"Chinese New Year"

Government House in Bangkok’s Dusit district has been decorated with red lanterns and auspicious plants to usher in the Year of the Ox on Friday.

CentralPlaza Nakhon Ratchasima has prepared a dragon made from 160 kilos of sea salt to welcome the Year of the Ox.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha went on widely popular TikTok on Wednesday to wish Thais for Chinese New Year.

The Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC) expects spending over this Chinese New Year to drop by Bt12 billion from 2020, to its lowest level in 13 years.

There will be no Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkok’s Chinatown this year, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced on Thursday.

Covid-19 is a major factor that is pressuring Chinese New Year spending in Bangkok, leading to an expected 10.4 per cent decline in spending this year, Kasikorn Research Centre said.

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has removed from 4pm on Friday 14 checkpoints that had been set up for visitors from other provinces entering Bangkok, as the Covid-19 situation in the province is improving.

Several agricultural products will see rise in prices in February due to the improving Covid-19 situation and increased domestic demand during the Chinese New Year festival, according to the Research and Innovation Development Centre at the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC).