Thailand

Thailand says electronics investment has exceeded $30.5 billion since 2023, including $10.1 billion across 224 PCB and component projects.

Krungsri Finnovate, the corporate venture capital (CVC) arm of Krungsri (Bank of Ayudhya PCL), said on Monday that it has backed three global startups including AlpacaDB, Incorp (Alpaca), Qoala Technology PTE LTD and Whale Technologies Limited.

TenPay Global, Tencent's cross-border payment platform, and ShopeePay, the digital payment arm of Singapore's Sea Ltd and associated with the e-commerce platform Shopee, have jointly launched a cross-border payment service connecting Southeast Asian users with merchants in China.

From August 26 to 28 at QSNCC, eight innovative companies from four sectors will gather to connect with Thai and Southeast Asian markets through one-on-one business meetings.

From AI startups and emerging technologies to investment opportunities and cross-border collaboration, this is a space to connect with the people shaping Asia Pacific’s next wave of innovation. Whether you are an entrepreneur, investor, corporate leader or ecosystem builder, come meet like-minded people and explore what’s next for AI in the region.

Singapore's highly restrictive regulatory framework is reshaping Southeast Asia's data center landscape, with neighboring Johor, Bangkok and Jakarta emerging as key beneficiaries of hyperscale investment as operators seek larger sites, lower costs and greater expansion opportunities, according to a report by Knight Frank revealed on Thursday.

Huawei has joined Thai government agencies, telecom carriers, large language model developers, AI associations, and universities to launch the Thailand AI Ecosystem Initiative, in order to push Thailand as a hub for AI innovation in Southeast Asia.

Huawei Cloud has announced its Agentic Infrastructure for Thailand and launched an open beta of its CodeArts Agent coding platform at the Huawei Cloud Summit Thailand 2026, the Chinese giant said in a statement on Friday.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank of Thailand (BOT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cybersecurity cooperation and digital fraud protection.

Thailand received $43.6 billion in foreign and domestic investment applications across 1,299 projects in the first half of 2026, a 37 percent increase year-on-year, with digital infrastructure and AI data centers accounting for the bulk of inflows.