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FTA with European Free Trade Association to be signed at WEF meet

January 19, 2025

EFTA comprises four member countries – Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein

Thailand and EFTA expect to wrap up free trade agreement by year-end

January 18, 2024

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin on Wednesday met with the president of Switzerland, Viola Amherd, to discuss a free trade agreement between Thailand and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Senator chased from Thai restaurant in Iceland turns to Dhamma to heal

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 01, 2023

Senator Khunying Pornthip Rojanasunand said after arriving in Thailand on Sunday that she prefers using Dhamma, rather than the courts, to deal with a dramatic incident at a Thai restaurant in Iceland.

Senator chased out of Thai restaurant in Iceland urged to seek justice

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Senator Khunying Pornthip Rojanasunand is being advised to pursue legal action against a chef who chased her out of a Thai restaurant in Iceland and live-streamed the incident, which included him berating Porthip for her work in the Senate.

European leaders meet in Iceland to reaffirm values as Ukraine war rages on

WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 2023

Ways to hold Russia to account for its war against Ukraine, including keeping a tally of losses and damage inflicted by Moscow's forces, were the focus of talks as European leaders met in Iceland on Tuesday for a two-day summit.

Thailand successfully negotiates trade deal with EFTA

TUESDAY, JUNE 21, 2022

After more than 20 years of trying, the Commerce Ministry finally succeeded in negotiating a free trade pact with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

Iceland, Danish supermarkets primed for Thai delicacies

MONDAY, JUNE 20, 2022

Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit led a trade delegation to Denmark and Iceland to introduce Thai products, promote the Kingdom and boost the country's customer base.

More Pfizer, AstraZeneca doses on the way

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 06, 2021

Thailand is to receive more than 300,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine under donation from Germany and 100,000 Pfizer doses from Iceland by the end of this month.

The world biggest plant to capture CO2 from the air just opened in Iceland

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 09, 2021

A major new facility to pull carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere started operating in Iceland on Wednesday, a boost to an emerging technology that experts say could eventually play an important role in reducing the greenhouse gases that are warming the planet.

Infections in Iceland highlight vaccine success

MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2021

What happened to Iceland?

Iceland tested a 4-day workweek. Employees were productive - and happier, researchers say.

THURSDAY, JULY 08, 2021

Several large-scale trials of a four-day workweek in Iceland were an "overwhelming success," with many workers shifting to shorter hours without affecting their productivity, and in some cases improving it, in what researchers called "groundbreaking evidence for the efficacy of working time reduction."

Iceland ends covid restrictions with 87% getting shots

TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 2021

Iceland is abolishing all domestic covid-19 restrictions, with officials saying 87% of those 16 and older have received at least one vaccine dose.

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