thailand post issues commemorative stamp for apec 2022

Thailand Post issues commemorative stamp for APEC 2022

The government has announced that Thailand Commemorative Stamps will be available for purchase at Post Offices nationwide on May 9.
sea games 31 eight tv channels in thailand to broadcast live competitions

SEA Games 31: eight TV channels in Thailand to broadcast live competitions

Eight TV channels of Thailand will broadcast live competitions at the 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31), which will take place in Vietnam from May 12-23.
bamboo airways launches first flights to singapore and thailand

Bamboo Airways launches first flights to Singapore and Thailand

On April 28 and 29, Bamboo Airways launched two regularly-scheduled flights from Ho Chi Minh City to Singapore and Thailand, marking the airline’s first routes to Southeast Asia this year.
navigating tariff roadmaps for automobile imports

Navigating tariff roadmaps for automobile imports

The average tariff on imported cars in Vietnam has decreased from 49 per cent in 2015 to 12 per cent in 2020. As a result of changing car import tariffs over the past 5-10 years, Vietnam’s car imports shifted from high-tariff countries like India and China towards low-tariff ASEAN countries like Thailand (see graph). Several socioeconomic developments have triggered these changes.
thailand to lift on arrival covid 19 tests from may

Thailand to lift on-arrival COVID-19 tests from May

Thailand will remove its Test & Go travel scheme for foreign arrivals and RT-PCR testing upon arrival from the end of this month as vaccinated travellers will only need to take self-antigen tests during their stay from May 1 as part of a further easing of entry rules to boost the economy and tourism.
vietnams daily stock trading value ranks second in asean

Vietnam’s daily stock trading value ranks second in ASEAN

The average daily trading value on Vietnam’s stock market has reached more than VND30.84 trillion (US$1.34 billion) per session so far this year, up 15.9 per cent from last year’s figure and now the second largest in ASEAN, only after Thailand, according to the Ministry of Finance.
thailand promotes e commerce development

Thailand promotes e-commerce development

The Thai government has vowed to move forward with its e-commerce development plan, aiming to increase domestic e-commerce revenue to more than 7.1 trillion baht (209 billion USD) by 2027, average growth of 10 percent annually, local media reported.
temporary anti dumping tax imposed on welding materials imported from malaysia thailand china

Temporary anti-dumping tax imposed on welding materials imported from Malaysia, Thailand, China

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has issued Decision No. 706/QD-BCT on the imposition of temporary anti-dumping tax rates on some types of welding materials of the Malaysian, Thai and Chinese origins.
thailand half population acquires immunity against sars cov 2

Thailand: Half population acquires immunity against SARS-CoV-2

About half the population of Thailand has now acquired immunity against COVID-19 but this remains well short of the government's 80 percent target, according to the country’s Department of Disease Control (DoDC).
thai securities firm advocates increasing investment in vietnam

Thai securities firm advocates increasing investment in Vietnam

The Asia Plus Securities (ASPS) of Thailand has recommended increasing investment in Vietnam, citing the country’s high growth prospects based on its ample local workforce, low minimum wage and steadily rising per capita income, according to the Bangkok Post.
e sports teams to compete at regional tourney prior to sea games 31

E-sports teams to compete at regional tourney prior to SEA Games 31

Six teams from Vietnam, Laos and Thailand will compete at the E-Sports Mobile Legends: Bang Bang tournament titled ‘MSC Mekong Qualifier 2022’, ahead of the upcoming 31st Southeast Asian Games (SEA Games 31) scheduled for May, the Vietnam Recreational E-sport Association (VIRESA) announced on April 15.
thai businesses gear up for the big time in vietnam

Thai businesses gear up for the big time in Vietnam

Thailand’s registered investment capital into Vietnam has so far reached more than $13 billion. Piyapong Jriyasetapong, chairman of the new Thai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Vietnam, debuted last week in Hanoi, talked with VIR’s Thanh Tung about Thai investors’ interest in the Vietnamese market.
inflation in indonesia thailand on the rise

Inflation in Indonesia, Thailand on the rise

Indonesia’s inflation in March 2022 reached 0.66 percent month-to-month, according to Statistics Indonesia (BPS).
thailand wants to ink extradition pact with asean

Thailand wants to ink extradition pact with ASEAN

The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) of Thailand has said that it is seeking cooperation from 10 countries in Southeast Asia to establish a regional extradition convention to combat transnational crimes by 2024.
bridging singapore and vietnams digital cooperation

Bridging Singapore and Vietnam’s digital cooperation

The digital economy in Southeast Asia is at an inflection point. The number of new digital consumers added in just one year in 2020 in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam is equivalent to the entire population of the United Kingdom.