ECB Set to Raise Interest Rates as Energy Shock Fuels Eurozone Inflation Concerns 
OpenAI Eyes Massive 10GW Ohio Data Center Campus in Potential $500 Billion AI Infrastructure Deal 
Adobe Beats Q2 2026 Estimates, Raises Full-Year Outlook as AI Revenue Surges Despite Stock Drop 
Kremlin Says New EU Sanctions Won’t Hurt Russian Banks 
New Zealand Manufacturing Slips Back Into Contraction in May 
Alibaba Offers $1.5 Billion to Acquire Grocery Delivery Platform Pupu 
Honda Leadership Crisis Deepens as Retired Executives Challenge CEO Toshihiro Mibe’s Strategy 
Trump Says Iran Peace Deal Near as Markets Rally and Oil Prices Fall 
GSK Reportedly Nears $9 Billion Acquisition of Cancer Drug Developer Nuvalent 
Trump Signals Possible U.S.-Iran Peace Deal as Hormuz Reopening Nears 
Pakistan Economy Grows 3.7% in FY2026 Amid Strong Fiscal Performance 
US Appeals Court Keeps Trump’s 10% Global Tariff in Effect During Ongoing Legal Battle 
Asian Stocks Surge as Middle East Peace Hopes Lift Markets; SpaceX IPO Shatters Records 
oOh!media Takeover Battle Intensifies as Bain Capital Joins Competing Bids 
IMF Advances Ukraine Loan Program, Clears $690M Disbursement 
South Korea Signals Possible Interest Rate Hike as Inflation Remains Elevated 
Woodside Energy Acquires PetroChina’s Browse Stake, Expands Position in Major Australian Gas Project 
Thailand posted rice exports of 5.1 million tons through November 2020, down 28 percent from the same period a year earlier, and to its lowest volume in two decades in 2020 due to a global shortage of shipping containers.
Another factor that brought down rice exports was the strong baht, which gained 11 percent against the US dollar since April, making shipments uncompetitive against rivals India and Vietnam.
According to Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, 2021 is not looking any better than last year with the container shortage problem posing as another obstacle to their continuous export struggle.
Shipping container turnaround times have lengthened globally due to Covid-19-related handling capacity cuts in Europe and the US, resulting in fewer containers returning to Asia.
Half of Thailand's rice exports rely on containers, including the premium-grade jasmine rice, last year's bright spot that has retained demand in wealthier markets such as the US and Canada.
Thailand exported 1.29 million tons of jasmine rice through November 2020, up 1.57 percent from the same period the previous year.
Ghanyapad Tantipipatpong, chairwoman of the Thai National Shippers' Council, said that the container shortage may last for six months, as China and Vietnam also vying secure containers
Thailand usually uses 10 million containers for its exports per year but will need an additional 1.5 million empty containers this year.
