Bangkok--1 Jul--PRpedia
Thailand’s no.1 e-commerce website Thaitrade.com joined forces with world’s biggest B2B marketplaces, Alibaba.com, Tradeindia.com and Tradekorea.com, to launch trade promotional events aiming to promote and expand exports of Thai products into global market.
Mrs. Srirat Rastapana, Director General, Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce, revealed about this recent collaboration that Thaitrade.com will bring its memebers to join the events that the three web partners organize in order for thai exporters to meet international buyers and introduce their products.
“Alibaba.com has held an event ‘Big Buyer Business Matching’ to bring VIP buyers such as global chains of retail department store to meet members of Thaitrade.com and negotiate business. We have set an appointment in early July for our quality sellers to meet and initiate business with global buyers who are looking for fashion products and readymade clothes for men, women and kids to distribute in french and eastern european markets ”
“Apart from that, Tradeindia.com has interviewed with DITP top-ranked executives in order to spread the news about Thaitrade.com as well as give useful information on Indo-Thai trade to target group in India through SME Times Magazine and its affiliated websites. Moreover, we have also planned to co-organize a seminar to create a better understanding and more effective business operation between Thailand and India especially for the indian SMEs. The seminar is scheduled during August 22-24, 2013 at ‘Thailand Week’ event held in Mumbai and there will be a business matching activity between buyers and sellers on various products.”
“Tradekorea.com and Thaitrade.com have co-promoted each other and broadcast related news to hundreds and thousands of both websites’ members. We have exchanged links, published news release through EDM and banners. Besides, we have also planned to co-launch a promotional exhibition to build better trade relations and to exhance capability of Thai and Korean business in expanding into new market and penetrating into global industry. This co-hosted online exhibition, expected to launch during the 4th quarter of this year, will showcase a wide range of quality products around the clock,” said Mrs. Srirat.
“DITP is committed to developing and uplifting Thaitrade.com to be Thailand’s no.1 central e-commerce portal. The website has been growing its popularity among thai entrepreneurs and international buyers. Currently, there are over 7,600 Thai business members covering 150,000 products and over 1.2 million active buyers and sellers from over 200 countries worldwide. The majority of visitors on Thaitrade.com are from China, India, USA, Korea, Taipei, Malaysia, Australia, UK, Philippines and Vietnam. We have expected to achieve at least 10,000 members and 35,000 registered buyers in 2013 while preparing for Asean market penetration when AEC comes in practice in 2015,” concluded Mrs. Srirat.
Any Thai exporters interested in membership, please contact through these channels; www.thaitrade.com,
[email protected], www.facebook.com/ThaitradeDotCom or apply in person, free of charge, at Thaitrade.com booth in any road show held by DITP. For more information, please contact DITP Call Center: 1169 fax: 02 547 5683-4.