A large number of Thai and foreign tourists arrived in Chiang Khan district, creating a hectic atmosphere over the weekend. 

The Minister of Commerce has developed the Import Potential Index (IPI) on the import potential of 168 countries with the objective to revise Thailand's export strategy in alignment with the real export potential of each country. 

Students from Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani Technical College have taken the championship title at the 10th International Collegiate Snow Sculpture Contest 2018 in China, retaining the honor for Thailand for the ninth year in a row. 

Airports of Thailand (AOT) is set to implement expansion development plans for all of its 6 airports in the next 10 years with an investment budget of 220 billion baht. 

A meeting has been held between Chiang Rai province and representatives of Myanmar, China and Laos to discuss the establishment of a new tourism route along their shared borders.

The government of Thailand will express its intention to press on with the use of innovation to further develop the industrial sector in a sustainable manner at the the 2nd Mekong – Lancang Cooperation (MLC) Leaders' Meeting on January 10th, 2018, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. 

The Thai Rice Exporters Association revealed that rice exports reached a record high last year with most of the demand coming from Benin in West Africa. 

The Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) believes the export sector could have expanded by no less than 10% in 2017 and has forecast 5.5% growth in 2018. 

The inflation rate continued to rise in the month of November as a result of the increasing prices of fuel and tobacco products. 

Various sectors in Phetchaburi have jointly held an activity marking the start of the whale watching season.