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China ousts Japan in outbound market
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 13/08/2025
» Forward bookings by outbound tourists for the upcoming high season remain strongly supported by Chinese tour packages, attributed to lower costs of 30-50% compared with trips to Japan, which recorded a decline for the first time in June.
Japan, China still tops for Thai travellers
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 29/01/2025
» Despite surging costs, Japan and China are expected to remain the top destinations for outbound Thai travellers this year, with at least 2.5 million flocking to those countries thanks to visa exemptions, weak currencies and various tourism products.
Chinese Authorities Promote Face Masks, but Some Experts Question Them
Business, Julie Wernau & Stella Yifan Xie, Published on 03/02/2020
» As fear about the deadly new coronavirus spreads in China, face masks have disappeared from store shelves and sold out online. At least two Chinese provinces now require them to be worn in public. Factories that make the masks in China are operating 24 hours a day to meet the demand.
Agencies lure new cities as Chinese look elsewhere
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 05/09/2019
» Property agencies targeting Chinese buyers have shifted to new markets other than Thailand and are focused on enticing buyers from novel Chinese cities after traditional markets slowed their purchases of Bangkok condos in response to the US-China trade war, a stronger baht and weaker yuan.