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Risks and rewards of Beijing's BRI
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 17/07/2025
» Thailand may play a pivotal role in advancing China's vision of regional connectivity through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), but scholars caution that while the initiative presents substantial opportunities, it also brings significant challenges.
Hong Kong aims to increase flights to Asean, Middle East under belt and road plan
Published on 14/07/2025
» Hong Kong is striving to enhance its connectivity with countries under the Belt and Road Initiative by increasing flight frequencies to strategic destinations such as Xinjiang, Riyadh and Dallas, as well as launching new direct routes to second-tier Asean and Middle Eastern locations, the city's chief for the national plan has said.
Shape of new climate politics emerges
News, Published on 07/06/2025
» Only a few months ago, a headline like "United States sets tariffs of up to 3,521% on solar panels from Southeast Asia" could have been dismissed as satire. Today, it's nothing special, one of many published amid an uninterrupted fusillade accompanying Donald Trump's first 100 days in power. Yet it's also part of something bigger, as axes of economic power shift, technological changes surge, and popular sentiments reconfigure and metastasise. Amid that fracturing world order, how should we consider the climate crisis?
ONE Championship: Felipe Lobo thinks Nabil ‘won’t stay long’ at bantamweight; wants rematch soon
Published on 29/05/2025
» Felipe Lobo wants another crack at Nabil Anane before the towering 21-year-old outgrows ONE Championship’s bantamweight Muay Thai division.
China-built airport in Nepal ‘littered with corruption’
Published on 19/04/2025
» A government inquiry into a new $216-million international airport in Nepal’s second-biggest city found that “irregularities and corruption” by officials and lawmakers allowed a Chinese state-owned contractor to ignore its obligations and charge for work it never completed.
Dubious claim
Postbag, Published on 15/04/2025
» Re: "Online arrival cards for Thailand take effect May 1", (BP, April 11).
Mile Green Accelerates EV Future with $50m Boost
Published on 02/04/2025
» Mile Green, the pioneering electric vehicle (EV) brand, marked a major milestone with the unveiling of its high-profile Board of Directors, reinforcing its position as a key player in the global shift towards sustainable mobility.With a strategic focus on Southeast Asia—particularly Thailand—Mile Green is committed to delivering a holistic EV adoption model. This includes high-quality electric vehicles, flexible financing solutions, and robust infrastructure development to support ESG-driven mobility transformation for corporates and consumers alike.
Tower collapse puts builder in spotlight
Oped, Published on 02/04/2025
» Even before the dust settled in Bangkok after the March 28 quake, China Railway's 10th Bureau was deleting posts and photos about its key role in constructing the infamous collapsed building.
In Bangkok, grim vigils as people seek word of relatives at collapsed building
Published on 30/03/2025
» Aubonrat Setnawet, an electrician’s helper, was working with her husband on the 23rd floor of a new office tower on the northern edge of Bangkok moments before disaster struck.
China and Laos in legal tussle over hydropower project
Published on 05/03/2025
» A Chinese state-owned company is suing the national power utility of Laos for $555 million in unpaid fees from a hydropower project, according to an arbitration filing reviewed by Reuters.