CHINA, Thailand and other nations have reached a deal to target cybercrime centres that have taken root in South-east Asian nations – a sign the governments are keen to crack down on gangs stealing millions of US dollars from their people and damaging tourism.
By Larissa Liao, Kevin Krolicki and Poppy McPherson BEIJING/BANGKOK (Reuters) -The abduction and cross-border rescue had all the makings of the kind of action script struggling Chinese actor Wang Xing had hoped to land – only not as a reality star.
Human rights advocates are demanding to know why the UN’s refugee agency hasn’t done more to secure the Uyghurs’ right to asylum.
A group of Uyghurs who were detained in Thailand over a decade ago say that the Thai government is preparing to deport them to China, alarming activists who say the men are at risk of abuse and torture if they are sent back.
China's open business environment and growing potential for international trade are attracting Thai enterprises that are eager to build closer trade bonds with China at the major international supply chain expo in July.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between China and Thailand, and deepen economic and trade cooperation between the two countries, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) and Thai Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Thailand jointly host the China-Thailand economic and trade cooperation forum on Tuesday in Bangkok,
Thailand’s Prima Marine has added more product tankers to its orderbook with a new deal in China. The company, part of Nathalin Group, has inked six 2,499-dwt vessels at Ningbo Zhenhe Shipyard. A signing ceremony took place over the weekend.
The brief abduction of a Chinese actor who was trafficked into Myanmar to work in a scam camp has rattled travelers from a country that Thailand relies on for tourism.
BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed on Thursday after China rolled out more moves to try to boost its lagging stock markets by raising confidence that prices will rise. Germany's DAX gained 0.2% to 21,300 and the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.1% higher to 7,847.38. Britain's FTSE 100 slipped less than 0.1% to 8,539.88.
International pressure is mounting on Thailand – including from the new US administration – over the fate of dozens of Uyghur men held in detention for more than a decade, following reports the Thai government planned to deport the group to China.
Among individuals surveyed in six ASEAN countries, more than half (52%) prefer destinations within Southeast Asia, followed by East Asia (44%), including China, Japan, and South Korea.