Thailand

New U.S. Section 301 tariffs took effect on Friday (July 24) across 60 economies, hitting seven Southeast Asian nations: Malaysia, Cambodia, and Indonesia with a 10 percent additional duty, while Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, and Singapore face the higher rate of 12.5 percent.

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.

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.

London-headquartered Gorilla Technology Group (NASDAQ: GRRR) has raised aggregate gross proceeds of $232 million from two bond financings, directing the capital toward AI infrastructure programs in Indonesia, India, and Thailand.

Thailand has reduced more than 3.8 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) equivalent since 2019 through clinker substitution in the Industrial Process and Product Use sector, delivering results ahead of the country's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) roadmap timeline

Thailand's Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), UAE-based Edgewater Solutions Limited, and Spain's Amadeus will jointly develop a modernization roadmap for passenger processing and airport operations across Thailand's international and regional airports.

Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) has approved a $688 million investment by Nestlé (Thai) Co., Ltd. to construct a smart factory and distribution center in Samut Prakan province.

Thailand has approved nine major investment projects worth a combined $1.99 billion across artificial intelligence (AI), advanced electronics, aviation, clean energy, and food, as global manufacturers reposition supply chains across Southeast Asia.

Thailand has secured more than $4.1 billion in investment pledges across its electric vehicle supply chain, spanning 198 projects covering battery electric vehicles, hybrid systems, battery manufacturing, critical components, and charging infrastructure.