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Thailand to increase gas purchases from US
Published on 01/05/2025
» Thailand aims to increase its purchases of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the United States to 2.2 million tonnes annually within five years, from 1 million tonnes under an existing contract, according to Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Bank of Thailand cuts rate as tariff ‘storm’ darkens outlook
Published on 30/04/2025
» The Bank of Thailand cut its key interest rate by a quarter point for a second consecutive meeting on Wednesday, in a move to support an underperforming economy facing uncertainty over steep US tariffs.
BYD breaks ground on Cambodia plant
Published on 29/04/2025
» The Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD has broken ground on a new assembly plant in Cambodia, as it continues to expand production in Southeast Asia, according to local media reports.
Spain slowly returning to normal after crippling blackout
Published on 29/04/2025
» MADRID — Spain and Portugal were returning to some semblance of normality early Tuesday, with many questions remaining about what caused one of Europe’s worst blackouts in years across the Iberian peninsula the previous day.
Loss of power, Franco-Spanish interconnection failure led to grid collapse
News, Reuters, Published on 29/04/2025
» MADRID: A massive blackout that hit most of the Iberian Peninsula on Monday was due to a sudden, large drop in power supply that caused the grid interconnection between Spain and France to trip, according to Spanish grid operator REE.
Thai exports posting higher growth in March: commerce minister
Published on 21/04/2025
» Thailand's export growth in March was higher than February's 14% annual rise, while tariff negotiations with the United States set for this week are expected to proceed positively, the commerce minister said on Monday.
Thai first-quarter rice exports fall 30% annually
Published on 21/04/2025
» Thailand's rice exports fell 30% annually in the first quarter of this year to 2.1 million metric tons, an industry association said on Monday.
China's US envoy urges end to trade war, but warns Beijing ready to fight
Published on 20/04/2025
» China's ambassador to the United States, Xie Feng, has urged Washington to seek common ground with Beijing and pursue peaceful coexistence while warning that China stood ready to retaliate in the escalating trade war.
Cambodia and China commit to canal megaproject
Published on 19/04/2025
» Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2-billion financing agreement for a 150-kilometre canal that will link a branch of the Mekong River near Phnom Penh to a port on the Gulf of Thailand, ending months of uncertainty about the megaproject.
Philippine devotees nailed to crosses in Good Friday ritual
Published on 18/04/2025
» CUTID, Philippines - Christian devotees from the Philippines were nailed to a cross on Friday in an annual re-enactment of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ in the predominantly Roman Catholic nation.