International news with relevance to Thai and regional readers
China is supporting Thailand's efforts to crack down on Chinese-run illegal businesses in the Kingdom, but has warned that overstating the issue could affect Chinese investors’ confidence, Chinese Ambassador to Thailand Zhang Jianwei said.
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern Kumamoto prefecture on Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads and leaving some trapped and others presumed dead inside a partially collapsed shopping mall.
The Royal Thai Embassy in Ankara, in Türkiye, is urgently coordinating with relevant agencies in Georgia to locate a popular Thai travel YouTuber who has gone missing after travelling alone to produce content in the country, according to his family.
ARCACHON, France (AP) — Massive forest fires forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain on Friday, with residents fleeing towns near Madrid and Bordeaux as the flames raged out of control.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has emerged as a distinct figure on the international diplomatic stage through what foreign media is calling his signature brand of ‘musical Diplomacy’, using music and performance to forge political connections worldwide.
Taiwan’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has rejected a joint statement issued after Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul met Chinese leader Xi Jinping, saying the statement endorsed Beijing’s claim that Taiwan is part of China.
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has praised Thailand's efforts to eradicate transnational scam networks, while both sides have pledged to strengthen cooperation in combating cross-border crime, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said today after meeting FBI Director Kash Patel.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military said Sunday that it launched new airstrikes against Iran to “swiftly punish” the country’s Revolutionary Guard for an attack in Jordan that killed two American service members, left one missing and four requiring hospitalization.
CHONGQING, China (AP) — A landslide Friday on the outskirts of the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing killed at least eight people and left 34 missing, burying residential buildings and forcing more than 1,100 people to evacuate, according to local officials and state media reports.
Thailand’s Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has proposed a tri-pillar AI governance framework on the global stage, emphasising public protection, unlocking human potential and fostering shared prosperity.
China has given top-priority to the relationship between China and Thailand, especially for the first official visit to China by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and has arranged for him to meet with President Xi Jinping, Zhao Leji, chairman of the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, and Prime Minister Li Qiang, according to Government Spokesperson Rachada Dhnadirek.
The United States struck Iran and Tehran hit back at US allies in the Gulf, as the foes battled over the vital Strait of Hormuz in the renewed Middle East war.
