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Low-quality imports in the crosshairs
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/08/2024
» The Commerce Ministry has joined forces with 10 government agencies to establish measures to reduce the volume of low-priced, substandard imported goods, noting that they pose a safety risk to consumers buying from both online and offline vendors.
Organic approach to sustainable well-being
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/07/2024
» Although progress has been made in production and policy measures, organic agriculture is still considered to be at an early stage of development in Thailand when it comes to major actors such as private companies, government projects, grower cooperatives, grassroots support groups and non-government organisations.
Chanthaburi lauded in fruit export deal
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/03/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is to promote Chanthaburi as the No.1 fruit exporter to China via advance contracts to encourage sales of durian and mangosteen worth more than 3 billion baht.
Government to try new strategy with rice deals
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 17/01/2024
» The Commerce Ministry is scheduled to negotiate on Thursday the sale of 1 million tonnes of rice to Indonesia under government-to-government (G2G) deals, while pledging to move ahead with plans to negotiate a similar rice sale with China.
Ministry sees 15% rise in fruit exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 24/03/2022
» The Commerce Ministry is upbeat about fruit export prospects, predicting outbound shipments to grow by 15% this year while pledging to speed up tackling existing export obstacles and promoting sales via advance contracts.
Bid to support cassava prices
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 22/12/2020
» Four tapioca-related associations have agreed to buy fresh cassava root at the behest of the Commerce Ministry at 2.50 baht per kilogramme to help shore up domestic prices.
Gathering gold heritage
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/08/2020
» Gold has been treasured for centuries by Thais who use it in various facets of their daily life.
Shippers see temporary lull in exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/02/2020
» Shippers expect the coronavirus outbreak to have the greatest effect on farm product exports, notably fresh fruits and vegetables, with an impact also seen on imports of raw materials to make certain finished products like automotive tyres and face masks.
Trade agency ramps up global push
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 20/12/2019
» The International Trade Promotion Department looks set to tap 18 target export destinations, beef up online channels, create new exporters, promote Thai brands and services, and apply artificial intelligence to develop trade information, all in a bid to increase shipments in the year to come.
Jurin ready to don salesman's hat overseas
News, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/09/2019
» SONGKHLA: Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit says he is ready to roll up his sleeves and become a salesman to promote Thai goods in the global market as part of efforts to stimulate exports amid the US-Chinese trade spat.