Thailand: Japan-based Daiso Industries buys from Thai SMEs.

(From Thai Press Reports)

Section: Corporate News - Daiso Industries (Japan) in the past year ordered 2.59 million items worth Bt45 million from four Thai small and medium enterprises (SMEs) for its chain of 100 Yen Shops in Japan and other parts of the world, The Nation reports.

Jhitraporn Techacharn, director-general of the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion, said on February 21 that the items included tableware ceramics, small plant pots, tableware glasses, salt-and-pepper containers and spa products.

"Daiso also recommended on how to improve the products to meet the market's demands, which should lead to more orders in the …