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Drop in Chinese tourists hurts Thailand’s economy – BBC News
Thailand’s economy was hit particularly hard by the Covid pandemic, in part due to its reliance on a huge tourism industry.
Chinese tourists in particular made up one quarter of Thailand’s 40 million foreign visitors in 2019.
There was hope that 2023 would see tourist numbers bounce back to pre-Covid levels – but this has not been the case.
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The US said it has hit “dozens” of Iranian military targets in overnight attacks, in response to Iran hitting commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
The military said it struck “air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats”, using aircraft, ships, and drones – including “one-way attack sea drones for the first time”.
“The Strait of Hormuz is a vital maritime corridor for global trade,” the US military said. “Iran does not control it”.
In response, Iran said it targeted US bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait and also radar systems in Oman.
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President Donald Trump has said the US is reinstating a naval blockade of Iranian ports and will impose a 20% charge on all cargo shipped through the Strait of Hormuz following days of escalating strikes between the two countries.
He said this would stop “Iran’s ships or customers” from entering or leaving the key oil shipping route, but “all other countries will have fair and open use of the Strait”.
Iran’s foreign minister later said whoever provides safe passage “should be compensated for this service”, but Iran would remain the strait’s “GUARDIAN” – using Trump’s word.
Tehran and Washington clashed over the strait’s control after exchanging strikes in the region overnight and on Monday.
The US said it carried out strikes against military targets in Iran, targeting air defence systems, coastal radars, and missile and drone sites. Iran said it responded by striking US military bases in Kuwait, Jordan and Bahrain, and radars in Oman.
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Wildfires of ‘exceptional scale’ have taken force in Paris, as neighbouring Spain still tackles flames across the country following its own devastating fires.
Now the UK is also experiencing wildfires in England and Wales, as its third heatwave of the year is set to intensify again this week.
Here’s what we know so far about the extent of wildfires in Europe and the UK, and how heatwaves are impacting them.
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Explosions have been heard near two Iranian port cities, Bandar Abbas and Bushehr, state media has reported.
It comes after another night of strikes between the US and Iran, with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps saying it hit two UAE tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted US facilities in Jordan and Bahrain.
The UAE called the attack “brazen”, adding that an Indian crew member was killed and eight others were injured.
Meanwhile, the US military says it completed strikes on targets aimed at degrading “Iran’s ability to attack commercial shipping” – Iranian state media reports three people were killed.
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The US military said it was carrying out a new wave of strikes on targets in Iran. It said the aim of the attacks was to degrade Iran’s ability to attack shipping in the strait of Hormuz. It came ass the US Navy resumed its blockade of Iran’s ports.
Iran said that control of the strait of Hormuz was required for its national security and it will exercise sovereignty over the key shipping lane, whatever the cost.
President Trump announced that he was scrapping a plan he had announced a day earlier, for placing a 20% toll or tariff on all cargos passing through the strait of Hormuz.
Clive Myrie presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Sarah Smith in Washington.
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@narfer
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Thailand isn't missing anything.
@knowledgeforyou2024
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
love Thailand land of happy ❤❤🎉🎉
@larry-notthecableguy
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
With the new thinking of taxing expats living in the kingdom is going to kick people out.
@andrewkang4232
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Thai’s treatment to Asian tourist is a big problem. They only worship the westerners. But they have forgotten they are Asian as well.
@inquisitvem6723
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
$$$ trumps rude and greedy guests.
@alyanton2157
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Chineses tourists will come back to Thailand 🇹🇭 but Chineses will never leave! when ran out money-making scheme. Its so sad 😭for
Thailand 🇹🇭 people will be free from Chineses communist mindfulness control forever ♾their corrupted king 🤴already sold them out.
@Juy1234
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Thailand is the land of happiness😂😂😂
@lahipster3172
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Report on #HuaHinbeach #HuaBin #Thailand #Agoda for cheaper hotel villa home rental rates
@antonkarridian2895
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Been looking at YouTube videos, and Thailand looks DEAD. Videos have a few white and Indian tourists or expats. But, very few Chinese. And, the emphasis on Chinese is because they spend a lot of money too. And, Thailand has gotten expensive compared to pre Covid.
@swisstrader
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
So is there any truth to the rumors about kidney being taken? Seems pretty far fetched
@sochettrachou6230
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
No cuz more and more Chinese start flocking in Malaysia Vietnam and Cambodia instead now
@CaptainKremmen
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
I visited a gorgeous small Thai island a few months ago and asked a local how things have been going. The reply: "Great! No Chinese tourists!" Not everyone just wants to maximise money.
@paypay7362
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
自国の産業を育てることに集中すべきだ。バンコク中心地だけ発展し格差が深刻だ。外国に頼りすぎると成長は止まる
@sematoghem
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
แก้ปัญหา AMA69X ก่อนดีไหม…
@ziezcogslaw8643
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Thats ok, more russians and arabs just keep coming.
@EnglishShanghai
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Give the Chinese travelers the free visas they'll be back gradually. EVERY thing takes time to grow.
@zzzzzsleeping
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
The Philippines has the most beautiful islands in the world but the Filipinos don't want
the Chinese in their islands.
@DrBilalHussain
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Lol! Now they have to rely on such people for money!
@ericsonf5918
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Its fine, some of those tourist are chinese spies and trying to gather information they can manufacture from their country. At the end, Thailand will end up losing their original tech and manufacturing, like they are doing in US. REALTALK
@lz4737
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Only if more British could do their part and visit Thailand more, and help the locals to recover.
@fredrikbergquist5734
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Doesn’t Arabs consist a big tourist group? And Indians? Thailand today isn’t what it was in the 1980ies. King Bumibol was a wonderful person and his spirit permeated ”the land of smiles”. Today there has been an element of greediness that is in the last decade that wasn’t there before. Maybe it is because of a more secular society. The rules for being an expat living there long term are also whimsical and you don’t know from one day to another what rules apply.
@chasingbirdies2
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Don’t need them! Chinese tourists trash everything!
@iu6766
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
The problem with Thailand, they put too much trust to chinese.
Word of advice
#nevertrustchina
#nevertrustchinese
@shadowfilm7980
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Chinese in general don’t really respect the environment. In their home country and also abroad visiting someone else’s country. Countries love taking their money. But there is a price to pay for that.
@mist9965
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
don't think Thailand should rely on tourism and sex…
@antonfernando8409
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
sex industry based economy will never die ,there is always tourists for that.
@chancheehow96
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Thai colony.! .
.how ignorance
@goonerdoy
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Much less noisy and dirty and pushy without the Chinese tour groups though….look at the +ves
@joekhatib3798
December 24, 2023 at 2:37 am
Thailand WILL BE BETTER OFF in the long run not having these Chinese roaming around all over your Country! 🤔