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Taking further steps into Thailand's lifestyle sector, Puma recently opened its first flagship store in Thailand at Siam Center, also unveiling Japanese-American actor Ishikawa Plowden as first brand ambassador.

Building on a series of unexpected collaborations, the Mulberry x Miffy capsule collection celebrates the Year of the Rabbit.

After the roaring tiger, the gentle rabbit takes over in 2023. According to Chinese astrology, it's the Year of the Water Rabbit. The creature's tender nature combined with the water element will herald longevity, peace and prosperity.

Finding a partner to celebrate the Lunar New Year, Franck Muller ended up in Tokyo, where Ryo Ishikawa is a streetwear icon and founder of the Fxxking Rabbits (#FR2) label. Ishikawa was born in the Year of the Rabbit making him the perfect partner for a limited-edition timepiece.

Veteran filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda became known after winning the Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for the crime drama Shoplifters despite having directed films and TV series for nearly three decades. Renowned for his gentle sense of pacing, simple yet beautiful cinematography, and a focus on the complexities of family relationships, he showcased his skills in previous works such as...

A film once overlooked and misunderstood may have found its moment many years later, the work's peculiar vibrations finally detected and at last appreciated.

As early as last November, IWC Schaffhausen was keen on welcoming the Year of the Water Rabbit, which actually begins this Sunday. The Swiss watchmaker even looked through its archives for a model born in the year of the fourth Chinese zodiac animal.

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Diego Sanchez issues a challenge to the Diaz brothers.

Baseemah Tamika Davis helped swipe thousands of dollars worth of purses in a robbery last year.

Sources say the actor's accident on New Year's Eve freaked out his ex-wife who he shares a daughter with.

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Terrance McKinney is thrilled for the chance to head into enemy territory for his first octagon appearance of 2023.

Last year, amid increasing competition and production costs, reduced consumer spending, and years of accused financial mismanagement, Netflix had struggled with and focused most of its energy on subscriber numbers. As new subscriber numbers seems to have stabilized in the final part of 2022, the company may be putting…

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India is expecting big investments in its oil and gas sector this year, with international oil majors such as Chevron, Exxon, and TotalEnergies showing interest. This follows the diversification of its oil imports in 2022, which helped India to boost its low-cost crude supplies to be refined across the country. Its significant refining capacity is already attracting interest for its petroproducts, and foreign oil companies investing in India’s oil sector may have the benefit of access to both new... Читать дальше...

The use of the multipurpose base metal, zinc, in South Africa, has “been through a rollercoaster over the past ten to 12 years”, says International Zinc Association (IZA) Africa Desk executive director Simon Norton. With the Zincor refinery – owned by minerals mining company Exxaro – being closed since 2011, all refined zinc has had to be imported from South Korea and Kazakhstan with dollar-denominated costs and pricing. Until 2011, South Africa had access to 117 000 t of refined zinc, which was produced in Gauteng... Читать дальше...

Zinc is a highly valued metal in the rail and road sector because it is used to coat steel to reduce corrosion and extend the life to replacement of large capital items, says International Zinc Association Africa Desk executive director Simon Norton. There is an urgent need to rebuild and expand the passenger rail network, especially in Cape Town and Johannesburg, where stations have been looted and stripped for building material and rail links are corroding and suffering from lack of maintenance.

Cobalt is vital for the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries, but research shows that cobalt can result in oxygen release at high voltage, which damages the batteries. Moreover, the vast majority of the world’s cobalt reserves are in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which presents security of supply concerns. Consequently, while efforts continue to find a substitute for cobalt in lithium-ion batteries, reagent experts Axis House sales manager Carina Claassen stresses that cobalt is still required... Читать дальше...

There has been significant demand from the automotive sector for aluminium owing to the need for lightweight material in internal combustion engine (ICE) and electric vehicles. The use of aluminium in vehicle production has been steadily increasing, displacing alternative materials over the years, without showing signs of slowing down, says Aluminium Federation of South Africa (Afsa) CEO Muzi Manzi. Electric- and ICE vehicle manufacturers are aware of aluminium’s application potential. The quotient... Читать дальше...

They were two of the most famous people on the planet yet, as a new book reveals, Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra conducted a clandestine seven-year affair and even planned to marry... all while enjoying relationships with other people.

On Wednesday, Justice Minister Somsak Thepsuthin made the right call by transferring the director-general of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI), Traiyarit Temahiwong, to the Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS).

Some 62 million children in the Asia-Pacific region are in child labour. It is a simple sentence to write but far harder to comprehend. Spend a moment to think just how big that number is -- roughly similar to every child aged under 14 in the Philippines, Vietnam and Japan combined. Meanwhile, 28 million of them undertake hazardous work, risking their lives and health daily in sectors such as...

CP Foton Sales Co, a Thai-Chinese automaker in the commercial vehicle segment, plans to spend 1 billion baht building a factory to assemble electric vehicles (EVs) and oil-powered vehicles in Thailand by 2026.

SET-listed Noble Development plans to launch 10 new residential projects worth a combined 23.3 billion baht, aiming for 23 billion baht in presales with over a quarter of this generated overseas.

Oishi Group Plc wants to become an international franchiser, starting by selling branches of its Japanese restaurants in Bangkok for the first time this year.

Ad spending in Thailand is expected to record slower growth this year, weighed down by brands' cost controls amid economic challenges, says Mindshare Thailand, a marketing and media network.