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Thai silk fair buoys homegrown talent as Covid stymies travel
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 06/05/2022
» The annual Thai silk fair will focus on showcasing collections by 318 fashion design students and teachers from 73 local institutions rather than international designers this year, as the Covid pandemic has yet to end.
Jack Ma invited to strut catwalk in Thai silk extravaganza
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 15/11/2019
» Alibaba co-founder Jack Ma has been invited to strut the catwalk for the "Celebration of Silk, Thai Silk Road to The World 2019" in Bangkok later this month, Deputy Prime Minister Wissanu Krea-ngam said on Thursday.
Farm products and tourism prodded
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 24/09/2019
» The Creative Economy Agency (CEA) and Office of Knowledge Management and Development (OKMD) are being urged to team up with universities and the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) to apply more creativity to upgrade the value of farm products and cultural tourism, thereby raising incomes in rural areas.
NESDC mulls Southern Economic Corridor scheme
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/07/2019
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) plans to propose developing a Southern Economic Corridor to the new government in a similar fashion to the ongoing Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) scheme.
EEC keen to sign deal with China's ZAEZ
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 22/04/2019
» The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office is scheduled to sign a strategic cooperation later this month with the administrative committee of the Zhengzhou Airport Economy Zone (ZAEZ) to support the government's flagship project.
Calls for duty-free reform mount
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/01/2019
» Retailers on Friday reiterated their calls for the government to end the duty-free concession monopoly, liberalise duty-free pickup counters and reduce import tariffs for some luxury items.
BoI gears up to snare aerospace investors for U-tapao
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 03/01/2019
» The Board of Investment (BoI) has laid out a plan to attract aerospace investment at U-tapao airport in 2019 as part of the government's Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) development.
Micro-SMEs struggle for funds
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/12/2018
» Amporn Khamsuwat, 60, like so many people in Thailand, has aspirations to grow her small business. For over a decade, she's been hand-crafting quality clothing to supply shops at the bustling cotton market in Don Luang village in Lamphun province, and wanted to hire a new generation of weavers to breathe fresh air into her business.
Creative group starts this June
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 16/02/2018
» The Creative Economy Agency, a new public organisation to handle the country's creative economy development, is scheduled to start operations by mid-June and aims to raise the creative economy's share of GDP to 15% in the next five years.
Six strategies targeted for development
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 05/01/2018
» Thailand's national strategy is centred on six key areas -- farming, services, tourism, entrepreneurship, logistics and digital -- to help raise the country's competitiveness and make it a developed nation in 20 years.