The Yomiuri ShimbunSaturday will mark the 60th anniversary of the date when Nissin Food Products Co. began selling Chicken Ramen, the world's first-ever instant noodles.

Kasikornbank (KBank) said it has introduced an innovative SME financing service, based on a smart model created by artificial intelligence to analyse customers' financial behaviour and requirements, and pioneers mobile SME lending to assist its customers in accessing financial facilities in a timely fashion. Without any collateral or documents required, customers can obtain loans of up to Bt1 mil