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South Korea's consumer prices grew less than 1 percent for the third straight month in December, data showed Thursday, indicating low inflationary pressure in Asia's fourth-largest economy amid the new coronavirus outbreak.

Thais spend on average around Bt10.8 billion in religious travel per year, Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the Commerce Ministry's Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said.

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is keeping pace with Southeast Asia’s digital transformation by recording the highest percentage of digital consumers with 83 per cent of its population (aged 15 years and above), based on a study titled "Digital Consumers of Tomorrow, Here Today” conducted by Facebook and Bain & Company.

WASHINGTON - Amid an avalanche of complaints about airlines refusing to refund tickets for trips canceled because of the novel coronavirus, the U.S. Department of Transportation on Tuesday issued a notice to make travelers aware of their rights and remind carriers of their obligations under consumer protection laws.

The Thai Agro Exchange (Talaadthai), backed by the Commerce Ministry’s Department of Internal Trade, is ready to roll out a caravan of grocery trucks – popularly known as pumpuang – to provision citizens during the Covid-19 crisis and discourage the stockpiling of goods.

The Bank of Thailand (BOT) has ordered financial institutions to change the ways they calculate interest rates and fee charges to lessen the financial burden on small businesses and at the same time, reflecting real cost, said governor Veerathai Santiprabhob on Tuesday (January 7).

Consumer confidence weakened in August as faith in the local job market plunged to its lowest level in more than eight years, a survey released by National Central University (NCU) showed Tuesday.

Satisfaction is higher among after-sales service customers in Thailand when elements that reinforce a good experience are executed well, according to the JD Power 2019 Thailand Customer Service Index (CSI) Study released on Thursday. 

Thai people with ethnic Chinese ancestry went shopping in Bangkok’s Yaowarat area on Sunday for items to be used for the worship of their gods and ancestors on Monday.

Diageo Moët Hennessy (Thailand), or DMHT for short – the leading importer and distributor of premium wines and spirits in the country – is launching a new consumer-facing e-learning platform to raise collective awareness about alcohol and provide people with comprehensive information that will help them make positive decisions about drinking responsibly.

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