Tag: China
Surapong to clarify NASA issue to Parliament
BANGKOK, 6 July 2012 -Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul is set to explain in detail the case covering NASA’s request to use U-tapao airbase for...
ASEAN Sec-Gen: AEC may expose people to non-communicable illnesses
BANGKOK, 6 July 2012 – The Secretary-General of ASEAN is worried that the integration of the 10-member economic bloc into a community may put...
International Arrivals to Thailand Remain Strong Despite Global Economic Slowdown
Bangkok, July 05, 2012 – The global economy slowdown has had little impact on tourist arrivals to Thailand. The Kingdom had a total of...
Thailand to negotiate with EU on generalised system of preferences
BANGKOK, July 5 - Thailand's Trade Negotiations Department has been assigned to speed up its negotiations with the European Union (EU) on its new...
Thailand to discuss tariffs on 57 product items with Europe
BANGKOK, 3 July 2012 – Thailand will have discussion with the European Union over tariff on 57 items that will be disqualified effective...
HCM City hosts Asian Billiards Championships
HCM City , July 5 (VNA) - The sixth Asian Billiards Championships got underway in Ho Chi Minh City , on July 4. The...
Public Health ministry ramps up bird flu precautions
BANGKOK, 4 July 2012 - Following a recent outbreak of bird flu in China, the Ministry of Public Health is today ramping up further...
FTI prepares Thai entrepreneurs for AEC
BANGKOK, 3 July 2012 – The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), Trang Chapter, has discussed with Thai industrial entrepreneurs concerning their readiness for the...
Thailand negotiates with China for more rubber exports
BANGKOK, June 28 -- Thailand’s Agriculture and Cooperatives Ministry is seeking to boost the country’s rubber exports to China, a key Thai market,...
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Three Chinese women rescued from captivity in north Pattaya house
PATTAYA, Thailand – Three Chinese women were rescued from a house in Banglamung after allegedly being lured to Thailand for entertainment work before being...
Pattaya rocked by thunder, floods, blackouts and dangerous roads
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya was hit by a day of increasingly difficult weather conditions on September 23, with torrential rain bringing widespread flooding while...
Pattaya beach vendors call for more parking to bring tourists back
PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya beach umbrella and lounger operators gathered at Pattaya City Hall on September 23 to raise concerns over a shortage of...
Pattaya roads vanish under rising floodwater after torrential rain
PATTAYA, Thailand – Torrential rain swept across Pattaya on September 23, rapidly flooding several roads and leaving cars and motorcycles stranded as authorities moved...
East Pattaya faces more flooding, worst may still be ahead
PATTAYA, Thailand – With more heavy rain forecast through the weekend, East Pattaya is also seeing rapidly rising water, prompting authorities to restrict traffic...