Thai exports dropped four per cent last month, representing a loss of $21.9 billion, largely as a result of imports being front-loaded to avoid US tariffs coming into effect on October 1, the Commerce Ministry reported on Friday. Thai exports thus contracted 2.2 per cent in the first eight months of the year. The ministry […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – Amata VN projects a new industrial estate based on a township concept, a combination of manufacturing, commercial and residential zones. In addition to the three industrial estates in Vietnam, Amata VN, a subsidiary of Thailand’s Amata Corporation, is exploring the plan of establishing a fourth industrial location in Quang Tri province, in central […]
Read MoreThe president of RCG Retail Cambodia has said franchises from Thailand are looking to expand their businesses in the Kingdom to successes brought by the model. Jiranun Wongmongkol, president of RCG Retail Cambodia, last week told Khmer Times that there are currently ten Thai franchises operating in the Kingdom. Ms Wongmongkol, who previously served as […]
Read MoreMore than 250,000 Chinese visitors are expected to travel to Thailand during China’s Golden Week, up about 20% from the same period last year when the industry was reeling from the fatal tour-boat accident off of Phuket. The festival falls on Oct 1-7. Vichit Prakobgosol, president of the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta), said […]
Read MoreLaos will continue to cooperate with regional and development partners to protect migrant workers’ rights, a conference in Siem Reap, Cambodia was told last week. Conducted under the theme ‘Toward the Protection of Migrant Workers in CLMTV Countries: Cooperation in Social Security’, the opening of the 3rd Ministerial Conference on Labour Cooperation in Cambodia, Laos, […]
Read MoreThai rice exports are likely to stay below targets as the strong baht weakens competitiveness in the world market. Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said Thai rice shipments may slip to as low as 8 million tonnes this year, led by a sharp drop in white rice exports. He predicts […]
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