BEIJING: Travel bookings in China have recovered to pre-pandemic levels after being suppressed last year by zero-COVID policies, and are set to boom for the upcoming May Day holiday, according to data from popular booking apps. By Apr 6, orders of domestic travel for the holiday had reached pre COVID-19Continue Reading
SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for strengthening the country’s war deterrence in a “more practical and offensive” manner to counter what it called moves of aggression by the US and South Korea, state media KCNA said on Tuesday (Apr 11). Kim made the comment at an enlargedContinue Reading
An event that dubbed itself the “world’s biggest funding festival” has been accused of duping entrepreneurs.Continue Reading
A year on since Thailand made the decision to decriminalise cannabis, other Southeast Asian countries are considering similar moves. But a lack of clear regulation makes the Kingdom an unconvincing role model
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The national flag of Finland was raised for the first time at the headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Brussels on April 4, which also marked the 74th anniversary of the Western alliance. It signifies for Finland a historic abandonment of its policy of neutrality. Not even propagandistically can anyone say Finland […]Continue Reading
Within general education schools, the professional development of teachers has also improved, allowing them to better identify and employ teaching strategies for children with special needs, said industry players. Since 2005, teachers undergoing training have been provided with a basic understanding of supporting special needs students. A core group ofContinue Reading
The exercises began hours after Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen returned from a trip to the US.Continue Reading
Growing confrontation and competition between the United States and China has paved the way for closer US-Taiwan economic relations. Taiwan could take advantage of this changing geopolitical environment to advance deeper institutionalized trade ties with the United States. A complex supply chain network between US and Taiwanese companies has grown over decades. Despite this close […]Continue Reading
As China draws down dollar holdings and the yuan trumps the US greenback in Russia, more and more economists are asking if an inflection point has been reached. Count Nobel laureate Paul Krugman firmly in the “no” camp. “The dollar’s dominance isn’t under threat,” the New York Times columnist argues. Others aren’t so sanguine as […]Continue Reading
Vaccination services for children will shift to selected Joint Testing and Vaccination Centres across the island.Continue Reading