1 Manufacturing output in December drop from a year earlier due to the new coronavirus outbreak. (Photo by Varuth Hirunyatheb)
Manufacturing output in December dropped a bigger- than-expected 2.44% from a year earlier as a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections hit business activity, the Industry Ministry said on Wednesday.
The reading was worse than a 1.2% fall forecast in a Reuters poll, and a revised 0.2% rise in November.
However, the manufacturing production index (MPI) should turn positive in January as the government has quickly taken action to contain the new spread and exports are expected to improve, Office of Industrial Economics director Thongchai Chawalitpichaet told a briefing.
Food export value to rise on higher prices
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Overseas hoarders pushing up demand
published : 28 Jan 2021 at 04:00
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Thai food export value is expected to rise by 10.2-12.2% year-on-year to 1.08-1.10 trillion baht this year as prices of some farm produce are set to increase, thanks to growing demand for food in overseas markets, says Industry Minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit.
The ongoing spread of infections in many countries will benefit the Thai food processing business because foreign customers tend to buy and stockpile food products during lockdowns.
The improved export outlook for 2021 follows a sluggish year in this sector.
From January to November last year, food exports decreased by 7.39% year-on-year to 981 billion baht in value due mainly to lockdown measures and customers worries over contamination in frozen food, said Mr Suriya, citing the latest report from the National Food Institute.
2021 Nissan FUTURES Seminar On Electrified Mobility To Be Hosted Online
2021 Nissan FUTURES Seminar On Electrified Mobility To Be Hosted Online
Jan 14, 2021
The Nissan FUTURES seminar will be broadcast online as an interactive webinar on 4 February 2021 from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm Indochina Time (2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Malaysia Time). This year, the Japanese automaker will discuss the future of electrified mobility in ASEAN.
Nissan FUTURES is an event series in which subject experts from around the world discuss the future of mobility. Since 2018, the Japanese automaker has organized ASEAN Nissan FUTURES events in Singapore and Hong Kong.
With the theme this year being ‘Electrifying 250 million cars. An impossible dream?’, industry leaders, government officials, media and Nissan executives will discuss the opportunity for carbon-neutral mobility in ASEAN.
Nissan is set to discuss the future of electrified mobility in ASEAN through an interactive online webinar this coming February 4, 2021, from 13:30 up to 15:00 h.Indochina Time (ICT). Nissan FUTURES – Electrification and Beyond shall go by the theme of ‘Electrifying 250 million cars. An impossible dream?’. This virtual event is set to be hosted by motoring journalist James Deakin.
Industry leaders, government officials, the media, and Nissan executives are expected to be present during the said webinar. In correlation to the subject matter, Frost and Sullivan - a business consulting firm, are also set to unveil results of a new study regarding consumer perceptions towards electrified mobility in Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the Philippines during the event.
On February 4, 2021, from 13:30 – 15:00 h. Indochina Time (ICT), Japanese automaker Nissan will discuss the future of electrified mobility in ASEAN through the interactive online webinar Nissan FUTURES – Electrification and Beyond. Under the theme ‘Electrifying 250 million cars. An impossible dream?