Bi-Weekly News Updates: Aug. 15 to Aug. 28, 2025

CMC Corporation Launches CMC OpenAI to Drive Vietnam’s AI Leadership; Battery-Swapping Race Intensifies in Vietnam’s Electric Motorbike Market; PM Phạm Minh Chính Urges Samsung to Expand High-Tech Investment in Việt Nam; AnyMind Launches Thailand’s First AI Creator Avatar with BT Beartai’s “Nui”; Thailand on Track to Sell 100,000 Battery EVs in 2025 Amid Shift from ICE Vehicles; GPTBots Partners with Vonosis to Accelerate Enterprise AI Adoption in Thailand; Thai Labour Market Faces AI Disruption, Tariffs and Global Layoffs; Thailand Targets 105 Smart Cities by 2027, Phuket Silicon Valley Gains Certification; Thailand Emerges as Regional Leader in Energy Transition, ABB Study Finds; ADB Provides THB900 Million Green Loan for Thailand’s First Sustainable Data Center; Thailand Urged to Leverage Technology and Talent to Boost Competitiveness

Bi-Weekly News Update: July 29 to August 14, 2025

Aboitiz Power Eyes Renewable Energy and Data Center Investments in Vietnam; PM Chinh Urges Qualcomm to Deepen High-Tech Cooperation and Semiconductor Investment in Vietnam; Vingroup Unveils Ambitious Plans for High-Speed Rail, Seaports, and Green Energy Projects; Ho Chi Minh City Accelerates Green and Digital Transition After Boundary Expansion; Vietnam’s EV Market Surges as Competition Intensifies; UAC Global Expands Green Business with New RDF Plant in Indonesia; Thai Telecom Industry Banks on AI to Break Growth Trap; Chinese Carmakers Gain Ground in Indonesia and Thailand as Japanese Share Declines; BYD Welcomes New Car Carrier in Thailand, to Begin EV Exports to Europe; Thailand Secures 19% Reciprocal Tariff Deal with US After Complex Negotiations; Thai Semiconductor Industry Pushes for National Strategy to Boost Competitiveness; Sluggish Renewable Policy Could Cost Thailand THB 1 Trillion in Lost Investment, TDRI Warns