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EVs unstoppable in China
Published on 22/04/2023
» SHANGHAI: This year’s Shanghai Auto Show signalled the end of the petrol engine era in China, as domestic electric vehicle brands drive change across the indistry and leave foreign companies in the dust, analysts and industry insiders say.
World grieves following Notre Dame fire
News, Published on 17/04/2019
» PARIS: World leaders expressed solidarity with France yesterday after a fire devastated Notre Dame cathedral in Paris, by offering their support in its restoration.
Tourists arrested over powder scattered at Kyoto castle
Published on 19/04/2018
» KYOTO: Three Taiwanese women have been arrested on suspicion of entering Nijo Castle, a Unesco World Heritage site in Kyoto, with the aim of blotting it with powder in April 2017, police said on Thursday.
Si Thep Historical Park aims for place on world list
News, Published on 20/01/2018
» The thousand-year-old Si Thep Historical Park in Phetchabun is being proposed for Unesco's tentative list of new heritage sites, according to the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO).
Rock and roll legend Fats Domino dies
Associated Press, Published on 26/10/2017
» NEW ORLEANS: Fats Domino, the amiable rock `n' roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honouring the traditions of the Crescent City, has died. He was 89.
Cambodian temple complex listed as world heritage site
Published on 09/07/2017
» PHNOM PENH - Sambor Prei Kuk has been designated a Unesco World Heritage site, making it the third temple complex in Cambodia to be listed, the Cambodian government said on Sunday.
Great Barrier Reef avoids Unesco "in danger" listing
Published on 06/07/2017
» SYDNEY - The Australia government on Thursday welcomed the Unesco's World Heritage Committee's decision to leave the Great Barrier Reef off its "in danger" list, despite recent bleaching events and threats from climate change, calling it a "big win" for Australia.
Great Barrier Reef valued at $42.5 billion
Published on 26/06/2017
» SYDNEY - Australia's Great Barrier Reef, devastated by two consecutive years of coral bleaching, is valued at over A$56 billion (US$42.5 billion), making it "too big to fail," according to a report released on Monday.
Floating bridge to Angkor Wat opens to tourists
Published on 26/05/2017
» PHNOM PENH - A floating bridge has opened for use by foreign tourists and local visitors at Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat, enabling them to reach the ancient temple while the original stone bridge undergoes renovation by Cambodian and Japanese experts.
Japanese tourists flock to long-disputed Cambodian border temple
Kyodo News, Published on 06/04/2017
» PREAH VIHEAR - The ancient cliff-top temple that Cambodia and Thailand have fought over for more than a century has proved to be an unlikely hit with Japanese tourists.