Issue 31: July 10, 2015

In Focus

Tradeshows
Growing Appetite

Issue 31 Now in its 12th edition, THAIFEX – The World of Food Asia 2015 – is one of the region’s most important and best-visited expos for food products, service and technology. “We’v... More

Industry
Facilitating Easier Business

Issue 31 Launched in June, Thailand’s Licensing Facilitation Act promises to make doing business in the Kingdom, more transparent and accountable. “Faster, easier and cheaper,” so promis... More

Joining the Dots
Making Luxury Thai Handicrafts

Issue 31 Traditional Thai craftsmanship allied to innovative design is the way to meet the requirements of the global market place, according to the country’s leading international cr... More

A Touch of Thai
A Touch of Thai: Wandee Culinary Art School...

Issue 31 The thought of creating authentic Thai cuisine could be intimidating to some, but with courses offered by professionals, cooking can be made easy. Wandee Culinary Art School is well-recog... More

Q&A
Q&A: Khun Jack

Issue 31 Darunee Waedang, founder of the Khun Jack brand, winner of Thailand Trust Mark (TTM) and Thailand PM Award 2014 for Best OTOP Export Recognition talks about the woven cotton ... More

Tradewinds

DITP to promote Halal food in the Middle East

Issue 31 The DITP is targeting exports of Halal food from Thailand to the Middle East to cater for high demand, DITP Director-General Nuntawan Sakuntanaga announced on June 26. “Research has revea... More

DITP to promote trade in major AEC cities

Issue 31 The DITP is planning to promote trade with Thailand’s major neighbouring cities next year in preparation for the AEC, following a study of the Boten-Bohan border economic zone between Laos... More

Brighter future for Thai exports to Central Europe

Issue 31 DITP Director-General Nuntawan Sakuntanaga predicted orders of around 155 million baht following her recent trade visit to the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. “The most soug... More

Songkhla trade fair generates 30 million baht

Issue 31 A cross-border trade fair held in Songkhla province from June 10 to 14 generated about 30 million baht, according to Commerce Minister Chatchai Sarikalya. “The fair was organised to boost... More

DITP hosts Talent Thai and Designers’ Room

Issue 31 The DITP together with retail and development company Siam Piwat, hosted Talent Thai and Designers’ Room 2015 on June 18 at the Siam Centre Mall, Bangkok. This year, 62 brands were selecte... More

CNN: Thailand #4 for food

Issue 31 Thailand is ranked fourth in a CNN list of the world’s best food destinations, as compiled by a reader survey carried out on its Facebook page. Announced on June 15, the top fiv... More

Issue 31: 10 July 2015

In Focus

Tradewinds