Singapore: The Thai baht has been the runaway success among Asian currencies this year – surging more than 6% while the US-China trade war has punished peers such as the South Korean won and Chinese yuan. There are two reasons why it may rise even more. The Thai currency has proven to be the preferred […]
Read MoreThe plan to reclaim a 3,000-rai land plot in Sri Racha district, Chon Buri province has ignited voices of support and dissent as questions are raised over whether the end result will come at the expense of the environment and local communities. The potential area of reclaimed coastland is near Laem Chabang seaport. Two state […]
Read MoreVIETNAM is finding it’s hard to win a trade war even when businesses are trying to hand you victories. The South-East Asian growth engine has a young and growing middle class, a horde of free-trade agreements, and a booming manufacturing industry. Businesses from Alphabet Inc’s Google to Crate & Barrel Holdings Inc are lining up […]
Read MoreMore Chinese manufacturers are looking to Thailand as a production base to avoid US tariffs, based on trends in demand for the Southeast Asian nation’s industrial estates. WHA Corp Plc, the top Thai provider of such estates, said it expects Chinese companies to account for as much as half of its land sale contracts both […]
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