It has been reported that Thai scientists are developing an anti-viral nasal spray aimed at countering Covid-19 infections. The solution neutralizes the virus when it enters the nose, and it is currently in the research and development phase. The spray will soon be...
The United States has announced that it will allow the import of solar panels from Thailand at zero tariff for 24 months, with similar moves set for solar panels imported from Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam. Imports from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam...
Thailand just opened the Tha Chang and Sathorn smart piers as part of the ‘Smart Pier Smart Connection’ project. These smart piers connect water transportation with other commuting facilities, such as buses and trains. The goal is to make it easier for...
Thailand is calling for the private sector to invest in increasing the number of aerospace engineers, which currently do not meet the country’s demand. A key focus is represented by the need to increase research funds to students at high school and university...
The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) has approved a combined USD 6.2 billion worth of investment applications in manufacturing and infrastructure projects, including USD 1 billion by Horizon Plus, a joint venture between Taiwan’s Foxconn and Thailand’s PTT PCL, to...
Thailand has just become the first Asian country to legalize the growing of cannabis and its consumption as a food, aiming to boost its agriculture and tourism sectors. The government has announced plans to distribute 1 million cannabis seedlings to incentivize...
In May 2022, Japan and Thailand signed an agreement for the mutual transfer of defense equipment and technology. This milestone increases the two nations’ security cooperation in the midst of an assertive China in the Indo-Pacific region. The Thai Prime Minister...
During the visit of Japan’s Prime Minister to Thailand, the two countries pledged closer economic cooperation, with Japan committing to an investment in the electrical vehicles industry in the special economic zone of Thailand called Eastern Economic Corridor in...
Thailand is renewing the effort to adopt biomass as a leading energy source, with the aim of relieving companies from growing fossil fuel prices. The Southeast Asian nation already identified the bio-circular-green economic model as a strategy to revive its economy...
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has just announced its intention to partner with South Korean companies in order to explore the possibility of establishing a new high-tech industrial estate. The new facilities would be designed to specifically cater...
Thai corporation’s Central Group has just announced intentions to spend over USD 85 million in 2022 for the development of a new lifestyle retail mall at Wong Amat Beach in Pattaya. According to Central Group’s head of corporate business development, the...
The government of Thailand has announced its strategy to promote the country’s medical tourism and healthcare to attract foreign visitors in the post-Covid-19 era. In this context, the June-to-September period, normally a low season for Thai tourism, will witness an...
