Cambodia gears up to begin work on controversial canal
By AFP and published by CNA Phnom Penh – Cambodia will start work on a controversial US$1.7 billion canal linking the capital Phnom Penh to the sea in August, Prime Minister Hun Manet said today (May 30). The Chinese-backed Funan Techo Canal has sparked fears in neighbouring Vietnam that it could be used by […]
Read MoreChinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Phnom Penh Cambodia – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Cambodia on Sunday (Apr. 21) for a three-day official visit to reaffirm ties with Beijing’s closest ally in Southeast Asia. His visit is the last stop on a three-nation regional swing that also took him to Indonesia […]
Read MoreThailand channelling 1.83 billion baht to improve Laos’ R12 highway
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THAILAND HAS OFFERED to provide a sum of 1.83 billion baht in funding for the planned improvement of R12 highway in middle Laos which could significantly facilitate land-based, cross-border trading among the Greater Mekong Subregion countries. Deputy government spokesperson Kenika Oonjit confirmed today (Apr. 18) the Thai government has resolved […]
Read MoreWreckage of T-28 plane to be retrieved from Mekong river
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE AIR FORCE PLANS to retrieve the wreckage of a US-built T-28 Trojan light attack plane from the now-shallow Mekong river. The wreckage of the North American Aviation T-28 turboprop plane which had nosedived and crashed into the international river in Thabor district of Nong Khai during the Vietnam War […]
Read MoreThai durian still dominates Chinese market
THAI DURIAN EXPORTS have continually prevailed over the Chinese market throughout last year, a government official confirmed yesterday (Jan.24). China purchased a total of 1.42 million tonnes of durian worth US$6.71 billion from various exporting countries last year, accounting for a 72% increase in volume from 2022. Of that total, some 928,900 tonnes of […]
Read MoreWreckage of T-28 light attack aircraft retrieved from Mekong river
By Thai Newsroom Reporters SOME PARTS OF THE wreckage of a US-built T-28 Trojan aircraft were inadvertently found by villagers and then retrieved by police from Mekong river in Nong Khai today (Jan.23). The remains of the North American Aviation T-28 Trojan light attack aircraft were retrieved by the Explosive Ordnance Disposal police from […]
Read MoreFirst batch of 2,000 cattle being exported to Vietnam
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE FIRST BATCH of 2,000 cattle is scheduled for export from Thailand to Vietnam next month, a government official confirmed today (Jan.19). The 2,000 cattle are currently being groomed for next month’s shipment on seagoing liners from Petchaburi to Quy Nhon in Vietnam, according to the official of the Ministry […]
Read MoreChinese corvettes depart Cambodia’s Ream naval base
By Thai Newsroom Reporters A COUPLE OF CHINESE CORVETTES have recently departed Ream naval base in Cambodia’s Preah Sihanouk province, a navy source said today (Jan.17). After a month-long docking at Ream naval base on an eastern coast of the Gulf of Thailand, the Chinese navy vessels have left for an undisclosed destination, either […]
Read MoreMore Vietnamese durian bound for China
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MORE VIETNAMESE DURIAN is expected to be exported to China throughout this year, stealing a sizable market share from Thai durian. The China-bound export of Vietnamese durian is reportedly forecast to increase in volume and account for US$3.42 billion in value this year, according to a government official. Vietnam exported […]
Read MoreChina, Vietnam cautioned over dredging, landfill work on South China Sea reefs
By Thai Newsroom Reporters CHINA AND VIETNAM are advised to stop dredging and landfill work on submerged coral reefs of Spratly Islands in the South China Sea to help preserve the otherwise deteriorated ecological systems. Researchers at the Centre For Strategic And International Studies have recently cautioned that the Chinese, the Vietnamese and others […]
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