Tag: Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year puts some pop in Pattaya’s high season
Chinese New Year brought a lift to Pattaya’s high season and put extra money in the bank accounts of market vendors and tourist attractions....
Consumer spending expected to reach a record-high during Chinese New Year
BANGKOK - The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) has revealed in its recent survey that Thai-Chinese people will spend around 52...
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Former Culture Minister Sonthaya Kunplome (back row, center) leads a delegation of officials in announcing the final schedule for this year’s Pattaya Chinese New...
Chinese New Year goods maintain prices
Bangkok – Thais of Chinese descent have been observed stocking up on goods for the coming Chinese New Year celebration, buying up ducks, chickens...
Pattani holds its 9th Annual Chinese New Year event
PATTANI, 23 Feb 2015, The Southern Province of Pattani yesterday kicked off its 9th annual Chinese New Year, highlighting the long traditions of the...
Chinese acrobats thrill at Pattaya Orphanage fundraiser
Fifty award-winning Chinese acrobats brought magic of the snow-covered Tian Shan mountain range in northwest China to the Pattaya Orphanage for a charity performance...
Mike Shopping Mall welcomes in Chinese New Year
Nine dragons and the Beijing Lion Show were featured at the Chinese New Year celebrations at the Mike Shopping Mall. The celebrations were...
Chinese martial artists bring Shaolin Kung fu to Central Festival
Chinese New Year takes more than a day to celebrate and the Shaolin Kung Fu group did its part to continue the festivities at...
Elephants usher in ‘year of the horse’ at Nong Nooch
It may be the “year of the horse,” but the elephants at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden did their best to ring in the Chinese...
‘Year of the Horse’ gallops into Pattaya for Chinese New Year
The “Year of the Horse” got off to a galloping start as Pattaya celebrated Chinese New Year with pageants, pyramids and parades. Mayor Itthiphol...
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Pattaya hosts environmental awareness event to promote sustainable waste management and green initiatives
PATTAYA, Thailand - Mayor Poramet Ngampichet presided over the opening ceremony of the "Love the Earth: Caring for the Environment and Learning Waste Separation"...
Miraculous escape as train collides with car at railway crossing in Pattaya
PATTAYA, Thailand - Banglamung Police Station was notified of a train colliding with a car at a railway crossing in Soi Khao Ta Lo,...
Violent clash between motorcycle taxi driver and customer outside Pattaya Police Station
PATTAYA, Thailand - A violent altercation erupted outside the Pattaya Police Station between a motorcycle taxi driver and his customer, drawing a crowd of...
Myanmar cleaner injured while breaking up a fight in Pattaya hotel
PATTAYA, Thailand - A 33-year-old Myanmar cleaner was injured while attempting to intervene in a fight between guests at the Sota Residence Hotel on...