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North Korea cautiously reopening to tourists
Published on 14/08/2024
» North Korea is set to open up to general tourism for the first time in nearly five years, allowing in foreigners from a variety of countries after it slammed its borders shut at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
500 million children see twice as many hot days as grandparents
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/08/2024
» ABIDJAN - Almost 500 million children will experience double the number of extremely hot days than their grandparents’ generation, the United Nations (UN) said, with harmful consequences for their health.
Prospects for Tesla plant in Thailand dim
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 13/08/2024
» The government is waiting for word from Tesla as to whether it will scrap its plan to invest in Thailand, according to government spokesman Chai Wacharonke.
World population to shrink in 21st century
Kyodo News, Published on 13/08/2024
» The world population is expected to start shrinking within this century after hitting a peak in the mid-2080s due to lower fertility levels, particularly in China, according to the latest projection by the United Nations.
Do blue zones hold the key to future travel?
Business, Published on 13/08/2024
» What constitutes a perfect holiday? Clearly there are vastly divergent views on this. Pundits and peripatetics have long struggled with this conundrum, never quite finding a satisfying answer.
Myanmar solution
Postbag, Published on 11/08/2024
» Re: "Junta says Shan pullback meant 'for safety of people'", (BP, Aug 7).
Hottest sea in 400 years adds threat to Great Barrier Reef
Published on 08/08/2024
» SYDNEY - Australia’s Great Barrier Reef faces the risk of near-annual coral bleaching with temperatures in surrounding waters found to have reached the highest in at least four centuries.
France's West Sahara move a 'thunderclap'
Oped, Published on 08/08/2024
» In what's described as a thunderclap in French North African policy, the Paris government recognised Morocco's sovereignty over the long disputed Western Sahara, a region long contested by rival Algeria and a lingering subject of endless United Nations deliberations.
Exim Bank offers cheap loans to halal exporters
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/08/2024
» The Export-Import Bank of Thailand (Exim Bank) has teamed up with the Islamic Bank of Thailand (IBank) to offer loans with interest rates lower than the prime rate to support the goal of becoming Asean's halal hub by 2028.