by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 21, 2024 | ASEAN, Business, Digitalization, News, Southeast Asia, Technology, Thailand, Trade, Vietnam
Vietnam and Thailand are the fastest-growing e-commerce markets in Southeast Asia, according to a new report by OpenGov Asia. The report also highlights Vietnam’s ascent past the Philippines to become the third-largest e-commerce market in the region.Last year, the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 20, 2024 | News, ASEAN, Business, Economy, Investment, Thailand, Trade, Visions
Developers in Thailand’s Rayong have been adjusting to a market slowdown by reducing the of newly launched residential supply in the first quarter of 2024. Vichai Viratkapan, acting director-general of the Real Estate Information Center (REIC), says the Rayong...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 15, 2024 | News, Bangkok, Thailand, Tourism, Travel
Thailand has relaxed its rules to enter the kingdom via visa exemptions as part of measures to promote tourism and encourage longer stays, Interior Ministry spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul says. The directives took effect on Monday. The directives include a new...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 15, 2024 | ASEAN, China, Infrastructure, Laos, Malaysia, News, Thailand, Trade, Transportation
The Asean Express, the cargo train connecting Malaysia, Thailand, Laos, and China, has returned to Malaysia after a 14-day trip to Chongqing, China. “This is the first inbound trip; we hope that there will be more trips between the countries,” KTMB chief operating...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Jul 12, 2024 | Business, Economy, News, Thailand
Thailand’s GDP growth is unlikely to increase in the second half of this year as anticipated by the Bank of Thailand (BOT), according to the chairman of the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), Mr. Supavud Saicheua. Supavud says the...