24-05-2024 10:53
Vietnam has been emerging as a significant player in the global semiconductor industry and aimed to become a key market for large-scale chip production. However, the country faces an intense competition from regional and global rivals such as South Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand, each offering attractive incentives to lure semiconductor investments.
23-05-2024 08:46
Danish jewellery maker Pandora last week started construction of its $150 million factory in the southern province of Binh Duong. Pandora CEO and president Alexander Lacik talked to VIR’s Bich Ngoc about the significance of the facility, which is its first outside Thailand.
21-05-2024 19:47
KBank, one of Thailand's leading banks, and BW Industrial Development Joint Stock Company, Vietnam's leading for-rent logistics and industrial platform, have announced a strategic financial partnership aimed at propelling the country's industrial and logistics sectors to new heights.
17-05-2024 20:49
The US' duty-free tariff treatment for solar products from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, will end in June, according to an announcement by the White House on May 16.
17-05-2024 10:40
Thailand’s cabinet has approved a special 10-year visa for executives and experts working in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to support the development of targeted industries in the country.
10-05-2024 10:54
The risk of default on credit card loans rose significantly in the first quarter this year in Thailand, driven by the Bank of Thailand (BoT)'s mandate for a higher minimum payment rate.
10-05-2024 10:37
World record holder Le Van Cong won two gold medals at the World Para Powerlifting Organisation's Pattaya World Cup 2024 in Thailand.
06-05-2024 11:32
The first China - Laos - Thailand - Malaysia express freight train recently departed from Chengdu, the capital of China’s southwestern Sichuan province, marking a significant milestone in regional trade connectivity.
30-04-2024 16:57
The new cabinet of Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was announced on April 28.
30-04-2024 08:00
More than 2,000 government officials, scholars, partners, and analysts from 15 Asia-Pacific countries and regions gathered at the Huawei Digital and Intelligent APAC Congress in Thailand on April 29 to discuss the deployment of digital and intelligent infrastructure.
23-04-2024 12:01
The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and the ASEAN Alliance on Carbon Markets (AACM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration and accelerate the implementation of carbon crediting programmes across Southeast Asia.
23-04-2024 11:53
The Thai Government is being urged to increase the proportion of renewable power generation to more than the target of 50 per cent set in the power development plan (PDP).
21-04-2024 09:12
SME leaders in Asia Pacific see the greatest potential for growth in Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia, according to a new FedEx survey.
15-04-2024 08:00
China and Thailand have inked preliminary agreements to collaborate on the peaceful exploration and use of space, as well as on the development of international lunar research stations.
12-04-2024 17:25
Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) manufacturer BYD plans to set up an assembly plant in Vietnam, following those in Thailand and Indonesia, to meet the growing demand for affordable EVs in Southeast Asia.