Tokyo, 24 May 2013 (NNT) -- Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe hold a bilateral discussion highlighting the Japanese infrastructure investment and efforts to relieve tensions in the South China Sea and the Korean peninsula. In her meeting with the Japanese Prime Minister in Tokyo, Miss Yingluck reaffirmed Thailand's stance on finding a diplomatic solution to the rising conflicts, suggesting all parties concerned use China’s Special Foreign Ministers

BANGKOK, 22 May 2013 (NNT) - The Ministry of Commerce has readjusted this year’s export target down to 7%-7.5% following the baht appreciation and volatility which have decreased export orders. Commerce Minister Boonsong Teriyapirom said the ministry decided to cut the 2013 export growth target from 8%-9% to 7%-7.5% based on the baht value of 29 baht to the US dollar. The ministry would closely monitor the Thai export situation in order to adjust its promotional plans and assistance measures

BANGKOK, 23 May 2013 (NNT)-The National Institute for Emergency Medicine (NIEM) has warned people against respiratory and digestive diseases during the rainy season as a high level of moisture in the air promotes bacteria and virus growth. According to the NIEM, bacteria and virus are thriving well during the rainy season as weather conditions are ideal for their growth. People whose respiratory systems have contracted them will develop a fever, have a runny nose and a dry cough, sneeze often

BANGKOK, 23 May 2013 (NNT) – The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) is expecting to see at least 4.8 billion baht cash flow circulating in the country during the Vesak Day, as 43.5 percent of people say they will spend more this year than they did last year. According to Mr. Thanawat Polwichai, Director of the Center for Economic and Business Forecasting of the UTCC, the survey says 43.5 percent of the respondents said they would spend more money this year on the Vesak Day as