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Private art museum Dib Bangkok opens in Thailand in honour of late collector
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/01/2026
» With his curly hair and thick-rimmed glasses, the late Thai collector Petch Osathanugrah cut a distinct figure. An industrialist, musician and heir to a popular energy drink company, he amassed a vast collection of more than 1,000 artworks and was in the early stages of building a private museum in Bangkok when he died from a heart attack in 2023.
China bets big on Thai industrial cluster with $8.4 billion investment
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/09/2025
» China has become the leading source of foreign investment in a growing, state-fostered Thai industrial cluster, backed by commitments to help build a light-rail line, design an "aerotropolis" and possibly develop property in the area, an official from the Southeast Asian country said.
Malaysia flexes rare earth muscle as mineral-hungry US seeks non-Chinese sources
South China Morning Post, Published on 23/08/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Malaysia's ban on exports of unprocessed rare earth metals this week signals that the Southeast Asian country has a realistic shot - on its own terms - at feeding the mineral-hungry United States amid its strained trade ties with the world's dominant supplier, China, according to analysts.
How Thailand's craft chocolate industry is raising the bar with sustainable practices
South China Morning Post, Published on 12/07/2025
» When it comes to countries that produce chocolate, Switzerland and Belgium may be among the first to come to mind. But neither of them grow cacao, the fruit whose seeds are needed to make chocolate. In fact, 70% of the world's cacao comes from the Ivory Coast, in western Africa.
China's EV price war spreads overseas
South China Morning Post, Published on 25/05/2024
» BEIJING - A price war among Chinese electric vehicle (EV) assemblers is spreading to overseas markets as more than a dozen players look abroad to bolster sales and chase higher profits to offset losses at home.
China faces 3% GDP loss as heatwaves intensify
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/03/2024
» More frequent and severe global heatwaves will disrupt future supply chains around the world, a new study has found.
China-Africa trade hit US$282 billion in 2023 but Africa's trade deficit widens, with commodity prices a key factor
South China Morning Post, Published on 01/02/2024
» China's total trade with Africa grew a modest 1.5 per cent in 2023 from 2022 to US$282.1 billion, but Africa's trade deficit with China widened, according to the latest Chinese customs data.
China's ban on Australian lobsters has Asean members clawing way into market
South China Morning Post, Published on 24/01/2024
» Southeast Asian countries are fishing for more opportunities to get their lobsters onto Chinese plates, and analysts expect that the trend will not only intensify, but it will also become increasingly difficult to reverse the longer that Beijing's protracted ban on Australian rock lobsters remains in effect.
China's bamboo could replace high-emitting plastics, but tech bottlenecks are stunting growth
South China Morning Post, Published on 04/12/2023
» It feeds one of the Earth's rarest species. It was the writing surface for some of the earliest books. It could prove essential in reducing vast amounts of carbon emissions - and China has more of it than anywhere else.
Hong Kong stocks hit 2-week low as Alibaba tumbles 2.9% on ex-CEO surprise exit, China deflation concerns
South China Morning Post, Published on 11/09/2023
» Hong Kong stocks fell to a two-week low, led by losses in Alibaba Group after former chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang Yong surprisingly departed from the e-commerce group amid a leadership transition.