Phuket has won Air Canada Vacations’ 2026 Travellers’ Top Picks Award for Wellness, voted for by Canadian travellers.
Oct 3, 2026
This note looks at the potential to grow Hong Kong’s high value-added service industries, focusing mainly on the legal and healthcare sectors, and considers policy options to help their development.
Foreign companies can establish representative offices in Indonesia: KPPA, KP3A, and KP BUJKA, each with specific rules and limitations.
Oct 2, 2026
Vietnam leads ASEAN as most attractive for European business expansion, with 64% planning investment growth over five years. Indonesia follows at 57%, while Malaysia and Thailand lag at 49%. Vietnam's appeal combines market opportunity, established business presence, and supply chain resilience needs.
Thailand & Asia | 3 October 2026 Thailand flood losses climb toward THB69 billion as agriculture, factories and exports come under pressure Thailand’s flooding is emerging as a much larger economic shock than the initial urban disruption suggested. A new assessment from Rangsit University puts losses across the agricultural supply chain at THB69.1 billion, equivalent […]
Oct 1, 2026
Bangkok’s latest floods reveal the economic cost of treating recurring disasters as emergencies, exposing the need for permanent urban resilience and coordinated planning
German semiconductor maker Infineon Technologies has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Samut Prakan, marking one of the most significant recent additions to Thailand’s semiconductor ecosystem. The project, valued at about US$1.4 billion by Thailand’s Board of Investment, is designed as a backend manufacturing site covering power modules, discrete devices, wafer testing and research and […]
A World Economic Forum report on ASEAN’s digital economy highlights the gap between digital ambition and practical execution, positioning Thailand’s leadership as pivotal. Having chaired negotiations for the ASEAN Digital Economy Framework Agreement (DEFA) across fourteen rounds culminating in 2026, Thailand now faces the challenge of translating this agreement into functional cross-border systems for payments, […]
Thailand’s draft 14th development plan covers 2028–2032 and prioritises AI, semiconductors, advanced electronics and clean energy.
Sep 30, 2026
Southeast Asia's digital economy is valued at $300 billion in 2025 and could reach $1 trillion by 2030. Structural shifts in ASEAN countries drive growth, with e-commerce dominating. Policy, platform evolution, and investment opportunities support this growth potential.
The bond-market deterioration reflects several forces acting simultaneously: higher inflation expectations, heavy government borrowing and issuance, concerns over public finances and elevated energy prices linked to the Middle East conflict.
Thailand’s flooding has moved from a regional disruption to a direct hit on two major pillars of the economy: automotive manufacturing and air cargo
USD to THB exchange rate stands at 33.40. Thailand's central bank maintained interest rates at 1.00% in 2026, supporting economic stability. Global factors and tourism influence currency fluctuations; travelers should compare exchange rates before converting money.