Thailand: A business visa is required to start a business while a SMART visa is available for startups and professionals in the tech industry. Remote workers can also apply for a digital nomad visa. Overall, Thailand’s visa system is more structured while Vietnam’s offers more flexibility.

Thailand expects its 609-km (378 miles) portion of a high-speed railway that will connect it with China through Laos to begin operations in 2030, its government said on Wednesday, nearly a decade later than originally planned.

Vietnam has become the second-largest exporter of fruit and vegetables to China, surpassing Chile and closing in on Thailand, with a turnover exceeding US$4 billion.

Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as fears over human trafficking reverberate across the country.

An Italian and an Indian tourist were caught on camera brawling on Phuket’s Bangla Road, drawing a crowd of onlookers—some cheering, others filming. Security intervened before anyone suffered serious injuries. The viral footage reignited debate over Thailand’s visa-free policy, with critics urging stricter regulations to prevent similar incidents.

HO CHI MINH CITY -- Con Dao used to be an island prison where French colonizers subjected the Vietnamese to a regimented life of isolation, controlled diets, austerity and the sound of silence, all under a perceived shroud of spirits of inmates past.

Thailand says its $13bn high-speed railway to China through Laos will enter service in 2030, South China Morning Post reports.

SINGAPORE, Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Agoda's prestigious 16 th Gold Circle Awards celebrate Southeast Asia's exceptional hospitality as Thailand retains its top position while Vietnam breaks into the top five for the first time.

In ‘Destination Anywhere’, Melanie Oliveiro finds out about the travel adventures of Charlyn Ding, a real estate agent and founder of Homes in the Lion city - a subsidiary company of PropNex Realty, and founder of wellness brand Om & Away.

Laos is heavily indebted to and economically dependent on China. Could Vietnam and Thailand offer a way out of its conundrum? The post Laos Is Turning to Its Neighbors to Loosen China's Economic Grip appeared first on World Politics Review.

Launched in December 1986, Vietnam’s “reform” era (đổi mới) came to an end in August 2024. Domestic political events in the ensuing months ushered the country into a new era, although the coming period may turn out to be a Gramscian interregnum, when “the old is dying and the new cannot be born.”

Enphase Energy today announced that it is expanding in Southeast Asia by entering the solar markets in Vietnam and Malaysia. Enphase is now shipping IQ8P™ Microinverters, with peak output AC power of 480 W,