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Some 300 Chinese visitors arrived in
Bangkok Saturday evening, the first
group of 7,000 Chinese visitors for a weekend tour of this eastern city and
popular resort of
Pattaya, who are expected to boost Thailand's tourism
revenue.
The Chinese visitors, all outstanding salespersons of a major Chinese
health-tonic firm, are visiting Thailand at their company's expense, Thai
Deputy Prime Minister Suwat Liptapanlop said on a press conference on
Friday.
Suwat said he hoped that all 7,000 Chinese would help boost cultural
exchange and trade between the two countries in the future. He expected that
they will spend more than 200 million baht (5 million US dollars) during
their stay.
The firm, Pro Health Co., Ltd., also plans to bring some 20,000 of their
staff to visit the country's southern resort island of
Phuket next year, he
said.
Tsunami attacked south Thailand last December. Visitors from the world
reduced quickly. Chinese visitors also reduced by 40 percent compared with
the same time last year.
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