As of 6:30am on July 6, one person has been found dead and 53 others remain missing after a tourist boat capsized in high winds and rough seas off the tourist island of Phuket, Thailand on July 5.
Low-cost carrier Vietjet Air on December 15 held a ceremony to celebrate the debut of its two routes connecting Ho Chi Minh City and Thailand’s tourist destinations of Phuket and Chiang Mai.
Vietjet has lauched ticket sales for two routes from HCM City to Phuket and Chiang Mai, serving the traveling, trading demands between these well-known tourist destinations in the two countries.
Thailand and China held their third strategic dialogue in Thailand’s Phuket city on March 29 and 30, focusing on the third plan of action on bilateral strategic cooperation in the 2017-2021 period.
Thailand’s national flag carrier Thai Airways has launched a direct air route from Phuket International Airport in southern Thailand to China’s Beijing.
Relatives of those who died from the tsunami disaster 12 years ago in Phuket, Thailand laid flowers to mourn the deceased at the Mai Khao tsunami memorial on December 26.
A suspect of bomb attacks in Phuket resort admitted his involvement in the attacks that shook the southern Thailand in early August, according to Thai police on November 2.
Thai authorities on May 25 announced that three islands off the southern coast of Phuket will stop receiving tourists with the aim to protect coral reefs from damage.
About 9.03 million international visitors landed in Thailand in the first quarter of this year, generating 455 billion THB (12.93 billion USD) in tourism revenue.
Phuket in southern Thailand has been dubbed as a “City of Gastronomy” by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO).
The Tourism Authority of Thailand invites people, both Thai and foreign, to experience the aesthetics of Thai kitchen at the "Amazing Tastes of Thailand” fair to be held on September 19-20.
Vietnamese weightlifters lived up to expectations, bringing home two gold, three silver and one bronze medal at the ongoing 2015 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Phuket, Thailand.
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