China - Thailand News

SRT to Invest in Next Phase of Thai-Chinese Rail Project

By TN
December 14, 2022

High speed trains. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

BANGKOK (NNT) – The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) plans to invest an additional 300 billion baht in the second phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed [Read More…]

Asia

Tesla Model Y on autopilot loses control in China, two dead and three injured

By TN
November 15, 2022

A Tesla Model Y electric car. Photo: Kevauto. CC BY-SA 4.0.

A tragic traffic accident, which left two dead and three injured of diverse consideration, took place last week in China, although the images of the [Read More…]

Asia

Out-of-control Chinese rocket threatens Earth: expected to crash this Friday or Saturday

By TN
November 3, 2022

Chinese rocket Long March 5 rolling out at WSLS. Photo: Xiaojun Wang, China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology. CC BY 4.0.

On October 31, China launched one of its Long March 5B rockets from the Wenchang Space Launch Center (Hainan). With this launch, they sent the [Read More…]

Asia

Xi Jinping retains power for five more years and consolidates his position as China’s leader

By TN
October 22, 2022

Xi Jinping in 2019. Photo: Palácio do Planalto. CC BY-SA 4.0.

In a crowded hall and with overwhelming applause, the National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party received last October 16 the current leader and president [Read More…]

Technology

MacBooks may be assembled in Thailand to reduce reliance on China

By TN
October 12, 2022

Apple MacBook laptop. Photo: Pixabay.

Apple may expand MacBook production to Thailand in the future as the company continues to diversify its supply chain, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In [Read More…]

Asia

Dozens killed in earthquake in China’s Sichuan province

By TN
September 7, 2022

Ambulance in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, China. Photo: Navigator84.

An earthquake shook southwest China’s Sichuan province on Monday with a magnitude 6.8. It is the strongest earthquake the region has recorded since 2017. Official [Read More…]

Isan

Falcon Strike 2022 Kicks Off in Udon Thani

By TN
August 14, 2022

Four Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) Dornier Alpha Jet A trainers in Udon Thani. Photo: SSgt Cecilio M. Ricardo Jr., USAF.

UDON THANI (NNT) – The “Falcon Strike 2022” joint military exercise between Thailand and China began on Sunday (14 Aug) in Udon Thani province. The [Read More…]