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Huawei is trying to sell its 910B chips to customers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand

Huawei is trying to sell its 910B chips to customers in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Thailand

Huawei Technologies is pushing to break Nvidia’s dominance in the AI chip market by targeting buyers in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The company has reportedly offered its Ascend 910B processors to prospective clients in the UAE, Saudi...

Thousands flock to Thailand to celebrate celebrity hippo Moo Deng’s 1st birthday

Thousands flock to Thailand to celebrate celebrity hippo Moo Deng’s 1st birthday

Thousands of people from across the world are flocking to Thailand to celebrate one of social media’s biggest stars this week. Thursday, July 10, is social media sensation Moo Deng’s first birthday! How is Moo Deng being celebrated? The Khao Kheow...

Happy Birthday, Moo Deng! Thailand’s Famous Pygmy Hippo Marks 1 Year Of Cuteness | Watch

Happy Birthday, Moo Deng! Thailand’s Famous Pygmy Hippo Marks 1 Year Of Cuteness | Watch

Last Updated:July 10, 2025, 19:25 IST She once broke the internet with her blushy face, now Moo Deng is growing up, one pond nap at a time. Moo Deng, a 1-year-old female pygmy hippo who became a viral internet sensation, reacts to a zookeeper...

Bangkok and Shantou Commemorate 25 Years of Friendship with Symbolic Tree Planting

Bangkok and Shantou Commemorate 25 Years of Friendship with Symbolic Tree Planting

Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt and Mayor Chen Tao of Shantou Municipality, China, today joined forces to plant a Flame Tree, symbolising a quarter-century of friendly relations between their two cities. The ceremony, held at Bangkok's iconic...

Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng's first birthday at a Thailand zoo

Thousands celebrate baby hippo Moo Deng's first birthday at a Thailand zoo

CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng , the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation . CHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Thousands of...

Thailand eyes reopening key border gate as KNU takes more control

Thailand eyes reopening key border gate as KNU takes more control

Thailand is weighing plans to reopen the Htee Khee border trade gate in Karen National Union (KNU)–controlled territory, as cross-border commerce expands despite recent clashes in the area, sources told Myanmar Now. On May 9, the Karen National...

Beloved baby hippo Moo Deng celebrates first birthday at a Thailand zoo

Beloved baby hippo Moo Deng celebrates first birthday at a Thailand zoo

Thousands of excited fans flocked to a Thai zoo on Thursday to celebrate the first birthday of Moo Deng, the adorable baby pygmy hippo that has become a social media sensation. The Khao Kheow Open Zoo was overrun with Moo Deng fans on the first of...

Anantara Siam Bangkok Begins $50 Million Overhaul

Anantara Siam Bangkok has announced a landmark $50 million renovation, ushering in a new chapter for one of Thailand’s most iconic luxury properties. The multi-phase transformation will enhance the guest experience while preserving the hotel’s...

Cambodia Expresses Concern over Construction of Angkor Wat Replica in Thailand

AKP Phnom Penh, July 10, 2025 -- Cambodia has expressed serious concern over the construction of a large-scale replica of the Angkor Wat Temple in Buriram province, Thailand, calling it a threat to cultural integrity and a violation of...

Celebrate the first birthday of MooDeng - Thailand’s pygmy hippo and global sensation

Celebrate the first birthday of MooDeng - Thailand’s pygmy hippo and global sensation

Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chon Buri province, Thailand, is holding a four-day festival to celebrate its global internet star Moo Deng. The pygmy hippo marks her first birthday on July 10, 2025, leaving behind the animal infancy that boosted her to...

Bangkok Welcomes Home Thai Youth from US in Heartfelt Ceremony

Bangkok Welcomes Home Thai Youth from US in Heartfelt Ceremony

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) extended a warm welcome today to a delegation of Thai youth and their families visiting from the United States, as part of the 14th "Thai Youth in USA Visit Homeland Project." The event, held at...

7 flyers held for smuggling in 33cr weed from Bangkok

7 flyers held for smuggling in 33cr weed from Bangkok

France Pledges Support and Documentation on Cambodia–Thailand Border Issue, Says French Envoy

France Pledges Support and Documentation on Cambodia–Thailand Border Issue, Says French Envoy

Hits: 276 Created: 10 July 2025 Hits: 276 (Phnom Penh): Outgoing French Ambassador to Cambodia Jacques Pellet reaffirmed to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen France’s readiness to provide documentation concerning the Cambodia–Thailand border...

Northern Thailand expands durian cultivation

Northern Thailand expands durian cultivation

Durian cultivation in Thailand's lower northern region is thriving in 2025, with six provinces—Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Phrae, Phitsanulok, Tak, and Nan, reporting notable increases in both cultivation area and output. As of June, Uttaradit leads...

Dealer caught out after trying to get cannabis from Thailand posted to Essex

Dealer caught out after trying to get cannabis from Thailand posted to Essex

A drug dealer in Essex tried to have a huge haul of cannabis posted to him from Thailand. It's among thousands of illicit packages bound for Essex that have been intercepted as part of a special police operation. An investigation found Taelor...

Thailand's biggest call-scam gang sentenced to prison

Thailand's biggest call-scam gang sentenced to prison

PUBLISHED : 9 Jul 2025 at 13:47 Seventy criminal accomplices rounded up in Thailand's biggest scam-gang bust have been sentenced to up to 24 years in prison. The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) announced on Wednesday that the Thung Song...

Thailand's consumer confidence hits 28-month low in June

BANGKOK, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's consumer confidence declined for a fifth consecutive month in June, hitting the lowest rate in 28 months, due to concerns over ongoing political uncertainty and global trade tensions, a survey showed on...

The Evolution of an Icon: Anantara Siam Bangkok Begins a New Era with a Landmark Transformation

The Evolution of an Icon: Anantara Siam Bangkok Begins a New Era with a Landmark Transformation

Anantara Siam Bangkok, the original Grand Dame of Thai luxury hospitality, is set to embark on a transformative new chapter as the hotel undertakes on a comprehensive USD $50 million enhancement journey. More than a renovation of bricks and...

Bangkok and Shantou Hospitals Forge Sister City Ties for Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bangkok and Shantou Hospitals Forge Sister City Ties for Traditional Chinese Medicine

The core objective of this understanding is to foster the development of Traditional Chinese Medicine and ensure the efficient utilisation of medical resources. The sister hospital framework will facilitate extensive exchanges and cooperation...

Thailand ranked safest holiday destination in the world – Singapore leads in ASEAN

Thailand ranked safest holiday destination in the world – Singapore leads in ASEAN

Crowd of people walking on the market in Chinatown – the Thai people have not stopped wearing masks. Photo: Brostock/Shutterstock Thailand has been ranked the safest holiday destination in the world, according to a new analysis by UK-based...

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