The targeted industries cover next-generation automotive, smart electronics, medical and wellness tourism, agriculture and biotechnolgy, food for the future, robotics and more…
Category: Thailand
Is Chinese investment taking over the Mekong?
By funding infrastructure and development, China can increase its economic and strategic leverage over poorer neighbors.
CK Power seeks another hydropower deal in Laos
With success at Xayaburi, CK Power Plc is negotiating with the Laos government to build another hydroelectric power project worth over US$4.5 billion.
Reducing water insecurity: Questions of power, politics and equity in the Mekong region
Water management decision making is concentrated in the hands of the politically and financially powerful few, who determine how water gets allocated.
Flashing cash, China spearheads Mekong economic integration
Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang used a visit to Cambodia this week to strengthen China-led economic integration across mainland Southeast Asia.
Riverside nations adopt Mekong action plan
Leaders of the six countries sharing the Mekong River on Wednesday adopted a five-year plan of action on sub-regional cooperation.
Southeast Asia’s poor versus China dams on the Mekong
China has the upper hand over a resource that serves as the economic lifeblood of its poor southern backyard.
Mekong: riding dragon or hugging panda?
Do all six countries who share the Mekong River share the same spirit of camaraderie? For answers, look to today’s 2nd Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Summit.
Thai junta stakes legacy on industrial plan
Thailand’s military junta is staking its legacy on a plan to direct more than $45bn of investment into three eastern seaboard provinces.
Pushing GMS food up the value chain
Conditions are ripe GMS to embrace sustainable agriculture and become a source of environmentally friendly produce.