China Leads Thailand’s EEC Projects as Japan Tops Nationwide

Vietnam’s economy is growing rapidly through China-linked supply chains and exports, bringing it closer to Thailand’s GDP.
Vietnamese garment factory in Ho Chi Minh City on April 3, 2025. Vietnam’s economy is growing rapidly through China-linked supply chains and exports, bringing it closer to Thailand’s GDP. (Photo by Huu Kha / AFP)

China investment in Thailand EEC led foreign business approvals in January–November 2025, according to Thailand’s Department of Business Development.

Japan remained the largest source of projects nationwide, the agency said on Friday, Dec. 26.

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