Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin and his Cambodian counterpart Hun Manet on February 7 decided to elevate the two countries’ relations to a strategic partnership.
Thailand's sugar production, the world's third-largest sugar producer, may fall short of expectations this season due to dry weather conditions affecting sugarcane growth.
Thailand plans to establish a humanitarian safe zone later this month at its border with Myanmar, near the Mae Sot-Myawaddy crossing, to deliver food and medical supplies to local communities and 20,000 people displaced by fighting, Thai deputy foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has said.
The Thai government has set a goal of reviving cross-border trade including transit trade this year after the value contracted by 2.6% in 2023 from the previous year to 1.74 trillion THB (47.6 billion USD).
The Thai government is accelerating efforts to hold talks with its Cambodian counterpart to address transboundary air pollution, which is posing an increasing threat to the health of people in Thailand, as the dry season, is expected to be dryer and longer this year due to the El Nino phenomenon, gets underway.
On the occasion of the New Year of the Dragon, Thai Ambassador to Vietnam Nikorndej Balankura spoke to Vietnam News Agency about major achievements in the Vietnam-Thailand relations last year and prospects for 2024.
Thailand’s authorities said for the fifth consecutive year, Thailand recorded a trade deficit with China in 2023, the highest yet at 36 billion USD, up from 29 billion USD in 2022.
The Vietnamese community in Thailand has grown strongly and played an important role in maintaining and cultivating the friendship relations between the two countries, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Thailand Phan Chi Thanh.
Thailand’s police have seized more than 14,000 fake and smuggled cosmetic products worth 3.6 million THB (about 101,900 USD) in a raid on a Chinese-owned warehouse in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district, reported local media.
Thailand’s domestic currency (baht) is experiencing its worst January since 2020 with a loss of nearly 4% versus the US dollar, and heavy outflows signal more downfall for the currency.
Thailand and China on January 28 signed an agreement to waive visa requirements for each other's nationals within the framework of China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Bangkok.