The Mall Group Co, operator of The Mall, The Emporium, Paragon and EmQuartier, has teamed up with Bitkub Capital Group Holdings and other business partners to create a joint venture aiming to elevate Thailand to Asia’s leading hub for digital asset investment and tourism. Source: Business

The spread of new Covid-19 variant Omicron brings a fresh concern to automakers as they open Thailand International Motor Expo on Wednesday, hoping to promote the electric vehicle (EV) era in the country. Source: Business

The cabinet on Tuesday approved a combined 141 billion baht to support an income guarantee scheme for rice and rubber farmers in the 2021-22 season. Source: Business

The government is being advised to speed up the development of a rail network linking Thailand’s rail system with the Laos-China Railway, which connects Kunming in China’s Yunnan province with Vientiane — the capital of Laos. Source: Business

Bitkub, a local digital asset exchange, ranked as the 10th largest cryptocurrency exchange in terms of trading value on Coingecko.com on Nov 29, spurred by a chain of successful partnerships with major companies and surge of trading value for its homegrown coin, KUB Coin. Source: Business

In early 2021, the consensus forecast for Chinese gross domestic product (GDP) growth this year among 25 major global banks and other professional forecasters was 8.3%. In contrast, the Chinese government’s own target was around 6%. Source: Business

Tiger Woods spoke about his golf future on Tuesday in his first press conference since suffering serious leg injuries in a February single-vehicle rollover accident. Woods is hosting the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas this week. Source: Sports

Cristiano Ronaldo says the editor of France Football, Pascal Ferré, “lied” after claiming the Portuguese forward told him of his ambition to retire with more Ballon d’Or awards than Lionel Messi. Source: Sports

In an exclusive interview with Golf Digest, Tiger Woods spoke publicly about his golfing future for the first time since his car crash earlier this year. Source: Sports

The cabinet on Tuesday approved in principle a one-year Medical Treatment Visa to attract foreigners with purchasing power. Source: Business