
The 2022 Apec summit wrapped up in Bangkok over the weekend with a plethora of photo opportunities showing Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha rubbing shoulders with global leaders.
There was also significant promotion of the Thailand-initiated Bio-Circular-Green Economic Model, with the "BCG" acronym heavily featured, together with examples highlighting the rising popularity of the kingdom's "soft power", in the form of such culinary treats as lobsters from Phuket and sun-dried fish from the border town of Tak Bai in Narathiwat province.