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Overcrowded Venice introduces first entry charge for tourists
Reuters, Published on 25/04/2024
» VENICE - Venice becomes the first city in the world on Thursday to introduce a payment system for tourists in an effort to thin the crowds that throng the canals during the peak holiday season.
Bangkok Bank, Kasikorn post faster profit growth, face fee income strains
Reuters, Published on 20/04/2018
» Two of Thailand's top banks posted a faster pace of quarterly profit growth as an expanding economy boosted demand for loans and financial services, but intensifying competition from non-bank players is set to put pressure on their results this year.
In Kim Jong Un's summer palace, fun meets guns
Reuters, Published on 10/10/2017
» SEOUL: In the seaside city of Wonsan, North Korean families cook up barbecues on the beach, go fishing, and eat royal jelly flavour ice cream in the summer breeze. For their leader Kim Jong Un, the resort is a summer retreat, a future temple to tourism, and a good place to test missiles.