Gear up for the upcoming festivals and events around Thailand
Posted in Attractions,Beaches,Club,Destinations,Events,Festival,Food,Fun,General,Guide,Hotels,News,Shopping,Tips,Tourist May 28, 2009This annual event, Butterfly Watching will take place at Impact Exhibition and Convention Center, Muang Thong Thani from June 3 to 7 which will bring together wealth of sales and marketing. The showcase is divided into different zones, among them are Gourmet Tourism, Rustic Thailand, Health & Spa, Adventure and Eco Tourism.
The annual “Amari Watergate Hotel & BMW Thailand Charity Midnight Run” will kick off at midnight at Amari Watergate Hotel on Phetchaburi Road and continue through the city’s streets. Southeast Asia’s unofficial nightlife capital, will host the Charity Midnight Run on October 10, and the good news is that you don’t have to be the fastest to have fun.
The rainy season is here, and it’s about time to swap your summer sandals for hiking shoes. The butterfly watching season in Sa Kaew coincides with the fruit picking season in the eastern provinces, so don’t forget to stop off on your way back and stock up with your favorites. Pangsida National Park in Sa Kaew, beckons the butterfly-watchers to pitch up their tents in the park, more than 400 butterfly species can easily be captured for posterity even with the camera.
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Posted in General,Guide,News May 28, 2009Upon the request and invitation of Thai Ministry of Education, a number of volunteer teachers have been sent by the Office of Chinese Language Council International, since China launched its program to send volunteers abroad to teach the Chinese language. The Thai capital saw a welcoming ceremony Sunday for the first batch of Mandarin-teaching volunteers from China. This is the 8th batch and also the largest batch of Chinese volunteer teachers ever sent to Thailand since 2003. Hanban Deputy Director Wang Yongli, who also attended the event, encouraged these young volunteers to overcome all the difficulties they might encounter in work and life overseas and to devote themselves to their teaching careers.
The volunteers overall qualities and teaching ability were greatly improved through a strict selection process after their application. They also received special training from Hanban on service awareness, foreign etiquette and how to improve survivability and adaptability.
Schools and colleges across the kingdom have introduced Mandarin courses and a total of 400,000 Thai people are studying the language in diversified ways. Chinese language education will play a key role in the social, economic, cultural exchange and friendship between Thailand and China, making the Chinese language and culture teaching resources and services available to the world.
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