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ElevenChinesetouristsandthreeThaiswereinjuredafterapick-uptruckcrashedintoavancarryingChinesetouristsat16:30localtimeonSundayinChiangMaiprovinceofnorthernThaila
A kaleidoscope of colored shirts, splashing water, music at high volume and enough merriment to put a smile on everybody's face, that is the spirit of Pi Mai Lao, as Laos' traditional New Year celebrations are known.
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.