June 9, 2023
Bit ASEAN | Economy | Southeast Asia Three months after Beijing lifted its strict “zero COVID” policy, Bangkok says it is on track to meet its 2023 goal of 5 million tourists from China. Chinese tourists ride elephants at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya, Thailand on March 1, 2017. Credit: Depositphotos Advertising Thailand has
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New Delhi: Mall operators are concerned about erratic cinema revenues and some are even considering reducing the space dedicated to cinemas in their future projects. PVR Stainless steel recently said in its fourth-quarter earnings report that it had delayed the transfer of about 200 screens due to “box office volatility.” After Patan, box office performance
READ MOREOn Monday, the International Space Station rolled out a welcome mat for two visitors from Saudi Arabia, including the kingdom’s first female astronaut. The SpaceX charter flight arrived at the orbiting lab less than 16 hours after taking off from Florida. The four guests will spend just over a week there before returning to Earth
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Jeff Bezos in front of the Blue Origin space capsule Dubbed the “NewSpace” set, Jeff Bezos, Sir Richard Branson and Elon Musk say they were inspired by the first moon landing in 1969 when the US beat the Soviet Union in the space race, and there’s no questioning how much it will mean to everyone
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Mexican government experts said on Thursday they were concerned that traveling exhibition of mummies since the 1800s may pose a risk to public health. The surviving corpses were inadvertently mummified while buried in crypts in dry, mineral-rich soil in the state of Guanajuato. Some still have hair, leather skin, and their original clothing. But a
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Tuesday marks the 10th day of strikes in France against the pension reform of French President Emmanuel Macron. Thousands of people took to the streets to express their fury after the Macron government. rammed the law through parliament without a vote using a special constitutional article. Violent clashes have been reported between protesters and police,
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China has lifted quarantine requirements for incoming travelers, ending nearly three years of self-isolation. The measure comes into effect as China continues to grapple with the surge in Covid-19 cases that followed the easing of virus restrictions. Since March 2020, all arrivals have been forcibly isolated in centralized state institutions. Travelers transiting Hong Kong and
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UTAS Professor Elisabeth Lin says there is a phenomenon known as the “Antarctic Ambassador Effect” that can occur when visitors return from Antarctica. “The idea is that people who go to Antarctica know a lot more about this place and come back as protectors of the place and environmentalists,” Professor Line told Sky News Australia.
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Editor’s Note – Sign Up Discovering the world, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get updates on destination openings, inspiration for future adventures, and the latest on aviation, food & drink, accommodations and other travel events. Amsterdam (CNN) – It was barely dark on a cold Saturday afternoon in early December. But Amsterdam’s red-light district is already
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A couple driving along the Scottish coast found themselves speeding down a road they identified as the most dangerous in the world. Wendy Farrar and her husband Stephen from the UK drove through Seaside road in Gardenstown, Scotland, which faces the North Sea and lies between the United Kingdom, Denmark and Norway. The couple had
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