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Construction of a high-speed railway between Bangkok and the north-eastern city of Nong Khai is on schedule, according to government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul.

Provinces across Thailand have continued to enforce stringent measures to minimise the spread of COVID-19.

Thailand and Laos have inked an agreement to upgrade a road and extend a railway linking the two countries to foster cross-border economic cooperation.

Thailand's Minister of Energy Siri Jirapongphan has joined Lao Minister of Energy and Mines Khammany Inthirath at a ceremony to mark the 50th anniversary of the first high power line between the two countries.

Several tourist attractions in the North and the Northeast of Thailand have drawn a large number of visitors, as temperatures in both regions continue to drop.

Public health authorities in Thailand's Nong Khai and Laos's Vientiane have discussed a joint measure to regulate the import and export of health products and supplements in shared border areas.

The Thai Minister of Transport has confirmed that work on the Bangkok-Nong Khai high speed rail system will begin in October, once the government secures the cooperation of China in September.