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Thai prime minister points to innovation as key to competitiveness.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Jul. 2--Opening markets, fostering innovation and strengthening regional co-operation will be crucial for improving competitiveness in the future, according to Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.

"The fact of life remains that no matter how much we co-operate, there will always be competition," he said.

"And with the belief that Thailand and Asian countries need to increasingly move toward becoming more open economies, we have to make sure that our firms and infrastructure are competitive so that we do not lose our fundamental strengths while we try to acquire new technologies and markets."

In an opening address to a two-day symposium yesterday ...

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