Eastern Seaboard
Investments into Thailand’s industrial east expected to flood in
The Thai government has just approved 168 infrastructure development projects worth a combined $31.4 billion for its flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.
The EEC...
Thailand gives nod to new $5.5b high-speed railway connecting with China
Thailand's military-backed cabinet on July 11 approved the construction of the first phase of a railway line to link the country's industrial eastern seaboard...
Austrian fiber maker to open plant in Thailand
Austrian Lenzing Group is planning to open a facility to produce lyocell fibres in Thailand, the company announced on June 29. Plans are to...
Thailand, China agree on $5.2-billion rail project
Thailand and China agreed a price of 179 billion baht ($5.2 billion) for the 250-kilometer-long first phase of a high-speed railway linking Thailand's Eastern...
Thailand’s Eastern Seaboard to become growth engine
Thailand's economic heartland on its southeastern coast, namely in the provinces Chonburi, Rayong and Chachoengsao, has been designated to become the country's economic growth...
The land where durian and mangosteen grow
Thailand's southeast is not just home to the country's most developed industry clusters, it is also an agricultural hot spot where exotic fruits and...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...