Thailand creates new economic centre to recover COVID-19-hit economy The Thai cabinet on August 13 agreed to establish a centre to address the economic situation heavily battered by the COVID-19 outbreak. Bangkok (VNA) – The Thai cabinet on August 13 agreed to establish a centre to address the economic situation heavily battered by the COVID-19 outbreak. The economic…
Thailand eyes using Hainan’s free trade port potential By 2025, the Chinese government intends to create an “international center for tourism and consumption” on Hainan HAIKOU, August 14. /TASS/. Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Thailand Association on Hainan, Yun Changliang, during a video conference with the participation of Deputy Bureau of International…
Thai second-quarter GDP to post record contraction, slow recovery seen: Reuters poll BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy likely shrank by a new record in April-June, a Reuters poll showed on Friday, as the coronavirus pandemic battered tourism and domestic spending, pointing to a long road to recovery. FILE PHOTO: A worker stands next to shipping…
Labour minister says unemployment less than half of predictions Thailand’s labour minister told a Friday press briefing that the number of unemployed people in Thailand is around 2 to 3 million, less than half the 7 to 8 million previously predicted. He said that since The National Economic and Social Development Council did the calculation,…