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Thai souvenir shop illegally selling drugs to Chinese tourist raided

ByAPDWriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Sep11(APD)-Thailand'spublichealthofficeandpoliceraidedasouvenirshopillegallysellingmedicineanddrugstoChinesetouristsinthenorthernpr

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11 Chinese tourists injured after truck crashes into van in Thailand

ElevenChinesetouristsandthreeThaiswereinjuredafterapick-uptruckcrashedintoavancarryingChinesetouristsat16:30localtimeonSundayinChiangMaiprovinceofnorthernThaila

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At least 17 schoolgirls killed in boarding-house fire in N. Thailand

​A schoolgirl boarding-house in northern Thailand's Chiang Rai was burnt down late Sunday night, killing 17 girls, injuring five others while two girls were missing, a local newspaper quoted police as reporting on Monday.

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McDonald's opens in historic home, with Starbucks in annex

A McDonald's cafe opened in the old home of former Taiwan leader Chiang Ching-kuo in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, last week.

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Deployment of Wa troops along Thai-Myanmar border protested

Thailand lodged a protest on Wednesday against the reported deployment of heavily-armed Wa troops along the Thai-Myanmar border.

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Thai "red shirts" besiege anti-graft body

Thailand's National Anti- Corruption Commission (NACC) was besieged Wednesday by hundreds of pro-government United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship ( UDD) members, better known as "red shirts."

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Former Taiwan negotiator urges more cross-Strait agreements

Chiang Pin-kung, former chairman of the Taiwan-based Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF), on Thursday urged Taiwan to further the follow-up negotiation and signing of agreements under the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) with the Chinese mainland.

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More Chinese tourists expected to visit Chiang Mai, Thailand

Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai is expected to attract an increasing number of Chinese tourists in the foreseeable future now that a Chinese comedy shot on location in Chiang Mai has become a blockbuster in China.