Thailand welcomes new year with celebrations

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Thailand welcomes new year with celebrations

STORY: Thailand welcomes new year with celebrations DATELINE: Jan. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:36 LOCATION: Bangkok CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of New Year countdown event in Songkhla, southern Thailand 2. various of fireworks show 3. various of countdown event and fireworks in Bangkok STORYLINE: Fireworks lit up the sky of Bangkok shortly before midnight Saturday as Thailand celebrated the arrival of the year 2023 with high hope for further tourism recovery. Countdown events held in downtown Bangkok gathered local and foreign tourists before the dazzling fireworks display over the Chao Phraya River that travels across the Thai capital. The Tourism Authority of Thailand said it was hosting and supporting such events to conclude the year 2022, which saw the return of foreign tourists together with domestic tourism recovery after the relaxation of the COVID-19 pandemic preventive measures. The agency also hosted a countdown event in the Songkhla province to promote tourism in the country's southern

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