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Vietnam Q2 GDP growth quickens on strong exports, US trade deal brightens outlook
Read more: Vietnam Q2 GDP growth quickens on strong exports, US trade deal brightens outlookConcerns over the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub’s outlook had been growing in the run-up to the trade deal between the United States, particularly as the latter is Vietnam’s biggest export market.
Thailand
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Election Commission wraps up MP candidate registration
Read more: Election Commission wraps up MP candidate registrationThe Election Commission (EC) has concluded the registration for constituency and party-list candidates in the Feb 8 general election, with more than 5,000 candidates and 94 prime ministerial nominees from political parties.
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Drink driving tops list of New Year road violations
Read more: Drink driving tops list of New Year road violationsOver 90% of road traffic violations between Dec 30 and Dec 31, 2025, were linked to alcohol consumption, according to recent data. At least one fatality, however, was attributed to improper use of a map application.
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Anutin cancels UN trip to explain border dispute
Read more: Anutin cancels UN trip to explain border disputePrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has decided not to attend the United Nations General Assembly in New York, saying it could interfere with his new government’s policy statement to parliament.
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Riot police deployed on Thai-Cambodian border in Sa Kaeo
Read more: Riot police deployed on Thai-Cambodian border in Sa KaeoOver 1,400 riot police officers from five eastern provinces have been deployed to Sa Kaeo to reinforce security along the Thai-Cambodian border, following reports of potential encroachment near Ban Nong Chan and Ban Nong Ya Kaeo villages in Khok Sung…
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Warning over strong baht’s tourism threat
Read more: Warning over strong baht’s tourism threatThe baht’s appreciation is threatening to deal a blow to tourism and cause ripple effects on businesses, which are struggling to deal with the sluggish economy, warns the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
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Vietnam Q2 GDP growth quickens on strong exports, US trade deal brightens outlook
Read more: Vietnam Q2 GDP growth quickens on strong exports, US trade deal brightens outlookConcerns over the Southeast Asian manufacturing hub’s outlook had been growing in the run-up to the trade deal between the United States, particularly as the latter is Vietnam’s biggest export market.
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Super typhoon lashes Philippines on track toward Hong Kong
Read more: Super typhoon lashes Philippines on track toward Hong KongHong Kong is bracing for widespread damage and disruption from the approaching Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is currently churning off the northern coast of the Philippines with tree-snapping winds.
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PM Anutin says no policy to replace House Speaker Wan
Read more: PM Anutin says no policy to replace House Speaker WanPrime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Monday overrode a call by a Bhumjaithai Party MP for House Speaker Wan Muhamad Noor Matha to resign, saying that was not party policy.
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Experts urge focus on short-term gains
Read more: Experts urge focus on short-term gainsEconomists warn that Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s “economic dream team” has only 4–6 months to show tangible results, urging the administration to focus on short-term stability.