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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Songkran in Pattaya becomes a test of patience for long-term foreign residents
PATTAYA, Thailand – Songkran, Thailand’s iconic New Year water festival, has long drawn tourists eager to join in the nationwide splashes and street celebrations....
Fuel hike cuts into Pattaya delivery riders’ take-home pay
PATTAYA, Thailand – The morning after a steep 6-baht fuel price hike, scenes across Thailand revealed a country reacting in very different ways—quiet pumps...
Fuel panic buying hits Thailand as drivers rush ahead of 6-baht price shock
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thai motorists flocked to gas stations across the country overnight after the government announced a record fuel price hike of 6...
Pattaya villa raided, 25 foreigners arrested for 700-million-baht online gambling ring
PATTAYA, Thailand – Immigration police from Region 3 raided a luxury villa in Pattaya, Banglamung district, on March 24, uncovering a sophisticated online gambling...
Baht Hits 33 per USD, 44 per GBP as Pattaya scrambles to fill Songkran...
PATTAYA, Thailand – Thailand’s currency woes are deepening just as Pattaya braces for one of the year’s busiest tourist seasons. The baht opened on...