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Thailand made significant advancement efforts eliminating worst form of Child Labor September 30, 2013. Department of Labor released the 2012 ‘Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor’ report which…

Commerce Ministry plans to cut time it takes to complete FTA The Commerce Ministry aims to speed up the time it takes to complete talks on free-trade agreements from the…

Global economic slowdown and strong baht hit Thai exports The Commerce Ministry has announced it may downgrade the target for Thailand’s export growth this year by up to 6.5 per…

US firms to up investment, trade with Asean due to AEC June 9-13, 2013. Many US companies are interested in increasing their investment and business in Asean, due to strong…

Thailand Holds Annual 2013 Rice Convention, ‘Pushing ASEAN Towards the World’s Rice Hub’ CHIANGMAI, THAILAND. May 26-28, 2013. The Department of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Commerce, hosted Thailand Rice Convention…

Thailand Organizes Grand Opening of 2013 Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications BANGKOK, THAILAND. On 27 March 2013, HRH Princess Sirindhorn graciously presided over the grand opening of the 2013 Worldwide…

Deputy Commerce Minister Natthawut Saikua has presided over the destruction of merchandises that violated intellectual property, worth 216 million baht. Deputy Commerce Minister Natthawut Saikua has presided over the destruction…

Royal Thai Government’s Agencies Aim to End Human Trafficking Following the media coverage of the report on human trafficking, child labour and forced labour by the US Department of State,…

2013 growth may beat 4.6 percent forecast: BOT The Bank of Thailand might raise its 2013 GDP growth forecast next month, as there is a good chance that the economy…

Balance is key to sustainable economy, Kittiratt tells seminar The government is geared towards a balance of economic growth, income distribution and price stability to avoid imbalances that could spark…