Over 40 Thai Youths Take Part in the 8th ASEAN Skills Competition
Dozens of Thai vocational-technical students will join the 8th ASEAN Skills Competition (ASC) to be held from 18-23 November 2010 at the Impact Exhibition and Convention Center, Challenger Hall 1-2, Muang Thong Thani, in Nonthaburi.
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Participants in the 37th Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Program Join Activities in Thailand
All members of the 37th Ship for Southeast Asia Youth Program (SSEAYP) will join several interesting activities during their four-day stay in Thailand.
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Second ASEAN Media Forum to Be Held In Bangkok
The Asian Media International and Communication Center (AMIC) in collaboration with Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), the ASEAN Secretariat (Jakarta), and TV ASEAN (Thailand), will organize the 2nd ASEAN Media Forum on 9-10 November 2010 at Hotel Windsor Suites on Sukhumvit Road, Soi 20, in Bangkok.
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Thailand Urged to Adjust with ASEAN Following the Change in the Concept of Security
Thailand and its ASEAN partners have been urged to adjust in their defense and security cooperation, since the concept of “security” has changed significantly.
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Establishment of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community to Be Included in the 11th Development Plan
The Office of the National Economic and Social Development Board has been instructed to include measures concerning the establishment of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community in the 11th National Economic and Social Development Plan, to be implemented from 2012 to 2016.
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Thailand to Position Itself as a Center for Agriculture Knowledge and Technology Transfer in ASEAN
The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives plans to position Thailand as a center for agriculture knowledge and technology in the ASEAN region.
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Thailand’s Border Trade with Neighboring Countries in the First Half of 2010
Sharing borders with four neighboring countries, namely Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos, and Cambodia, Thailand operates border checkpoints to facilitate cross-border trade with the four countries. In the first six months of 2010, Thailand’s border trade with its neighboring countries expanded significantly, at 33 percent over that of the same period in 2009.
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Thailand Cited as the Center of Production Networks in ASEAN
Mr. Hidetoshi Nishimura, Executive Director of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), has cited Thailand as the center of production networks in this region.
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Thailand in an Effort to Develop Itself as a Center of ASEAN
Thailand has continued to push for a stronger ASEAN and a truly integrated ASEAN Community by the year 2015. It is also striving to develop itself into a center of ASEAN.
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The 2nd Workshop on ASEAN Defence Establishments and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) Cooperation on Non-Traditional Security (Disaster Management)
The workshop, co-hosted by Thailand, Brunei Darussalam, and the Republic of the Philippines, will take place on 28-29 June 2010 at Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Bangkok.
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