Nikkei Asian Review
Thai seafood exporter strives to clean up its act
Thai Union Group, the world’s biggest canned tuna supplier, is making strides toward improving its notorious labor practices in the face of Western pressure.About a year has passed since Thai Union reached an agreement with international environmental group Greenpeace, which had called for a boycott ...
Thailand 'must overhaul education' to achieve high-tech ambitions
Thailand must overhaul the education system, which will take up to 20 years, before the country can harvest the full benefits of its Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) investment zone, according to John D. Kasarda, chief adviser to the EEC’s “aerotropolis” project.Keep reading ...
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
China and Thailand leap up in innovation capability ranking
Asian economies are climbing up the ranks of global innovation, with Singapore reaching the top five and China cracking the top 20 for the first time in this year’s annual Global Innovation Index released Tuesday (July 10). The improvements reflect vigorous government efforts as well ...
Akane Okutsu
Thailand’s manufacturing environment improves marginally in June
Thailand’s manufacturing sector improved only marginally in June. Production and input inventories increased, but they were offset by a decline in new orders and lower employment.Keep reading ...
Thailand plans regional infrastructure fund to reduce China dependence
Thailand is taking the lead in creating a regional fund with its neighbors, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, to back infrastructure and other development projects and to lessen reliance on Chinese investment. Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is expected to propose the idea to the leaders ...
Yukako Ono
Thai e-retailers brace for Jack Ma's 'great durian road'
At a seminar this month to forecast Thailand’s two-way trade with China, the commerce minister, Sonthirat Sonthijirawong, hailed e-commerce as the business model that could propel the country to new heights.Keep reading ...
Marwaan Macan-Markar
Thailand considers express visa issuance to lure foreign business
The Thai government is planning to amend its foreign business law to boost inbound investment, as it tries to stimulate economic growth to catch up with its neighbors.Keep reading ...
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat
Investment floods into Mekong Delta
The Mekong Delta once sheltered Viet Cong guerrillas as they battled U.S. forces during the Vietnam War. Today the area is the country’s “rice bowl,” providing half of the national rice supply. It is also becoming an increasingly attractive investment destination for domestic and foreign ...
Yukako Ono
Mekong River nations face the hidden costs of China’s dams
Sam In, a 48-year-old rice farmer from Cambodia’s northeastern province of Stung Treng, never knew that people paid for water until he was forced to move out of his home on the banks of a Mekong River tributary two years ago.Keep reading ...
Yukako Ono
Thailand is confident of riding out a US-China trade war
Thailand sees the looming U.S.-China trade war as having mixed effects on its economy, but is planning measures to minimize risks and maintain the country’s expected 8% growth in exports. A study by the Commerce Ministry revealed that while trade tensions would lead to a rise in ...
Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat