Bangkok--6 Mar--Penettrate
Thailand’s Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce, signs partnership agreements with E-Marketplace giants to increase trade between Thailand-Korea and Thailand-Hong Kong. Aim to increase Online Trade and E-Commerce.
This MOU has been signed by DITP and KITA (Korea International Trade Association) from South Korea on Monday, February 25th, 2013 at the Lotte Hotel in South Korea. The Similar MOU has also been signed by DITP and HKTDC (Hong Kong Trade Development Council) on February 26, 2013 at the Conrad Hotel, Hong Kong.
Mrs. SriratRastanapana, DITP’s Director-General says “During the global economic slowdown with intense business competition, technology has dramatically changed the way we do business. Complete trade information must be easily accessed, anywhere, anytime. Importantly, having reliable business partners to support one another is very helpful. Therefore, DITP seeks to not only provide international trade support but also create partnerships between International firms and Thai sellers, by using Digital Commerce and e-marketing as the main tool.”
“DITP has launched Thaitrade.com as Thailand’s official B2B E-Marketplace since July 2011 and has continuously refined its operation, technology, features, services and promotional activities. Therefore, Thaitrade.com has received many strong feedbacks from both International buyers and Thai Sellers. Currently, there are over 7,300 online shops with over 143,000 product items from comprehensive 47 product categories and 1400 sub-categories. The Top categories are (1) Food & Beverage (2) Gifts & Crafts (3) Apparel (4) Fashion Accessories (5) Agriculture (6) Beauty & Personal Care (7) Furniture (8) Automobiles and Motorcycle (9) Jewelry and (10) Health & Medical. There are over 980,000 visitors and 28,000 buyer members from over 200 countries worldwide. The Top 10 Visitors by countries are 1. China 2. India 3. USA 4. Korea 5. Taiwan 6. Malaysia 7. Australia 8. UK 9. Philippines and 10. Vietnam. “This year, Thaitrade.com plans to expand our members and focus our online trading target on ASEAN+6. We are signing MOU with international trade organization partners such as Tradekorea.com (KITA) and KHTDC.com (HKTDC) from South Korea and Hong Kong, respectively. With these agreements, Hong Kong& Korean Companies will have direct access to all types of High-quality Thai products from reliable Thai Sellers verified by DITP. This will provide them with more trade sources and hence, more business opportunities. In addition, the Korean and Hong Kong firms can also increase the speed in doing business through Thaitrade.com’s complete online solutions such as Online Business Matching, Live Video Chat, 24 x 7 Online Support and Hot Selling Leads. They will also receive e-newsletters and e-catalogs about Hot Products from Thaitrade.com’s sellers regularly. In addition, they can also participate in exclusive member-only Business Matching at major trade fairs in Thailand and Overseas. Moreover, they can also gain support from our network in DITP’s Seoul office and Hong Kong office. All these benefits will eventually increase trade value between Thailand and Hong Kong/ China and Korea.”
For International Buyers interested in becoming Thaitrade.com members free of charge, please visit www.thaitrade.com or www.facebook.com/ThaitradeDotCom and at Thaitrade.com Booth in various trade fairs. For more information, please contact
[email protected] or visit DITP’s network of more than 60 offices worldwide.