The closure of Poipet border crossing, the largest land border crossing between Thailand and Cambodia, has left large numbers of people stranded on both sides of the border and unable to return home amid continuing clashes.
At the Thai side of the border on Saturday, security personnel carried out strict checks on all vehicles and people at a distance of about 500 meters from the Poipet crossing, and only those holding Cambodian documents and relevant personnel were allowed access to the area.
"I have been in Thailand for about three to four years, working in a factory. Now the situation at the border is not good, so I want to go back to my hometown," said one of the stranded Cambodian nationals.
Another more than 20 Cambodian nationals failed to go home through the Poipet border crossing on Saturday, and were later picked up by a kind-hearted Thai local, who said that many groups of Cambodians had tried to cross the border every day but failed recently.
"They have no place to sleep, and they would be bitten by mosquitoes if sleeping outdoors, so I want to take them to my place. They just can't go through this checkpoint," said the local.
Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said at a press conference Saturday that 6,000 to 7,000 Thai nationals were stranded on the Cambodian side of the Poipet border checkpoint.
Closure of Poipet border crossing leaves many stranded amid clashes
Closure of Poipet border crossing leaves many stranded amid clashes
Closure of Poipet border crossing leaves many stranded amid clashes
Artificial intelligence and digital technologies have been increasingly used in China's autumn grain procurement, improving grain inspection efficiency and helping farmers reduce costs.
At a smart grain facility in Gu'an, Hebei Province, part of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei grain industry cluster, a new AI-based analyzer has been used to assess grain quality. Equipped with high-definition industrial cameras, the system captures multi-angle images of each corn kernel and uses AI algorithms trained on billions of images to identify grain grades within about a minute.
The inspection technology is part of a broader digital system being deployed across China's grain storage network. Data from different stages of the procurement process, including inspection, weighing and storage, are transmitted in real time to a centralized management platform operated by China Grain Reserves Group, also known as Sinograin.
The platform allows operators to monitor and manage multiple grain depots simultaneously, improving operational efficiency and oversight.
To support farmers during the harvest season, mobile inspection vehicles have also been deployed in major grain-producing regions. The vehicles conduct on-site quality testing and provide services closer to farms.
"During this year's autumn grain procurement period, we deployed six of these testing vehicles nationwide. While conducting grain quality surveys, they also provide farmers with zero-distance, one-stop services, helping reduce farmers' costs of selling their grain," said Shao Boyu, inspector at Sinograin Heilongjiang Quality Inspection Center.
AI promotes cost-efficiency for Chinese farmers in annual nationwide grain procurement
