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China's 'super golden week' forecast to spark travel boom at home and abroad
South China Morning Post, Published on 01/10/2025
» HONG KONG — Visa-free travel abroad and free toll roads at home are expected to fuel a surge in travel by Chinese citizens during an extra-long holiday starting this week, in what analysts call a boon for the service economy.
‘Khon La Khrueng’ co-payment scheme will cover 33m recipients in first phase
Online Reporters, Published on 26/09/2025
» Key government figures confirmed that the Khon La Khrueng (half-half) co-payment stimulus programme will be implemented in two phases, with the first phase set to roll out between December and January, covering 33 million people.
Chinese Covid whistleblower sentenced to 4 more years in jail
Published on 21/09/2025
» A Chinese journalist jailed for four years after documenting the early phases of the Covid-19 outbreak from the pandemic's epicentre was sentenced on Friday to four more years in prison, Reporters Without Borders said.
UN chief says world should not be intimidated by Israel
AFP, Published on 20/09/2025
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told AFP Friday the world should not be "intimidated" by Israel and its creeping annexation of the occupied West Bank.
Thailand records 7.1% drop in foreign visitors
Reuters, Published on 16/09/2025
» Thailand's foreign tourist arrivals from Jan 1 to Sept 14 fell 7.08% from the same period a year earlier, the Tourism and Sports Ministry reported on Tuesday.
Deer population in Nara Park hits record high, visitor injuries increase
Kyodo News, Published on 03/09/2025
» NARA — A deer preservation group in western Japan revealed Wednesday that the deer population in Nara Park, a popular tourist site, has increased for four consecutive years, reaching a record-high 1,465.
The triality of light
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/08/2025
» In today's digital age and AI technology, impossible photographs become more common. However, back in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s when technology was not as advanced, creating artistic photographs was a huge challenge.
South Korea visa waiver to lift travel but not Chinese airline profits
Reuters, Published on 26/08/2025
» BEIJING — South Korea's decision to grant visa-free entry to Chinese tour groups will lift China's weak outbound travel numbers but not enough to boost the bottom lines of struggling Chinese airlines, analysts said.
Tall ships sail into Amsterdam for giant maritime festival
AFP, Published on 21/08/2025
» AMSTERDAM - Tall ships from around the world paraded up the North Sea Canal into Amsterdam on Wednesday, with crews from Peru, Uruguay, Germany and France waving from their decks as crowds cheered along the banks.
Malaysian musician who can play 30 traditional instruments is captivating millions online
South China Morning Post, Published on 20/08/2025
» HONG KONG — At just 19 years old, Belle Sisoski moves with the certainty of an artist twice her age.