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Thai EVGlobal EV Sales Ranking 2025 — Country, Manufacturer, and Model Data Compiled
Global EV sales hit 20.7 million in 2025 — 7x the 2020 figure. Country, manufacturer, and model rankings compiled from IEA data and individual manufacturers' IR releases.
ASEAN monitoringFood Manufacturing in ASEAN: Thailand vs Vietnam vs Indonesia — A Practical Comparison
Southeast Asia's food manufacturing sector is worth an estimated $667 billion (2023). But which country should you source from?
ASEAN monitoringVietnam's Food Processing Industry: A Guide for European Importers
Vietnam's agricultural exports hit a record $70 billion in 2025. In Q1 2025 alone, agricultural and fishery exports to the EU reached $2.61 billion — up 37.8% y
ASEAN monitoringASEAN Food Manufacturing Industry: Market Size, Key Players, and Outlook (2026 Update)
Southeast Asia's food manufacturing sector generated an estimated $667 billion in revenue in 2023 and is projected to reach $900 billion by 2028. That makes it
ASEAN monitoringChina Plus One for Food: Why European Companies Are Shifting to ASEAN — and How to Start
The value of US imports from China fell from $438.7 billion in 2024 to $266.3 billion in 2025. That is a $172 billion drop in a single year.
ASEAN monitoringPrivate Label Food Manufacturing in Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia: A 10-Category Sourcing Guide for European Brands
Europe's private label food market hit 38.4% of total grocery sales in 2024. Behind that number is a quiet shift in sourcing: European retailers are increasingl
ASEAN monitoringTop Contract Food Manufacturers in Thailand: A Guide for International Buyers
Thailand's food export industry generated $52.2 billion in 2024. A significant portion of that comes from contract manufacturing and OEM production for internat
ASEAN monitoringHow to Find and Verify Food Manufacturers in Southeast Asia: A Step-by-Step Guide
Finding a food manufacturer in Southeast Asia is not hard. Finding a reliable one that meets EU food safety standards is.
ASEAN monitoringHow Much Does It Cost to Get Your Product on a Thai Retail Shelf?
Getting a product onto Thailand's modern trade shelves (hypermarkets, convenience stores, supermarkets) can cost more than half the retail price. Euromonitor gi
KnowledgeHow to Get Past Shallow AI Research -- Overcoming the Seven Barriers
There are seven reasons why AI research stays shallow. Six of them can be overcome just by changing how you give instructions. The remaining one can be mostly c
KnowledgeFinding Overseas Factories and Suppliers on Google Maps — An Overlooked Corporate Research Tool
Google Maps is not just a navigation app. It is a source of corporate intelligence. Search by industrial estate name or industry keyword on the map, and you can
KnowledgeWhat You Miss When You Only Research Foreign Companies in English — How Local-Language Research Improves List Accuracy
If you only research companies in English, you typically cover less than half of the companies in any given country. Using local-language databases reveals seve
KnowledgeWhy AI Research Stays Shallow -- Seven Barriers I Found in Overseas Company Investigations
AI-powered research has seven structural weaknesses: choosing information sources, constructing search queries, selecting search engines, fetching web pages, ge
KnowledgeHow to Find Overseas Companies Using Google Search -- Pro-Level Techniques That Actually Work
Google search results change dramatically depending on how you construct your queries. In this article, I'll walk through the search techniques I use in my day-
KnowledgeWho Makes Makita's Charger? Using Certification Databases to Uncover OEM Relationships
Certification databases can reveal the real manufacturer behind a brand name. In this article, I demonstrate how I used Australia's EESS to confirm that Tamura
KnowledgeHow to Build a List of 100 Overseas Companies — A Professional's Sources and Methods
Building a list of 100 overseas competitors or potential suppliers requires choosing the right information sources and designing a search strategy. These two fa
KnowledgeHow to Research Foreign Market Size — A Complete Guide to Free International Statistics Databases
When researching foreign market size, using free international statistics databases is the most efficient approach. By choosing the right database among UNIDO,
ASEAN monitoringHow to Retrieve UNIDO Food Manufacturing Data: API Usage and Key Considerations
This article documents how to extract country-level, industry-level value-added data from UNIDO's industrial statistics database "INDSTAT."
ASEAN monitoringHow Large Is Food Manufacturing in ASEAN: A Comparison Using UN Data
Food manufacturing output across seven major ASEAN countries was compared using value-added data from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UN
ASEAN monitoringWhy S&B Foods Is Building Its First Overseas Factory in Thailand
S&B Foods is constructing its first overseas factory in Thailand. The aim is to secure an export base serving all 10 ASEAN countries plus Oceania. But the real
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