Thai, Vietnamese, Singaporean and other foreign media have continued to closely follow Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's Southeast Asian tour, saying it boosted trade and promoted the economic prosperity of the region.

China has agreed to increase its purchase of rice and rubber from Thailand, a major development on the nations' previous deal, the Bangkok Post reported in its story titled, "Li agrees to boost rice, rubber imports".

"Good ties between Thailand and China were the main reason China had agreed to increase the rice import at the Thai government's request," it quoted Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra as saying.