Thailand and Vietnam Launched a QR Payment Linkage to Foster Bilateral Trade
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The Bank of Thailand (BoT) and the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) have launched a QR payment linkage to simplify cross-border payments between the two countries. BoT deputy governor Ronadol Numnonda said the payment facility would provide more security and strengthen the digitalized societies of both countries. He explained that…
Thai rice wins World’s Best Rice Award 2020
Hom Mali, or Thai Jasmine fragrant rice, was named the best rice in the world at the 12th World Rice Conference 2020, held in the United States on 1-3 December. The World Rice Conference has now held 12 contests and Thailand has won first prize six times at the contest…
Thailand had the world’s first coronavirus case outside China. Here’s how it avoided disaster
By South-East Asia correspondent Amy Bainbridge and Supattra Vimonsuknopparat Thailand is emerging as another success story in the COVID-19 pandemic. It is all the more remarkable considering the country was the first outside of China to detect a case of COVID-19 back in January. At the time, there was intense speculation the…
Thailand Expects to Have Its Own COVID-19 Vaccine Next Year
Spokesperson of the Center for the COVID-19 Situation Administration Dr. Taweesin Visanuyothin, in his press briefing on 20 May 2020, stated that Thailand expects to produce its own coronavirus vaccine next year. Known as COVID-19 type mRNA, the vaccine is being developed in a research project, conducted jointly by Chulalongkorn…