Tag: China
Bangkok-Korat high speed rail project to break ground in November
Bangkok (AP) - The Ministry of Transport expects construction of the first stretch of the Bangkok - Nakhon Ratchasima high speed rail project to...
Private sector believes China’s One Belt One Road will benefit Thailand
BANGKOK - The Thailand-China Business Council has expressed confidence that the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and China's One Belt One Road strategy will contribute...
Thailand and China meet on media cooperation
BANGKOK - The Public Relations Department (PRD) has continued its collaboration with the Yunnan State Administration of Radio, Film and Television on the production...
Thai army chief brushes aside criticism of purchase of armored vehicles...
BANGKOK - The Commander of the Royal Thai Army has insisted that the purchase of armored vehicles from China was properly considered and approved...
Thai Navy inks submarine deal with China
BANGKOK – The Royal Thai Navy has proceeded with a 13.5-million-baht submarine contract with China.
Navy chief of staff, Adm Luechai Ruddit who led a...
Somkid leads Thai road-show in China
A Thai trade delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak is now on a road-show in China and will be signing an agreement...
China’s halt of visa on arrival adds higher cost for travel...
Thai travel agents say China's recent suspension of 144 hours visa-free application for security reason will certainly add higher cost for them.
Adith Chairattananon, secretary...
Chinese dams blamed for exacerbating Southeast Asian drought
Hanoi, Vietnam (AP) - As China opened one of its six dams on the upper Mekong River last month to help parched Southeast Asian...
Cold snap grips Northeast, monsoon reaches South
BANGKOK – The Meteorological Department has forecast a temperature drop in the upper parts of the country and strong winds in the South. The...
Thailand and China to cooperate in various areas
BANGKOK -Thailand and China have expressed their readiness to engage in economic cooperation in the areas of farming, tourism and transport as well as...
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Proposed Pattaya monorail paints a radical future by 2030
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Raving American arrested in Pattaya for 2nd time since March
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Donations to Pattaya Father Ray Foundation tumble 80% amid pandemic
With its entire business model built on handouts, the Father Ray Foundation in Pattaya has hit the skids during the economic recession caused by...
Pattaya-U-tapao-Maptaphut motorway opens strategic gateway to Eastern Economic Corridor
The Department of Highways has opened the Pattaya-Maptaphut extension on Motorway Route 7, on a trial basis before tolls will be collected in September.
Four...
Pattaya dignitaries distribute food to the needy on Walking Street
Mayor Sonthaya Kunplome, along with Pattaya personalities deputy mayors Pattana Boonsawad and Ronakit Ekasingh, Premrudee Sae Kho - President of the Isan Pattaya Association...