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China visa free for 30 days maximum: 5 ways to get in
Published on 03/12/2024
» China announced an extension of visa-free entry procedures in November to include the citizens of 38 countries, including Thailand. They can enter visa free for up to a month, in the latest effort to bring in more foreign tourists and support the economy.
Samurai spirit: Japan explodes with World Cup joy
AFP, Published on 02/12/2022
» TOKYO - As the final whistle blew on Japan's shock victory over Spain, thrilled fans flooded onto Tokyo's Shibuya Scramble crossing to celebrate a win few had dared to dream of.
Token of depreciation
News, Published on 02/05/2022
» Re: "First tweet sells as NFT for $2.9m", (Business, March 23, 2021), "NFT of first tweet struggles to sell", (Business, April 16) and "NFT trading plunges as interest ebbs", (Business, April 26).
Georgia restaurant's unpalatable past
Sunday Spotlight, Published on 17/04/2022
» For half a century, celebrities, tourists and local residents flocked to Aunt Fanny's Cabin, a restaurant known as much for its Southern menu as for its depiction of plantation life and racist imagery, where white patrons were served by young black waiters with yoke-like wooden menu boards hung around their necks.
Ukraine crisis challenges oil industry caution at high prices
AFP, Published on 25/02/2022
» NEW YORK - As commodity prices soar, the Ukraine crisis has prompted demands from petroleum lobbies for a reboot of US energy policy to promote domestic oil and gas production.
Global Covid-19 deaths cross 4m
AFP, Published on 08/07/2021
» The global Covid-19 death toll has crossed 4 million, with the worst of the pandemic only just starting to hit some parts of the Asia-Pacific and cases rising again in the United States.
Global brands find it hard to untangle themselves from Xinjiang cotton
New York Times, Published on 06/04/2021
» Faced with accusations that it was profiting from the forced labour of Uyghur people in the Chinese territory of Xinjiang, the H&M Group — the world’s second-largest clothing retailer — promised last year to stop buying cotton from the region.
Snake orgy prompts partial closure of Florida city park
AFP, Published on 16/02/2020
» WASHINGTON: A city in Florida closed off part of a park after residents spotted dozens of snakes which had apparently gathered for their annual coupling.
Top 20 singles of 2018 (Part 1)
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 23/12/2018
» As is tradition, we're wrapping up the year with a special two-part series featuring some of the best music to have come out locally and globally over the past 12 months. Culled from our 40-plus playlists stretching back to January, these tracks represent trends, cultural highlights and states of mind that reflect the times we're all living in (and trying to make some sense of). We present to you this week the bottom half of our annual round-up, a vibrant batch consisting of pop mainstays like Mariah Carey and exciting newcomers like Hana Vu and Now, Now. And with that said, here's to a new year of fewer whales choking on plastic bags, of nobody getting trapped in a cave, and maybe -- just maybe -- of an election.
About politics
News, Published on 02/12/2017
» Rumours of a coalition between two main parties swirl v Pheu Thai ponders an image change but Thaksin diehards won't hear of it v Regime backers had high hopes for Songkhla cabinet meet, but anti-coal clash dashes them