Thai food lovers will be able to feast on pad Thai and other traditional dishes on Thailand Day in Ha Noi on Saturday, December 3, at the American Club, 19 Hai Ba Trung Street, from 4pm-9pm. As well as Thai cuisine and handicrafts there will also be music and dance. A raffle will be held offering prizes such as motorcycles, TVs and a round-trip ticket to Thailand courtesy of Thai Airways. All proceeds will go to charities in Viet Nam and the Flood Relief Fund in Thailand. Source: VNS … [Read more...] about A glimpse, taste of Thailand in Ha Noi
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Tourism Authority of Thailand opens office in SW China
The Tourism Authority of Thailand opened an office in southwest China's city of Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, on Monday to meet growing market demand. The Thai authority has opened four offices on the Chinese mainland, including offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Kunming, said Narumit Hinshiranan, consul-general of the Thai consulate general in Chengdu. The new office will mainly offer services for tourists from China's vast central and western regions, Hinshiranan said. The Thai consulate general in Chengdu issued a record 100,000 tourist visas to Chinese nationals in the first 11 months of this year, he said. Official statistics show that trade between Thailand and Sichuan hit 280 million U.S. dollars in the first nine months of this year. Source: Xinhuanet … [Read more...] about Tourism Authority of Thailand opens office in SW China
Vietjet links Ho Chi Minh City to Thailand’s Phuket, Chiang Mai
Viet Nam’s low-cost carrier Vietjet Air on December 15 held a jubilant ceremony to celebrate the debut of its two routes connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Thailand’s tourist destinations of Phuket and Chiang Mai. The ceremony was attended by Ambassador of Thailand to Viet Nam Manopchai Vongphakdi and leaders of the Aviation Administration of Viet Nam, the Culture, Sport and Tourism Department of Ho Chi Minh City, among others. The new routes are expected to meet increasing travel demand of both sides, making contribution to promoting regional trade and integration. The Ho Chi Minh City – Phuket route operates a return flight every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday with around two hours per leg. Flights depart Ho Chi Minh City at 10:15 and arrive in Phuket at 12:10. Return flights take off at 13:05 in Phuket and lands in Ho Chi Minh City at 15:10. Meanwhile, the Ho Chi Minh City – Chiang Mai route operates a return flight every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, … [Read more...] about Vietjet links Ho Chi Minh City to Thailand’s Phuket, Chiang Mai
Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand set up currency settlement frameworks
The Bank Negara Malaysia (Photo: malaysiandigest.com) Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - The central banks ofMalaysia, Indonesia and Thailand established local currency settlement frameworkson December 11 to promote trade and investment activities.The three banks said in a joint statement that theframeworks are applied between Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) and Bank Indonesia(BI), and between Bank of Thailand (BOT) and BI, as part of efforts to promotewider use of local currencies to facilitate trade and investment in thesecountries.The framework establishment marks a key milestone instrengthening regional financial cooperation between the BI, BNM and BOT, itadded.All three currency settlement frameworks for rupiah-ringgit,rupiah-baht and baht-ringgit will be effective from January 2, 2018.BNM Governor Muhammad Ibrahim said that Indonesia andThailand are important partners to Malaysia both in trade and directinvestment. He hopes to see increasing use of the three countries’ … [Read more...] about Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand set up currency settlement frameworks
Thailand hosts royal jazz night to commemorate late king
Thailand hosts royal jazz night to commemorate late king Kieu Giang Vietnamese popular saxophonist Tran Manh Tuan and his quartet band last week staged a performance at a royal jazz night hosted by the Royal Thai Consulate General in HCMC to commemorate the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Participants to the event had a chance to admire musical compositions of the king via performances by Tuan and his quartet band. Some famous pieces of the late king include H.M. Blues, Still on My Mind, Love at Sundown and among others. On the occasion, there was an exhibition on the king’s passion for jazz music. Tran Manh Tuan, a graduate from the prestigious Berklee College of Music (USA), is an internationally acclaimed Vietnamese jazz musician, and one of the most prominent Jazz saxophonists in Vietnam. In 2002, he moved from Hanoi to HCMC to teach at the HCMC Conservatory of Music. He is also the owner of Sax n’Art Jazz, the jazz club that is known for its contemporary jazz with … [Read more...] about Thailand hosts royal jazz night to commemorate late king