With Potentially high benefits at stake, Thailand is moving toward allowing the harvesting of some tree species, which is currently banned unless special permission is obtained.

ARTIFICIAL intelligence (AI) has gradually exerted a bigger role in the consumer sphere, including in helping people with their purchasing decisions. And it is the job of ad-media agencies to make sure that the products and services of their clients be the top picks of so-called virtual personal assistants (VPAs), said Chris Stephenson, head of strategy and planning at PHD Asia-Pacific.