The Commerce Ministry, in cooperation with Tesco, is launching a campaign to encourage the consumption of Thai fresh fruits at the upcoming London Olympics in a bid to bring Thai fruits to the attention of the world.

Consolidation is a snowballing theme within container shipping – that was the conclusion of an executive panel discussion at Containerisation International’s 14th Annual Global Liner Shipping Conference in London yesterday.

Thai exports are expected to pick up in the second quarter, rising 9.8% over the same period a year earlier after contracting 1.6% in the first quarter.

Legal consultancy Tilleke & Gibbins (T&G) and the Association of Thai Software Industry (ATSI) reveals that the recently enacted US Unfair Competition Act (UCA) will impact and present opportunities for Thai exporters and manufacturers.

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Thai exports in July hit a record high at US$21.521 billion, an increase of 38.3 per cent year-on-year, beating the record in March of US$21.259 billion, Permanent Secretary for Commerce Yanyong Phuangrach announced on Thursday.

Thailand’s exports and imports this year will stabilise at 10 per cent following the pattern of normalisation of trade growth in the region as a whole, according to a new United Nations report released here on Monday.

Thailand's exports are expected to grow 17.5 per cent this year, with China playing a greater role, according to the Thai National Shippers Council (TNSC) and the economics faculty of Chulalongkorn University.

Thailand's exports in June continued a declining trend with 16.8% growth year-on-year, but half-year growth was still favourable at 23.6%.

Thai exports in June rose by 16.8 per cent year-on-year to a record of over US$21 billion while imports climbed to around $19.8 billion, up 26.1 per cent, from a year earlier, outgoing Commerce Minister Pornthiva Nakasai announced on Thursday.