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China may be reopening, allowing its 1.4 billion people to come and go largely without restrictions, but just as it is, more and more countries are tightening measures for travellers from the world’s second-biggest economy, concerned the tsunami of virus cases there may spawn new Covid variants.

All visitors to Thailand must show proof of at least two Covid-19 vaccinations under revised rules that coincide with the revival of travel from China, authorities said on Thursday.

The Ministry of Public Health has issued a guide titled “10 Things Tourists Need to Know about Cannabis in Thailand” to improve visitors’ understanding about what they can and cannot do with cannabis in the country.

Thailand's headline consumer price index (CPI) rose 5.89% in December from a year earlier, in line with analyst forecasts, but above the previous month driven by higher energy and food prices, government data showed on Thursday.

Despite travel restrictions on the mainland, Chinese nationals still dominated condo transfers in Thailand last year, with the number of Myanmar nationals receiving condo transfers increasing to reach the top 10 for the first time due to economic and political reasons.

Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has reiterated that any new Covid-related measures adopted in Thailand will not discriminate against travellers from any country, including China.

Foreign investors withdrew more money from equities in emerging Asian economies in 2022 than they had in any year since the global financial crisis in 2008, as rising US interest rates pulled funds towards dollar assets.

Delta Electronics (Thailand) Plc has become the largest listed company on the Stock Exchange of Thailand on optimism about demand for its server, cloud-storage and EV-charging products.

Myanmar's military government will release 7,012 prisoners under an amnesty to mark the country's independence day, state broadcaster MRTV reported on Wednesday, as the junta chief praised some countries for maintaining support for his nation.

The government is proceeding its years-long plan for joint production of petroleum resources in the Gulf of Thailand together with Cambodia, according to government sources.