British Prime Minister Theresa May greets her Thai counterpart, Prayuth Chan-ocha, who staged a military coup four years ago. (Getty Images)
International relations

Thailand and the UK aim to resume trade talks next year

Negotiations to take place after Brexit and Thai elections

22 June 2018
Pakorn Peetathawatchai tells the Nikkei Asian Review how he intends to connect the Stock Exchange of Thailand to its Southeast Asian neighbors. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Business

Thai bourse readies depositary receipts to attract SE Asian listings

Coming this year, new tool meant to give frontier markets greater access to capital

22 June 2018
A factory processing electronic waste is visited by police in Lat Krabang, outside Bangkok, Thailand. (Royal Thai Police via AP)
Politics

E-waste piles up in Thailand's landfills

Police seize tons of discarded electronics from overseas

21 June 2018
Investors wait and see as Thailand delays elections again. 
Economy

Thai business outlook weakest in ASEAN due to political instability

Further delay in election erodes investor confidence, report says

20 June 2018
Uttama Savanayana, Thailand’s minister of industry, speaks at the Future of Asia conference in Tokyo on June 12. He assured investors that the Eastern Economic Corridor project would continue following next year's election. (Photo by Taro Yokosawa) 
12 June 2018
The Philippine labor department has ordered Jollibee Foods to convert more than 6,000 workers on short-term contracts to permanent staff.
Asia300

Southeast Asia confronts big business over short-term hiring

Philippines issues list of top employers including Jollibee and PLDT

7 June 2018
Individually wrapped bananas draw criticism from environmental groups as being one of the many wasteful practices of retailers that contribute to Thailand's problem with pollution. (Photo by George Styllis)
Economy

Thailand falling behind in global battle with plastic waste

Dead whale brings packaging overuse and government inaction into focus

5 June 2018
A worker uses a blowtorch at the Nam Tha 1 hydroelectric dam construction site that is being built by a Chinese company in Laos.
International relations

Thailand plans regional infrastructure fund to reduce China dependence

The venture with Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos will start operation in 2019

4 June 2018
Lertviroj Kowattana, permanent secretary of the Thai Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, dressed in a traditional costume, tosses grains of rice during the annual royal plowing ceremony in central Bangkok on May 14, 2018.
Commodities

Thai rice exports on their way to the 10m-ton mark

As countries pay more for the grain Thailand reaps a cascade of benefits

4 June 2018
Wednesday, Bank Indonesia raised interest rates again, the second time in two weeks, in an off-cycle meeting.
Nikkei Markets

Risks expand for debt-heavy Southeast Asian markets

Domestic currencies weaken as capital flows out

31 May 2018
These cars, trucks and motorbikes are bottlenecked on a Jakarta street. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Economy

Southeast Asia taps AI and satellites to tackle traffic jams

Bangkok, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur turn to technology to ease congestion

31 May 2018
Passengers check in at Thai Airways counters at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Economy

Ailing Thai Airways picks new president after two-year search

Sumeth Damrongchaitham tasked with turning around the loss-making company

31 May 2018
Siam Cement Group is now the sole owner of what is to become Vietnam's first petrochemical complex. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Companies

Siam Cement takes over stalled $5.4bn Vietnam petrochemical project

Thai conglomerate now sees 2023 start to production at Long Son

31 May 2018
Laem Chabang Port in the Eastern Economic Corridor, a special economic zone the government has established for the development of high-tech industries. (Photo by Takaki Kashiwabara)
Politics

Thailand considers express visa issuance to lure foreign business

Junta to amend law to allow greater inflow of talent from overseas

28 May 2018
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International relations

Protectionism left out of APEC trade ministers' statement

Members call for 'removal of market-distorting subsidies'

26 May 2018
With the World Cup a month away, Sony expects Thais to be eager to buy large-screen TVs.
Business trends

The World Cup economy to bring Thailand bigger TVs

Electronics makers offer consumers incentives to buy larger sets

25 May 2018
The Turkish lira has plunged sharply as prospects for a U.S. interest rate hike have grown.
Economy

Southeast Asia braces for emerging-market capital flight

Thailand keeps its cool while Turkey and Argentina hit hardest

25 May 2018
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Asia Insight

Asia's war on 'fake news' raises real fears for free speech

Governments walk fine line between fighting rumors and stifling dissent

22 May 2018
Passengers check in at Thai Airways counters at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Companies

Ailing Thai Airways picks new president after two-year search

Sumeth Damrongchaitham tasked with turning around the loss-making company

21 May 2018
From left, rising Thai political stars Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit, Varawut Silpa-archa and Parit Wacharasindhu (Photos by Hiroshi Kotani and Koji Nozawa)
Politics

Thailand's 'young bloods' vow to break old political cycle

Aspiring leaders are on the march as junta marks fourth anniversary

21 May 2018