Trade war
Vietnam, Thailand benefit most from Chinese company relocation amid trade war
More Chinese manufacturers are looking to Vietnam and Thailand as a production base to avoid US tariffs,...
Singapore’s economy takes a hard hit
Singapore’s exports plunged to a six-year low in June, the latest in a series of negative indicators...
Malaysia PM: EU risking trade war over palm oil ban
The European Union risks a trade war with Malaysia over its “grossly unfair” policies aimed at reducing...
Foxconn plans iPhone plant in Vietnam in response to US-China trade war
Taiwanese electronics assembler Foxconn Technology Group is planning to open an iPhone manufacturing facility for Apple in Vietnam to mitigate the effects of the...
China plans free trade zone in the Golden Triangle
China is looking to establish a free trade zone at the section of the Mekong where the river forms the border between Myanmar and...
Trump backs boycott of Thai-made Harley-Davidson bikes
In what is probably a first in US history, an acting president publicly supported calls for a boycott of a US product, and, with...
Harley Davidson’s new Thailand plant comes at the right moment
Harley Davidson, the US motorcycle maker which will open a new plant in Thailand later this year, retrospectively has made the right decision at...
Trump’s trade war antics start worrying Thailand
Moves of the US administration to impose new tariffs and duties on a variety of imported products leaves Thailand worrying about its potential to...
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Thai AirAsia X files for bankruptcy protection
Thai AirAsia X, the long-haul division of the Thai unit of Malaysian budget airline AirAsia Group, has become the third airline in Thailand to...
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Thai Airways reports $94 million loss in first quarter despite revenue surge
Thailand’s indebted national airline Thai Airways International suffered another net loss of 3.24 billion baht ($94 million) on revenue of 11.18 billion baht ($342...