All major exhibition venues such as the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani and BITEC Bangna are ready to serve exhibitors and visitors with their state-of-the-art facilities and high quality services in 2010.

Bangkok, Thailand (PRWEB) December 24, 2009 -- Thailand announces its ambition to be the hub of creative industry in ASEAN and to enhance the economic value of creative industry from 12 to 20 per cent of Gross National Product by 2012 in line with 'Creative Thailand' idea. Trade exhibitions will be organized throughout the year. Both public and private sectors join forces to propel Thailand to be the hub of collectibles and souvenir distributors in 2010.

Thailand welcomes all traders to trade exhibitions where you will find variety of Thai products, all are unique and in good quality. All major exhibition venues such as the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, IMPACT Muang Thong Thani and BITEC Bangna are ready to serve exhibitors and visitors with their state-of-the-art facilities and high quality services.
It is well known around the globe that Thailand is unique with its rich and diverse natural resources. With expertise in craftsmanship and the cultural wisdom that has been passed on through generations, Thailand is one of important arts and handicrafts centres of the SEA region. It offers a rich array of raw materials, advanced technologies, skilled artisans, and efficient logistics, resulting in a strong confidence from worldwide business partners and consumers.
The amazing raw materials and fabrics available exclusively in Thailand enable Thai's brands to create innovations that make the country highly competitive in the global arena while staying true to its cultural heritage. Most importantly, the Sufficiency Economy theory, an initiative of HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej, is integrated as part of Thai people's way of life and in the heart and mind of Thai designers, thus further add value to their own work in the creative industries.
From fancy apparels and handmade furniture to modern-art decors fashioned out of Thailand's rich natural resources, the inventive minds quickly propel and stimulate Thailand into the new economic era through its creative thoughts and innovation. In accordance with government policy , the mark of quality is licensed only to registered products and services that meet the strict specification.
The diversified Thai products with refined quality that meet international standard are the key factor that make Thailand's brand shine through. Whether it be leather, jewelry and garment industries, all contributes to Bangkok's creative and energetic ambiance shining brightly to the world.
Thailand Shining Through is a channel supported by the Advisory Board on Building National Confidence and Image of the Office of the Permanent Secretary, the Office of the Prime Minister in which all updated and reliable information is available.

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A New York District Court judge on Thursday announced the delay of the Google Book Search hearing and instead will hold a status conference on the scheduled October 7th date. Google Book Search is a settlement case that has been pending for more than four years between Google, the Authors Guild and the Association of American Publishers. The deal would allow Google to digitize millions of out-of-print, coprighted books and make them available for sale to readers online. The authors and publishers of the books would share in sales and advertising profits.
The delay from judge Denny Chin comes due to a recommendation from the Department of Justice who felt that the settlement proposal violates copyright, class-action and antitrust regulations. Chin stated that the hearing currently “makes no sense…as it does not appear the current settlement will be the operative one.”

The Authors Guild and publishers will continue to amend the settlement amidst opposition from various parties to meet the concerns of the Department of Justice. Judge Chin also noted that while the deal houses some conerns it also offers many benefits to society.

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According to a recent report from Gizmodo on Tuesday, Microsoft is confirming rumors that it actually does have a new dual-screen tablet in the works, codenamed Courier. According to the article and a short demo video, the Courier is a real thing and is more like a “booklet” than a tablet as it folds together and has two interactive touch screens side-by-side with loads of fast functionality.
The project has apparently been kept under pretty tight wraps with very few, both inside and outside of Microsoft, with knowledge about it. In fact, rumors are that the team working on the project, led by J. Allard (a designer involved in the Zune and the Xbox) has been kept away from the main Redmond campus to help keep it secret.

It’s unclear if the Courier is the actual tablet-type product that Microsoft will bring to market as it sounds like they are working on a number of prototypes to find the right one that may give Apple’s rumored tablet a run for its money.

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Like two tech superheroes up against an awesome foe, Sharp and Sony have announced a joint venture today in an effort to produce and sell very large LCD panels. Looks like when December 29th rolls around, Sony will be pumping $105 million into Sharp Display Products in an effort to create a share split of 66-percent Sharp and 34-percent Sony.

The deal should be completed by March 10th of next year. The end result of their union will primarily be 32-inch LCD screens along with shouts of “Wondertwin powers, Activate!”.

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We’ve all heard the tales of potential danger regarding iPods and fire. It’s often hard to sort the truth from rumor. Well here’s another cautionary tale. This one comes out of Sweden where a Saab 9-3 recently met a fiery end.

The official cause of the blaze hasn’t been figured out, but investigators strongly suspect that an iPod left in the car is the culprit. The car itself showed no signs of technical faults and there’s no evidence that the fire was intentionally set. Also, the fire started on the seats, where the iPod was apparently sitting. It’s unclear if the iPod was just tossed there and caught fire all by itself, or if was charging, or if it was rebelling against too much Barry Manilow when things went wrong.

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