JAPANESE trading firm Mitsui & Co says it is keen to partner with the Thai Charoen Corporation Group (TCC), which was founded by tycoon Charoen Sirivadhana-bhakdi’s family, in retail and property businesses as Mitsui continues its business expansion in Thailand.

JAPANESE TRADING company Mitsui & Co is looking to boost its headcount in Singapore to tap growth opportunities in the still-buoyant Southeast Asian economies.