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Asean must grab its rare-earth shot
News, Imran Khalid, Published on 22/11/2025
» US President Donald Trump's return to Southeast Asia last month felt like a rerun -- tariffs, tough talk, and televised deals. But this time, he left behind more than headlines. From Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi, Mr Trump inked trade pacts promising tariff relief on US exports in exchange for joint ventures in mining and refining the rare-earth minerals that power the world's clean-tech boom.
Thailand–Japan ties at a crossroads
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 18/11/2025
» For the past four decades, Thailand-Japan ties have been smooth as silk, reflecting the Japanese concept of ishin denshin, an idiom that describes communication without words. That idiom reflects a very good relationship, a deep mutual understanding between the two parties.
China's uphill fight vs price wars
News, Manishi Raychaudhuri, Published on 14/08/2025
» Overcapacity has made its way into China's domestic market, with price wars leading to collapsing profitability and accelerating deflation. The government has responded by launching a so-called "anti-involution" programme to combat deflationary price wars. It's had some early wins, but this could be a lengthy battle.
PM's Japan trip attracts investment
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/01/2024
» Honda Automobile (Thailand) has commended government efforts in attracting Japanese car makers to invest in Thailand's electric vehicle (EV) sector, with more promising results expected.
PM woos global business giants
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 23/09/2023
» Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin met with global business leaders in New York as he sought to attract more foreign investment to Thailand.
EV market faces bumps
News, Editorial, Published on 12/12/2022
» Tesla has become a powerful catalyst for Thai electric vehicle market after the company launched two EV models in the Thai market last week.
Upskilling of workers 'a priority'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 18/10/2022
» The government is calling for the immediate upskilling of Thai workers as it affirmed its commitment to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project, its flagship scheme spanning three provinces that it aims to turn into a high-tech manufacturing hub in order to boost the kingdom's industrial competitiveness.
Fossil fuel firms feel heat in EU advertising row
News, Arthur Neslen, Reuters, Published on 08/10/2021
» A push for a Europe-wide ban on advertising and sponsorship by fossil fuel companies is the boldest salvo yet in a campaign by environmentalists who accuse oil firms of "greenwashing" and a history of undermining climate change science.
Why does the world need so many cars, anyway?
News, Anjani Trivedi, Published on 18/09/2021
» Global automakers are slashing production forecasts, which will cost the world hundreds of thousands of cars in the coming months. Yet any worries about this outcome belie the underlying problems of an industry marred by slowing sales and brimming output before the pandemic. In reality, the latest cuts will only help a much-needed (even if painful) rebalancing of the sector.
Hydrogen is and isn't the future
News, Andreas Kluth, Bloomberg Opinion columnist, Published on 10/11/2020
» Surely hydrogen is the future of energy. Why else would the European Union, as part of its Green Deal, plan to shovel 470 billion euros (17 trillion baht) into infrastructure to electrolyse and use the stuff? Why else would China, Japan and South Korea be placing their own huge bets on the gas?