Thailand is gaining a reputation as the “Detroit of the East” for its booming automobile industry. It is now the world's third largest maker of commercial vehicles, behind only the United States and China and ranked ninth in total vehicle production.
Thailand Racing to Supply SE Asia’s Demand for Vehicles
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Hindistanın şimal-şərq bölgəsindəki Naqalenddə Hornbil festivalı
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A worker welding inside the body of a car on a GM assembly line in Thailand. (Steve L. Herman/VOA)
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About 400,000 workers are employed in Thailand automobile factories. These workers in the Ford canteen enjoy a free meal during their shift. (Steve L. Herman/VOA)
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A worker installs the names of the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami on the wall of the Tsunami Museum ahead of the 10th anniversary of the killer waves in Banda Aceh, Aceh province, Indonesia.