Economy and commerce
Thai – OECD Conference on Investment Policy “Maximising the Benefits of Investment in Thailand”
During 17 – 18 September 2018, the Department of International Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, in cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), organised the Thai – OECD Conference on Investment Policy under the theme “Maximising ...
MoU on digital trade and investment signed with US
Thai and US businesses pledged Monday (Sep 24) to set up an economic and business promotion committee and partner to promote Thailand’s digital economy and Thailand-US digital trade and investment. Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Aranyaprathet customs blocks goods smuggling from Cambodia
Aranyaprathet customs officers along with immigration police officials set up a checkpoint Sunday (Sep 23) at Aranyaprathet Border Crossing to suppress smugglers of illicit substances and goods at the Thailand-Cambodia border.Keep reading ...
Cross-border zone in North could boost trade links
The government is studying the feasibility of establishing a cross-border economic zone in the Golden Triangle under the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation scheme to expand economic links for Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and China. Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Budget amendment tipped to rev up disbursement
The amended Budgetary Procedure Act, which stipulates that the budget of any investment project for which contracts are not signed by the end of the fiscal year will be cancelled automatically, is meant to prompt state agencies to accelerate investment. Keep reading ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
A commitment to world-class technology
Everyone is confronted by challenges of various kinds. For businesses, it is about being disrupted by technology. Survival of existing business models is being called into question, including financial businesses that have been disrupted by technology and fast-changing customer behaviour.Keep reading ...
Asina Pornwasin
DHL brings e-commerce COD to Malaysia, Thailand, & Vietnam
E-commerce exporters in China and Australia, consumers in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, and DHL eCommerce are all expecting benefits from the introduction of a Cross Border Cash-on-Delivery (COD) system by Deutsche Post DHL Group.Announced Monday September 17, the DHL e-Commerce Cash on Delivery (COD) service ...
Thai agency to lead transition to digital economy
Aiming to successfully lead Thailand into a digital economy, the Digital Economy Promotion Agency has set ambitious goals, including the country emerging as the Internet of Things (IoT) hub of Asia within five years, and the agency itself taking the lead in helping Asean countries ...
Asina Pornwasin
Trade between ASEAN, dialogue partners up 13% in 2017
ASEAN recorded a 13 percent increase in trade with dialogue partner countries last year, with China declared the top trader in the region. Director-General of the Department of Trade Negotiations Auramon Supthaweethum revealed today that the ASEAN Secretariat has released a report on the value ...
Surapan Laotharanarit
Mitsubishi Fuso to build new plant in EEC
MITSUBISHI Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), a unit of Daimler Trucks, yesterday announced the construction of a new assembly plant in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).The company will invest 12 million euro (Bt450 million) in a complete knock-down (CKD) assembly plant in Rayong province, ...
Wichit Chaitrong