Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.

Vietnamese fashion show themed “Vietnamese ‘Ao dai’ meets Thai silk” and Vietnamese designer Le Thi Lan Huong with a collection titled “Prosperous Planet” on December 11 were honoured as the best show and the best designer respectively at the third Thai Silk International Fashion Week.

A fashion show with the theme “Vietnamese 'Ao dai' meets Thai silk” took place in Bangkok on December 7.

Fashion designers from 48 countries observed a silk weaving demonstration at the Sibuathong Support Foundation Centre in Ang Thong province this week.

The Thai government will host the “8th Celebration of Silk, Thai Silk Road to the World 2018" at Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre next month.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has launched a campaign to make Thai silk more popular in the global market.