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Thailand is ready to employ the BCG – bio, circular and green –model to help rebuild the economy, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said at the 32nd Apec Minister’s Meeting on Monday.

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Thursday that the scandal of used medical gloves being exported to the US has not affected Thailand’s export sector.

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit met Chinese Ambassador Han Zhiqiang on Monday to discuss the expansion of bilateral trade and investment.

Thailand ratified the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on October 28, Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said on Monday, adding that the pact should come into force by January.

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit announced on Thursday that his ministry was launching a set of proactive measures to better manage fruit supplies next year.

The Commerce Ministry has set up a special 1569 nationwide hotline for people to file complaints if they find themselves having to pay unnecessarily high prices for necessities.

Koh Phayam in Ranong province will be included in the Andaman Sandbox scheme after Phang Nga and Krabi provinces under expansion of the Phuket Sandbox programme. Meanwhile, the opening of Bangkok on October 15 will require consideration from all parties, the Commerce Ministry said on Saturday.

The Department of International Trade Promotion said the e-commerce plan covers four strategies: e-marketplace development, improvement of the environment and other factors related to e-commerce, trust and sustainability of e-commerce, and improved conditions for entrepreneurs.

Exports of fresh and processed fruits in the first seven months (January to July) generated 131.16 billion baht, up 48.31 per cent year on year, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday.

The Commerce Ministry instructed agriculture and commerce attachés in Beijing on Sunday to urge Chinese authorities to reconsider the ban on longan shipments from Thailand.

The five-year Thai Rice Strategy for the period 2020-24 is ready, Jurin Laksanawisit, deputy prime minister and the minister of commerce, said.

Thailand aims to halve the cost of rice production and boost yield by almost a quarter under an ambitious five-year national rice strategy unveiled today.