India and Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) have a whale of an opportunity to emulate European Union’s mantra of exemplary success in forging closer bonds — by focusing on putting in place road and rail connectivity and further strengthening air links. There is no reason why India and Asean...
Tourist arrivals in Thailand for the period of January-August this year rose by 21.41 per cent to 17.437 million compared with the same period last year. China was the main source of tourists into Thailand followed by Malaysia, Russia, Japan, South Korea, India, Laos, Australia, UK and America, according to...
Salman Khan is expert in pulling legs of the Bigg Boss contestants basically ladies. It was not too long when he compared Elli Avram to his ex-girlfriend Katrina Kaif and now the Bollywood superstar named his ex-girlfriend Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Bigg Boss 7. On Sunday episode, when Sallu was interacting...
The Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Le Luong Minh spoke at the APEC 2013 Ministerial Meeting (AMM) where he shared the latest developments in ASEAN on related areas based on the APEC 2013 theme “Resilient Asia-Pacific, Engine of Global Growth” and its sub-themes on attaining Bogor Goals - achieving sustainable growth...
Given the importance of trade and tourism in the economy, the United Nations Statistics Division, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat are jointly organizing the four-day ‘International Seminar on Trade and Tourism Statistics on 7-10 October 2013 in Jakarta, Indonesia, with assistance from...
India and the 10-nation ASEAN are set to formally sign a free trade agreement on services and investments by the end of 2013 and implement the ambitious agreement by July 2014, a top official said Monday. Secretary East in the ministry of external affairs Ashok K. Kantha told reporters in...
Many people in Thailand, especially Thais of Chinese origin, are joining the celebration of the Vegetarian Festival which is being held until October 13. In observing the Vegetarian Festival, they consume meat-free meals and refrain from taking some vegetables with a strong smell. They also dress in white and pay...
Wat Pho temple has been ranked eighth on the list of Asia's most unique tourist attractions by users of TripAdvisor, one of the largest tourism and travelling website in the world, which boasts 44 million users. Phra Sudhidharmamuwat, the Deputy Abbot of Wat Pho, said he had been informed by...
Throngs of people are flocking to Bangkok’s China Town or “Yaowarat” street for the vegetarian festival. Leng Noei Yi Temple(วัดเล่งเน่ยยี่) on Charoen Krung road has been attracting a large number of visitors coming to pay homage to the vegetarian god “Gew Ong Hook Jo" (กิ่วอ๊องฮุกโจ้ว), who according to folklore legends...
Ms. Nantawan Sakuntanak, Director-General of the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), expressed her opinion that Japan hosting the 2020 Olympics would benefit domestic investments and construction industry, sending good results to Thai exports to that country in the last quarter of this year. She expects a 2% growth in...
