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Exporters warned over strict standards
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/09/2016
» Amid poor export prospects, Thai exporters are being warned of looming strict trade standards on food safety, sanitation and the environment, notably from the US, the EU and Japan.
Dire view for shipments to key markets
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/09/2016
» Export prospects in important markets remain bleak through the year's end because of the sluggish global economy, leading nearly all Thai commercial counsellors and trade ministers in 65 world offices to cut their export goals.
H2 prospects expected to be brighter
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 11/07/2016
» Brighter prospects are anticipated for a range of products for export in the second half of the year, according to government agencies and the private sector.
TIP upgrade to aid exports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 05/07/2016
» The private sector expects the improved ranking in the US State Department's Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report to help bolster exports and ward off a contraction this year.
Industry upbeat on IUU ruling
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/02/2016
» Thailand’s private sector remains positive about the imminent EU ruling on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, saying the country is engaged in an all-out effort to enforce the law strictly in tackling such practices.
Mission hopes to sway US on trafficking
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 13/03/2015
» Thai private-sector and government officials are flying to the US today to clarify what Thailand has done to tackle forced labour and child labour issues.
Shrimp industry 'has turned the corner'
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 19/12/2014
» Thailand's shrimp industry is expected to recover next year now that the epidemic of early mortality syndrome (EMS) has eased.
Economic reform set out by TCC
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 07/07/2014
» The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) is set to present action plans that focus on foreign workers, special economic zones and facilitating border trade.
Chamber hopes to stem furore
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 03/07/2014
» In an attempt to tackle labour problems and human trafficking allegations, businesses are urgently looking at ways to regulate the fishing industry including registering fishing boat operators and foreign worker recruitment brokers.
Shippers ask for greater Asian focus
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 01/07/2014
» The Thai National Shippers' Council (TNSC) says the country must shift its focus to rely more on Asean markets, China and India, where growth opportunities and purchase demand are promising and logistics costs are low.