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Tropical Storm Sonca (2017)
Tropical Storm Sonca (transliterated from Vietnamese Sơn Ca), was a weak tropical cyclone that impacted Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochina during the end of July 2017. As the 10th named storm of the 2017 Pacific typhoon season, Tropical Storm Sonca formed south of Hong Kong, after drifting westward for multiple days, the storm intensified into a tropical storm, receiving the name Sonca. The storm later affected Hainan, reaching its peak intensity. On July 25, the storm made landfall over the Quảng Trị province, then dissipated. The storm killed 37 people, with a damage of $313 million USD. In Vietnam, 1,500 houses were damaged, with an impact of $13 million USD. The storm also affected Cambodia, killing three people and destroying 2686 houses. Thailand was the most affected, with 23 fatalities. Meteorological history On July 21, both the JMA and the JTWC reported that Tropical Depression 08W had developed approximately 582 km (361 mi) to the south of Hong Kong. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hainan
Hainan is an island provinces of China, province and the southernmost province of China. It consists of the eponymous Hainan Island and various smaller islands in the South China Sea under the province's administration. The name literally means "South of the Sea". The province has a land area of , of which Hainan Island is and the rest is over 200 islands scattered across three archipelagos: Zhongsha Islands, Zhongsha, Xisha Islands, Xisha and Nansha Islands, Nansha. It was part of Guangdong from 1950 to 1988, after which it was made a province of its own and was designated as a special economic zones of China, special economic zone by Deng Xiaoping, as part of the Chinese economic reform program. The Han Han Chinese, Chinese population, who compose a majority of the population at 82%, speak a wide variety of languages including Standard Chinese, Hainanese, Hainam Min, Yue Chinese, Cantonese, Hakka Chinese, etc. Indigenous peoples such as the Hlai people, Hlai, a Kra–Dai l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hà Tĩnh Province
Hà is a Vietnamese given name, male or female, meaning "river". Hà is a Vietnamese 'surname' (during French colonialism). The name is transliterated as He in Chinese and Ha in Korean. Ha is the anglicized variation of the surname Hà. It is also the anglicized variation of Hạ. Notable people with the surname Hà * Hà Kiều Anh (born 1977), Miss Vietnam in 1992 * Hà Huy Tập (1906–1941), General Secretary of Communist Party of Vietnam The Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) is the founding and sole legal party of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Founded in 1930 by Hồ Chí Minh, the CPV became the ruling party of North Vietnam in 1954 and then all of Vietnam after the col ... * Hà Văn Lâu, diplomatist * Hà Anh Tuấn (born 1984), Vietnamese singer * Hà Nguyễn William, Associate professor of endodontics and app developer See also * Kim Hà, main character in Thanhha Lai book Inside Out & Back Again {{DEFAULTSORT:Ha Vietnamese-language surnam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baht
The baht (; , ; currency sign, sign: ฿; ISO 4217, code: THB) is the official currency of Thailand. It is divided into 100 ''satang'' (, ). Prior to decimalisation, the baht was divided into eight ''fueang'' (, ), each of eight ''at'' (, ). The issuance of currency is the responsibility of the Bank of Thailand. Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, SWIFT ranked the Thai baht as the 10th-most-frequently used world payment currency as of December 2023. History ImageSize = width:1500 height:auto barincrement:15 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:30 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = justify DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:1250 till:2050 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:50 start:1250 ScaleMinor = unit:year increment:10 start:1250 Colors = id:canvas value:rgb(1,1,1) id:r value:rgb(0.5,0,0) id:p value:rgb(1,0.1,0.6) id:o value:rgb(1,0.3,0) id:y value:rgb(0.9,0.7,0.1) id:g value:rgb(0,0.4,0) id:m value:rgb(0,0.8,0) id:b value:r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakon Nakhon Airport
Sakon Nakhon Airport is in That Na Weng subdistrict, Mueang Sakon Nakhon district, Sakon Nakhon province in Northeastern Thailand, northeastern Thailand. It is used for civil and military purposes (Royal Thai Air Force). Airlines and destinations Accidents *On 23 September 1976, a Douglas C-47 Skytrain, Douglas C-47A (L2-40/15) of the Royal Thai Air Force was damaged beyond economic repair in a take-off accident. Plans Airports of Thailand (AOT) budgeted 220 billion baht in 2018 for the creation of two new airports and the expansion of four existing airports owned by the Department of Airports. Sakon Nakhon Airport is one of the four slated for expansion and AOT management. AOT intends to build Chiang Mai 2 in Lamphun Province and Phuket Airport 2 in Phang Nga Province. The three other existing airports to be managed by AOT are Chumphon Airport, Tak Airport, and Udon Thani International Airport. References External links * {{authority control Airports in Thailan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakon Nakhon
Sakon Nakhon (, ; sometimes written Sakhon Nakhon) is a city (thesaban nakhon) in Thailand within the Isan region, and capital city of Sakon Nakhon Province as well as Mueang Sakon Nakhon District, with a population of approximately 76,000. Sakon Nakhon covers the whole ''tambon'' of That Choeng Chum and parts of ''tambons'' Ngio Don, Huai Yang, Dong Mafai, That Na Weng and Hang Hong. Sakon Nakhon is north-east of Bangkok by road. History During World War II, Sakon Nakhon became a haven for Free Thais, and a base for Communist activities in the late 1950s. Geography Sakon Nakhon lies on a flat plain at about elevation on the south-west bank of Lake Nong Han, the largest lake of north-east Thailand. The town is surrounded by extensive farmland. Climate Sakon Nakhon has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen climate classification ''Aw''). Winters are dry and very warm. Temperatures rise until April, which is hot with the average daily maximum at . The monsoon season runs from Ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khmer Times
The ''Khmer Times'' is a Cambodian English-language newspaper, launched in May 2014, based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline ..., and owned by Malaysian national Mohan Tirugmanasam Bandam. The newspaper is strongly pro- CPP in its reporting and editorials. Plagiarism An extensive history of plagiarism has been documented, with Mohan Tirugmanasam Bandam (writing as T. Mohan) taking content from Malaysian newspapers and making small changes such as swapping names and places from Malaysian to Cambodian contexts. The "Letters to the editor" section of the ''Khmer Times'' has published a large number of plagiarized letters, as well letters that appear to have been authored by T. Mohan using false Khmer and western names. References Newspaper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choam Khsant District
Choam Khsant District () is a district in the Preah Vihear Province in northern Cambodia. The district capital is Choam Khsant (ឃុំជាំក្សាន្ដ), which is also part of a commune-level division of Cambodia. The Preah Vihear Temple Preah Vihear Temple ( Khmer: ប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ ''Prasat Preah Vihear''; ; ) is an ancient Hindu temple built by the Khmer Empire, located on top of a cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains, in the Preah Vihear provin ... is in this district. According to the 1998 census, it had a population of 16,073, and in 2008 had an estimated population of 25, 245 people. References Districts of Preah Vihear province {{Cambodia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
JTWC Wp0817
The Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) is a joint United States Navy – United States Air Force command in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The JTWC is responsible for the issuing of tropical cyclone warnings in the North-West Pacific Ocean, South Pacific Ocean, and Indian Ocean for all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense and other U.S. government agencies. Their warnings are intended primarily for the protection of U.S. military ships and aircraft, as well as military installations jointly operated with other countries around the world. Its U.S. Navy components are aligned with the Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command. History The origins of the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) can be traced back to June 1945, when the Fleet Weather Center/Typhoon Tracking Center was established on the island of Guam, after multiple typhoons, including Typhoon Cobra of December 1944 and Typhoon Connie in June 1945, had caused a significant loss of men and ships. At this time the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
