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Bangkok Hospital, a leading healthcare facility in Thailand, has appointed Grace Travel Agency as its Brunei service centre.
As of July 12, Grace Travel Agency has acted as Bangkok Hospital’s local representative in promoting hospital services such as patient referral, providing information and assisting in any logistical matters in Brunei.
Bangkok Hospital, part of Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), is one of the largest privately owned hospital groups in Southeast Asia. It was established in 1972 as one of the first private hospitals in Thailand and has expanded operations to become a tertiary care facility with dedicated hospitals for cancer and cardiology.
With three hospitals, 35 medical centres and 27 specialised clinics, Bangkok Hospital offers the full spectrum of diagnostic, treatment and rehabilitation facilities in addition to translation services in 32 languages
The official announcement was made during a press conference held at the Emperor’s Court in Brunei’s Hua Ho Manggis Mall on Saturday night. – Borneo Bulletin

WEB MARKETPLACE TO TARGET CHINESE BUYERS

The International Trade Promotion Department will develop an e-market place website named Thaitrade Xing Fu to promote Thai products to Chinese buyers. The site will be in the Chinese language. The page will be linked with Alipay and use Alibaba warehouses to distribute the products.
Malee Choklumlerd, director-general at the department, said the department would work closely with Thai state agencies. They will set up a steering committee to drive the growth of cross border e-commerce with Chinese customers in collaboration with Alibaba. E-commerce in Thailand has grown rapidly, with more than 500,000 e-commerce operators in the nation. Last year, the value of e-commerce market in Thailand was worth Bt2.5 trillion, up 12.4 per cent from 2015. This year, sales value is expected to increase by 21.7 per cent. – The Nation