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Thailand supports Vietnam as ASEAN chair in 2020
Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said Thailand stands ready to support Vietnam as chair of ASEAN in 2020 and thanked Vietnam for supporting Thailand as this year’s ASEAN chair.Keep watching ...
Exclusive: Thailand eyes tech leader role as ASEAN chair
Thailand sits at the crossroads of Southeast Asia and is a gateway to other burgeoning markets like China and India. The Land of Smiles is well aware of this, and is growing its transport links to drive its grand ambition: to be the region’s digital ...
Challenges in store as Thailand assumes Asean chair
As Thailand takes the 2019 Asean chairmanship on Tuesday, threats and challenges lie on the horizon. Experts are warning that Thailand and Asean must brace for spillover from the trade war between the United States and China and push harder for the promotion of free ...
Patpon Sabpaitoon
Thailand's economic goals as Asean chair
After nearly five years of painstakingly building up diplomatic and economic resilience under military rule, Thailand is embarking on an important mission as the chair of Asean throughout 2019. The stakes are extremely high, judging from the economic agenda set forth by the government. Keep ...
Kavi Chongkittavorn
Facing up to Thailand's role as Asean chair
As Thailand gears up to chair Asean next year, a sense of deja vu is setting in. The last time Thailand held its rotational turn at Asean’s helm from July 2008 to December 2009, it was undermined by domestic street protests that ended up disrupting ...
Thitinan Pongsudhirak
