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8 companies off to hollywood to make deals

The Department of International Trade Promotion will bring together eight Thai movie and animation companies to take part in dealmaking and business networking events at the American Film Market and Conference 2017 in the US on November 1 to 10.
They are Kantana Sound Studio, GDH 559, the Monk Studios, Benetone Films, PLH Holding Co, Sahamongkolfilm International Co Ltd, Imagimax Co, and Hollywood (Thailand).
The department’s directorgeneral, Chanthira Yimrewat Wiwatrat said she expected that this time the negotiations involving Thai companies would result in deals worth at least Bt380 million, 10 per cent higher than the result at the same event last year.
She is confident that the Thai action and horror films could attract buyers at the fair. The department will also take this opportunity to promote Thailand as a wellknown place to shoot films, thanks to its scenic locations, skilled crew, and tax incentives.

Commerce ministry eyes hong kong rice deals 

The Commerce Ministry will bring a delegation of 37 Hong Kong’s rice traders to Thailand from October 30 to November 2 to negotiate rice deals with around 100 Thai rice traders.
During the meeting, 759 Store, which is Hong Kong’s major supermarket chain operฌator, will ink an MoU with Thai traders to supply Hommali rice, organic rice, and riceberry rice totalling 14,000 tonnes.
During the first nine months of this year, Thai rice exports to the global market totalled US$3.58 billion (Bt119 billion) for the first nine months of this year. Exports to Hong Kong, the seventh largest rice export market for Thailand, came to $124.54 million.