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Tracking Trump's Trade Deals | Council on Foreign Relations cfr.org Mar 17, 2026 11 facts
referenceThe Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on critical-mineral cooperation between the United States and Thailand provides each party the first opportunity to invest in critical minerals assets that may be sold in Thailand or by a company headquartered or incorporated in Thailand.
claimEconomic security commitments between the United States and Thailand are organized around addressing third-party unfair trade practices, supply chain resilience, export controls, investment screening, and duty evasion.
claimThailand did not receive modifications to Section 232 sectoral tariffs as part of the U.S.-Thailand Agreement on Reciprocal Trade.
quoteThailand’s Commerce Minister Suphajee Suthumpun stated: "We are still negotiating and everything is smooth. Up to now, there has been no pressure signal from the US—no warnings or negative stance."
claimThailand agreed to address barriers to U.S. food and agricultural products as part of the U.S.-Thailand Agreement on Reciprocal Trade.
claimThailand agreed to make regulatory adjustments to accept U.S. motor vehicle safety and emissions standards, pharmaceutical products, and import permits for ethanol for fuel as part of the U.S.-Thailand Agreement on Reciprocal Trade.
claimThailand agreed to purchase commitments from the United States, specifically regarding aircraft and energy products.
perspectiveJoshua Kurlantzick, a Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow for Southeast Asia and South Asia, stated: "President Donald Trump’s tariffs and broader U.S. policy could exacerbate several of Thailand’s economic challenges and accelerate the kingdom’s strategic realignment toward China."
accountThe United States and Thailand announced the U.S.-Thailand Agreement on Reciprocal Trade on October 26, 2025, with the stated objective of strengthening the bilateral economic relationship and providing exporters from both countries access to each other's markets.
measurementOn July 31, 2025, the White House modified Thailand’s reciprocal tariff rate to 19 percent.
claimThailand agreed to finalize international labor commitments and maintain high environmental standards, including the implementation of the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies, as part of the U.S.-Thailand Agreement on Reciprocal Trade.
A Survey of Incorporating Psychological Theories in LLMs - arXiv arxiv.org 4 facts
referenceThe paper 'SocialBench: Sociality evaluation of role-playing conversational agents' by Lun-Wei Ku, Andre Martins, and Vivek Srikumar (eds.) was published in the 'Findings of the Association for Computational Linguistics: ACL 2024' in Bangkok, Thailand, in August 2024.
referenceThe paper 'Temporal knowledge question answering via abstract reasoning induction' by Ziyang Chen, Dongfang Li, Xiang Zhao, Baotian Hu, and Min Zhang was published in the 'Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics' in Bangkok, Thailand, in August 2024.
referenceThe paper 'Persuading across diverse domains: a dataset and persuasion large language model' by Chuhao Jin, Kening Ren, Lingzhen Kong, Xiting Wang, Ruihua Song, and Huan Chen was published in the Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics (Volume 1: Long Papers), pp. 1678–1706, in Bangkok, Thailand, in August 2024.
referenceThe paper 'ToMBench: Benchmarking theory of mind in large language models' by Zhuang Chen, Jincenzi Wu, Jinfeng Zhou, Bosi Wen, Guanqun Bi, Gongyao Jiang, Yaru Cao, Mengting Hu, Yunghwei Lai, Zexuan Xiong, and Minlie Huang was published in the 'Proceedings of the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Association for Computational Linguistics' in Bangkok, Thailand, in August 2024.
How Tariffs Are Reshaping Global Supply Chains in 2025 supplychainbrain.com Jun 25, 2025 2 facts
measurementHP expanded its electronics sourcing to Taiwan and Thailand after tariffs were imposed on Chinese goods, resulting in an 8% reduction in costs.
claimWalmart reduced its imports from China by 10% in 2024, shifting sourcing to Vietnam and Thailand to mitigate the impact of tariffs on consumer goods like clothing and electronics.
Private Wealth Migration 2025 | Press Release - Henley & Partners henleyglobal.com Jun 24, 2025 2 facts
measurementThailand is expected to have a net inflow of 450 high-net-worth individuals in 2025.
claimThailand is emerging as a safe haven in Southeast Asia, with Bangkok attracting high-net-worth individuals from China, Vietnam, and South Korea due to its international schools, financial services sector, and real estate offerings.
USTR Launches Broad Section 301 Investigations Into Excess ... dwt.com 2 days ago 2 facts
claimThe Section 301 investigation will focus on the following countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
claimThe countries targeted for review in the Section 301 investigation are Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, the Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, the EU, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
Dietary Guidelines and Quality - Principles of Nutritional Assessment nutritionalassessment.org 1 fact
referenceMany countries have developed indices measuring adherence to national dietary guidelines based on the Healthy Eating Index concept, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, The Netherlands, Russia, Spain, and Thailand.
Actar Publishers actar.com 1 fact
referenceThe publication 'Designing Resilience in Asia' (Volumes 1 and 2), led by the National University of Singapore School of Design and Environment, presents research results from four years of study in China, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand regarding the construction of resilient cities.
Editorial: Local, traditional and indigenous food systems in the 21st ... frontiersin.org 1 fact
referenceKuhnlein and Chotiboriboon analyzed methods to strengthen Indigenous Peoples' food systems using case studies from the Nuxalk Nation in British Columbia, Canada, and the Pwo Karen People of the Sanephong Community in Thailand.
Fact Sheet: USTR Initiates 60 Section 301 Investigations Relating to ... ustr.gov 1 fact
claimThe Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has initiated Section 301 investigations into 60 specific economies: Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Australia, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China (People’s Republic of), Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, European Union, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong (China), India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
An ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants in Taishan County ... frontiersin.org Jul 10, 2025 1 fact
claimOverseas Chinese communities from 13 countries, including Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, and Myanmar, established a Southeast Asian-themed park in Haiyan Town, Taishan County, which is nicknamed the 'mini United Nations'.
USTR Initiates New Section 301 Trade Investigations Into 60 Partners steptoe.com Mar 17, 2026 1 fact
claimThe Section 301 investigation regarding structural excess capacity and production covers 16 trading partners: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, the European Union, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Singapore, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
USTR Initiates 60 Section 301 Investigations Relating to Failures to ... ustr.gov Mar 12, 2026 1 fact
claimThe 60 US trade partners subject to the USTR Section 301 investigations regarding forced labor include Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, the European Union, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Peru, the Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Türkiye, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
measurement-of-dietary-diversity Research Articles - Page 1 discovery.researcher.life 1 fact
referenceMarco J Haenssgen et al. published research in Health & Place on November 1, 2025, titled "Conceptualising food environments as social activity spaces: Insights from lived experience research in Thailand and Laos."
USTR initiates Section 301 investigations of 60 US trade partners ... jdsupra.com Mar 17, 2026 1 fact
claimOn March 10, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced the initiation of a Section 301 investigation targeting industrial excess capacity in 16 US trade partners: China, the European Union, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Indonesia, Malaysia, Cambodia, Thailand, South Korea, Vietnam, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Mexico, Japan, and India.
Ethnobotanical and Food Composition Monographs of Selected ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua 1 fact
referenceThe FAO/WHO published the report 'Human vitamin and mineral requirements' in 2001, based on a joint expert consultation held in Bangkok, Thailand.