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The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has projected that Thai food exporters are likely to benefit from a global food shortage expected to intensify during the third and fourth quarters this year.

Thai researchers plan to begin human trials of a vaccine for the COVID-19 this November, a local official said on July 12.

Thailand’s researchers have developed a rapid test kit for COVID-19 and plan to launch clinical trials next month.

Thailand's food exports to China are likely to double in the second quarter, driven by a surge in demand in this market, according to the Thai Food Processors Association.

Thailand's public and private sectors, in cooperation with the Department of International Trade Promotion, the Thai Chamber of Commerce and Koelnmesse Company Limited of Germany, are organizing the annual THAIFEX - World of Food Asia, which opened on May 28.

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) of Thailand and its subsidiaries have reported that their consolidated first-quarter net profit skyrocketed by 40 percent year on year to 4.279 billion baht (nearly 134 million USD) thanks to their pork business activities in Vietnam.

A major rice importer in China has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Thailand to buy at least 10,000 tonnes of Kor Khor 43 rice.

The Thai Ministry of Commerce will join hands with the private sector to hold THAIFEX-World of Food 2016 to promote Thai food and agricultural products.