sunday and Wednesday.

The Redress Design Award 2023 is accepting applications from emerging fashion designers around the world, including Thailand.

Global networking giant Cisco Systems says security for hybrid work is among its top business priorities in Asean and Thailand as businesses are paying more attention to the issue.

Aqua Corp, the SET-listed media and publishing company, is planning to list its parcel delivery unit on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) in May, aiming to raise funds for future expansion.

Higher power bills will be a key factor awakening businesses in the manufacturing sector to a need to seriously adopt renewable energy to relieve an increase in their production costs, estimated at 4.88% on average, says the Industry Ministry.

PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) expects gas production at the Erawan gas field in the Gulf of Thailand to increase to the normal level of 800 million metric standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) by April next year, part of efforts to increase domestic gas supply and reduce electricity…