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Japanese investors may relocate to Thailand after prolonged border situation
The prolonged tensions along the Thai-Cambodian border have impacted the supply chains of Japanese investors, particularly in the parts and electronics industries.
Why can’t Thailand compete with Vietnam and India in ‘rice, cassava, and rubber’?
Since the beginning of 2025, the baht has strengthened by more than 7%, while competitors such as Vietnam, India, and Malaysia have weakened their currencies against the US dollar. This has resulted in Thailand's main export products, including rice, cassava, and rubber, experiencing costs rising by more than 10%, immediately reducing their competitiveness.
Opportunity for “Thai toys” to enter the Chinese market, where the value has grown to over 1.8 trillion baht
The Chinese toy market was valued at approximately US$22.8 billion (around 165 billion yuan) in 2024 and is expected to reach US$50.6 billion by 2033, growing at an average annual growth rate of 8.6%, reflecting the continued expansion of demand for toys, particularly imported and premium products.
Border trade plummets, but cross-border trade continues to support growth
Thailand-Cambodia border trade in July 2025 plummeted by nearly 100%, shrinking by 97.5%, resulting in a more than 20% decrease in overall border trade, to just 66.22 billion baht.
Thailand-China opens new border crossing! Enhances fruit trade, effective September 1st.
Thailand and China have reached a significant agreement to expand the number of fresh fruit import and export border checkpoints by five, under the third-country transit cooperation framework, which will be effective from September 1, 2025.
The Thai economy in 2015 grew by 2.2%, driven by exports and domestic consumption.
The latest estimates suggest the Thai economy is expected to expand by 2.2% per year in 2025, up from the previous 2.1% forecast and in line with international organizations' upward revisions to 2% from 1.8%, while the global economy is expected to grow by 3% overall.
US opens zero-tariff soybean deal. Who profits? Who has to pay more?
In an effort to balance international trade, Thailand has decided to allow U.S. soybeans to enter the market tariff-free. However, this tariff reduction doesn't just affect foreign producers…
Thai pork is 1.3 times more expensive! Risk of losing billions in market to imported pork?
The opening of some agricultural products in exchange for lower import tariffs for some industries is an issue that Thai businesses and farmers are closely watching, especially pork and offal, which are considered as one of the important products affecting the entire supply chain.
MPI grows against the trend! Is the Thai economy really recovering…or is it just an illusion?
The Industrial Production Index (MPI) in May 2025 was 100.79, an increase of 1.88% compared to the same period of the previous year, expanding for the second consecutive month, with the capacity utilization rate (Cap U) increasing to 61.14% from 56.62% in April, reflecting the recovery of the manufacturing sector.
Corn market shaken! After the government opens the way for importing 1 million tons with 0% tax
The domestic corn market worth over 42 billion baht is facing a major shock following a resolution approving the import of animal feed corn from abroad under the WTO framework without paying tariffs (0%), totaling up to 1 million tons, with an exchange condition to negotiate a reduction in import tariffs with trading partners.