Bangkok operates on Indochina Time (ICT), which is UTC+7 year-round. This timezone is shared with Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, placing Bangkok at the centre of mainland Southeast Asia for business and travel coordination.
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) trades from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM ICT. Bangkok serves as the economic gateway to the Greater Mekong Subregion and is a major hub for manufacturing, tourism, and regional trade.
Bangkok is 1 hour behind Singapore and Hong Kong, and 2 hours behind Tokyo. Its UTC+7 position provides reasonable overlap with European mornings — when it is 3:00 PM in Bangkok, it is 9:00 AM in London (GMT). Connecting with the US typically requires early morning or late evening calls.
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