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Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
AFP, Published on 04/08/2025
» PRATO, Italy - When Zhang Dayong lay in a pool of blood on a sidewalk in Rome after being shot six times, few suspected a link to Italy's storied textile hub of Prato.
Family of market gunman express shock
News, Prasit Tangprasert, Published on 30/07/2025
» NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Relatives of Noi Praidaen, the 61-year-old gunman behind the deadly shooting at Bangkok's Or Tor Kor Market on Monday, say they are devastated and never suspected he was capable of such violence.
New releases for your streaming pleasure: July 23-29
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 23/07/2025
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
Tourism revival goes into reverse
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 21/07/2025
» Over the past three years, Thai tourism has been struggling to regain the peak it once reached prior to the pandemic, while neighbouring countries Malaysia and Vietnam have already surpassed their performance in 2019, recording 37 million and 17 million tourist arrivals, respectively.
Myanmar's 'my way' vs Asean norms
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 08/07/2025
» It appeared to be a done deal. During their summit on May 26, Asean leaders agreed to admit Timor-Leste as the 11th member of the regional bloc. Since then, Nay Pyi Taw has raised an unexpected objection, with the junta issuing an official statement that could potentially embarrass Asean and its current chair, Malaysia.
Seine reopens to Paris swimmers after century-long ban
AFP, Published on 05/07/2025
» PARIS - The River Seine reopened to swimmers on Saturday morning in Paris, allowing people to take a dip in the French capital's iconic waterway for the first time since 1923.
Tourism co-payment registration temporarily closed
Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 04/07/2025
» The new registration for the government’s tourism co-payment scheme is temporarily closed for maintenance from Friday, following widespread criticism over the project’s lack of preparedness.
The mystery of Iran’s missing uranium
Published on 24/06/2025
» US President Donald Trump’s declaration of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran may curb the exchange of missile fire, but the biggest mystery of the war remains unsolved: the location of Tehran’s near-bomb-grade uranium.
New York's Met museum sheds new light on African art collection
AFP, Published on 30/05/2025
» NEW YORK - From a delicate 13th-century clay figure to self-portraits by photographer Samuel Fosso, New York's Metropolitan Museum reopens its African art collection on Saturday, exploring the "complexity" of the past and looking to the present.
China, Vietnam reopen railway line amid tourism boom after 5-year pause
Published on 27/05/2025
» China and Vietnam have reopened a passenger train route that was suspended during the early months of the pandemic, a move that could boost already surging tourism between the neighbours and attract more international travellers to visit the mainland without a visa, analysts said.