Issue 62
Thirteen buyers from Kish Free Zone in Iran met with more than 60 Thai manufacturers at Centara Grand, Central Plaza, Ladprao, Bangkok on January 19 as part of business matching activities hosted by the DITP.
“Iranian buyers have bought Thai products for distribution in their country during Nowruz, the Iranian New Year festival, in late March,” said Commerce Minister Apiradi Tantraporn, adding that deals totalling US$13 million were penned at the meeting.
Thai products of most interest included gems and jewelry, children’s clothes, handicrafts, home decorations, wooden furniture, plastic kitchenware and canned fruit.
Issue 62
Hong Kong chain 759 Store has imported an initial shipment of Thai Hom Mali and other Thai rice totalling 136 tonnes from Siam Diamond Export Thailand, DITP Hong Kong office executive director Wittayakorn Maneenetr confirmed on January 12.
“This is a part of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Hong Kong superstore and Siam Diamond, which was signed in November 2016,” said Maneenetr. “Under the MoU, the 759 Store will import 10,000 tonnes of rice from Siam Diamond.”
Issue 61
Thailand’s Ministry of Energy, Chulalongkorn University and other government agencies will co-organise Sustainable Energy & Technology Asia 2017 (SETA 2017) under the theme ‘Towards A Low Carbon Society’ from March 8 to 10, 2017 at BITEC Bang Na, Bangkok.
SETA’s highlights will include a CEO Forum, where policy makers will share their vision on energy plans; exhibitions on electric and hybrid vehicles; seminars; and business-matching activities.
The event is expected to attract around 250 exhibitors including over 100 foreign exhibitors and more than 5,000 visitors from all over the world.
Issue 62
Costco-Mexico has imported 112 tonnes of Thai rice for distribution through its 32 branches in 18 states across Mexico since mid-January.
“Mexico will be the base for distributing Thai rice to other countries in Central America, especially Panama and Cuba that are potential markets,” DITP director general Malee Choklumlerd said on January 12.
In 2015, Thailand exported 16,167 tonnes of rice worth US$6.6 million. The Thai Trade Centre in Mexico has invited rice importers from Mexico, Panama and Cuba to visit THAIFEX – World of Food Asia in Thailand, which will take place from May 31 to June 4 at IMPACT Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok.
Issue 61
The DITP has encouraged Thai hotel operators to invest in Japan where increasing tourism has driven the demand for more hotels, DITP director general Malee Choklumlerd said on November 25, 2016.
The Thai Trade Office in Hiroshima reported that in the past few years, the number of foreign visitors to Japan has increased rapidly, resulting in a shortage of hotel rooms especially in Kyushu and Okinawa.
“Fukuoka, in the centre of Kyushu island, lacks large plots of land for big hotels, therefore it is easier to set up city hotels or small hotels,” said Choklumlerd, adding that boutique hotels are also another potential business investment.
According to a DITP report around four million tourists visited Kyushu and Okinawa in 2015, up 73% on the previous year.
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