Issue 9: 4 Aug 2014

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) celebrated a week of happiness by throwing a street party festival – Thailand Happiness: Street Festival – on July 25 to 26 in Bangkok. With colourful parades, shows, music, great shopping and food stalls in downtown Rachaprasong area, the festival assured international visitors that Thai tourism is more than back to normal.

Coinciding with the festival, Thailand’s Best Friends Forever, saw TAT receive 900 members of the media, bloggers and travel agents from 47 countries at the Convention Centre, Centara Grand Hotel at CentralWorld.

TAT will also send online invitation cards with smiling faces to 300,000 travellers from all over the world with the message that Thailand welcomes all visitors with an abundance of destinations and invites everyone to enjoy their holiday here as always.

Issue 9: 4 Aug 2014

The DITP in conjunction with Fairtrade International, held a seminar to educate and encourage Thai entrepreneurs to use the FAIRTRADE mark on July 31, 2014.

Endorsed by Fairtrade International, the FAIRTRADE mark guarantees that recipients use fair methods in their production lines. It indicates eco-friendliness, non-GMO, fair labour and community standards.

“The purpose of this seminar is to ensure the world of Thailand’s intensity to solve labour mistreatment problem,” says Duangkamol Jiambutr, the Deputy Director-General of DITP, adding that the DITP will constantly monitor the recipients of FAIRTRADE mark to ensure the standards. Currently, Thai producers in rice, soy, cassava, and pineapple have received the FAIRTRADE mark. DITP plans for the prawn industry to receive FAIRTRADE as soon as possible.

Issue 9: 4 Aug 2014

The Pharmaceutical Association of Thailand with Asian Exhibition Service, will hold PHARMEX Asia 2014 on September 1 to 3 at the Bangkok International Trade Exhibition Centre (BITEC).

PHARMEX Asia 2014 is Southeast Asia’s first specialised international event for the entire production process of pharmaceutical, medical equipment and healthcare product manufacturing. This year, PHARMEX Asia is expected to welcome 7,000 trade visitors.

The fair is co-located with the annual International Pharmaceutical Federation Congress (Bangkok 2014 FIP World Congress), where pharmacists and pharmaceutical scientists worldwide will discuss latest issues in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

For further information about PHARMEX Asia 2014, please visit: http://www.pharmexasia.com.

Issue 9: 4 Aug 2014

Following an earlier issue where a Chinese food supplier had shipped chicken meat which was past its sell-by date, many restaurant chains in Japan, including Starbucks, McDonald’s, KFC, convenience store chains such as Family Mart and other Japanese restaurants have decided to cut ties with China and use chicken from Thailand instead.

So far, Thailand has export 260,000 tonnes of chicken meat to Japan this year, 7 per cent higher than in 2013. Orders for frozen and processed chicken meat from Japan and EU countries from January to June 2014 have also increased by 2.6 per cent, totalling US$1,085 million since 2013.

The earlier incident has prompted Japan to tighten up its food inspection procedures to ensure food safety, especially for chicken meat. In response, Thailand is making sure it maintains the highest standards in production, packaging and export of chicken meat products.

Nuntawan Sakuntanaga, the Director General of the DITP ensures world consumers that Thailand is one of the world’s premier food producers and that the Kingdom maintains a high standard of hygiene throughout its food industry.

Issue 9: 4 Aug 2014

IMPACT Exhibition Centre and Convention Centre with Pixie Consulting Solutions, will hold the third International Sugar, Rice, Agriculture & Horticulture Expo Asia (ISRMAX Asia) on August 29 to 31 at the IMPACT Arena, Bangkok.

ISRMAX Asia is Asia’s largest expo on sugar, rice, agriculture and horticulture. Last year’s fair was a huge success attracting more than 225 exhibitors from 27 countries and 8,783 visitors.

Exporters, buyers, and visitors will enjoy business meetings and products, including raw produces, machinery, equipment, chemicals and new agricultural technology. There will also be seminars held by leading Thai organisations on sugar, rice, horticulture and agricultural machinery.

For further information, please visit www.isrmaxasia.net.

Issue08 : 22 July 2014

Kavin Intertrade, in conjunction with The Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB), will organise the10th Thailand Franchise and Business Opportunities (TFBO) and the 8th Thailand Retail, Food, and Hospitality Services (TRAFS) 2014 fairs. The events will be held concurrently at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC) from July 24 to 27 and are expected to attract over 30,000 visitors.

TFBO is Southeast Asia’s largest Biz Op show, drawing visitors from around the world to invest in the ideal economic and business environment of Thailand. TRAFS will feature suppliers working in the holistic, serviced apartment, fine dining, catering and retail sectors.

For further information about TFBO 2014 visit: http://www.thailandfranchising.com/2014/index.php# and for TRAFS 2014 and http://www.thailandhoreca.com/2014/