Briefs

Bang Rak is the hot spot for jobs in Greater Bangkok, according to JobThai.com.
Businesses in the district are seeking to recruit 171,351 workers.
Trailing are Klong Toei with 142,010 vacancies, Bang Phli (Samut Prakan) with 86,998, Huai Khwang with 62,874 and Bangkok Noi with 59,580.
Sangduan Tangthamsatid, chief operating officer of the website, said yesterday that the number depended largely on business activities.
Mass transit sharply increased the number of open positions.
Bang Rak is accessible by both the BTS Skytrain and MRT subway as well as buses.

RESTAURATEURS BACK TAX CUT
Restaurant operators vow to support a tax deduction for consumption during Songkran Festival in April.
Thaniwan Koonmongkon, president of the Thai Restaurant Association, agreed to the measure to offer tax rebates on spending for food and travel during the festival period.The measure is expected to boost consumers’ average spending in a restaurant from Bt500 to Bt700, particularly through credit cards.

5 VN FIRMS AMONG 300 LARGEST
Japanese business publication Nikkei Asian Review recently listed the 300 largest companies in Asia (Asia 300), which include the Vietnam Dairy Products Joint Stock Company (Vinamilk) and four other Vietnamese companies. Asia 300 is a list of the continent’s biggest and fastest-growing companies in 11 economies based on market capitalisation, growth potential and geographic balance.– Viet Nam News