WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW Thailand’s political stability has strengthened under the Bhumjaithai Party-led coalition, which holds a clear parliamentary majority. This stability reduces near‑term political risk while raising expectations for policy effectiveness, particularly on economic performance, cost‑of‑living pressures and investor confidence. The baseline GDP growth forecast hovers around 1.5 percent for 2026, lagging other Southeast Asian economies. Downside risks are intensifying, contingent … Continue Reading
Ray and Jim speak with Wall Street Journal correspondent Yoko Kubota on China’s growing suspicion of outsiders, examining the challenges facing foreign journalists, rising nationalism, anti-Japanese sentiment, China’s electric vehicle…