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Soft Power Bangkok (November 22, 67) Mr. Chadchart Sittipunt, Governor of Bangkok, led a delegation from the Kingdom of Sweden, led by Ms. Maria Malmer Stenergard, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden and Ms. Anna Hammargren, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to Thailand, and the delegation to visit the Talad Noi and Yaowarat creative economic districts in Samphanthawong District, along with tasting street food on the occasion of an official visit to Bangkok to strengthen relations between Thailand and the Kingdom of Sweden. Today's activities began with a walk from the Samphanthawong District Office, stopping to taste Khanom Krok and drink water in front of the Samphanthawong District Office, and continued to the Marine Department to see the view of the Chao Phraya River. They then visited the Talad Noi community to see street art and the community's ancient architecture. They arrived at the Hong Xiang Kong restaurant, which was originally an old building over 200 years old and was renovated into a hip coffee shop in the Talad Noi area to relax by the Chao Phraya River. Then walk from Hong Xiang Kong restaurant to Talad Noi Museum to take a car to Yaowarat Road, Samphanthawong District. When arriving at Yaowarat Road, stop to eat at Je Kiew Pad Thai Yaowarat, which is a famous made-to-order restaurant in Yaowarat area. Walk to taste famous street food that foreigners are interested in trying, such as pork satay, toast, sticky rice with mango, fresh fruit, etc., which is considered Thailand's soft power. Bangkok (BMA) has made an effort to develop various creative economic districts such as Talad Noi, Yaowarat, Nang Loeng, Taling Chan, etc. to promote the local economy and push these creative economic districts to be important tourist attractions for foreign tourists to experience another perspective of Bangkok and make it more well-known. Siravith Photography/Editing/Reporting Phattanan... News Public Relations Office, Office of the Permanent Secretary of Bangkok