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Global Times: Modern China offers broad range of travel experiences
Beijing, China, Dec. 31, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When "Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China" was added to the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, Long Shao, a travel vlogger with over 1 million followers on Sina Weibo, began...

Sydney Top Tours Shares Essential Advice for Summer Travellers to Sydney, Australia
SYDNEY, NSW, AUSTRALIA, December 23, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- As the vibrant summer season unfolds in Sydney, the city becomes a bustling hub of activity, drawing tourists from across the globe. With cruise ships arriving back-to-back,...

Global Times: Chinese-built hydropower station lights up homes of remote Lao village, dreams of prosperity
Beijing, China, Dec. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In today's world, green has become the defining color of the New Era in China, with green development emerging as a significant feature of Chinese modernization. Green development, which seeks to...

Evidence for clean air action: quantifying emission sources in Lao PDR
Around March and April each year, most of Lao is shrouded in a toxic haze. In 2023, this haze pollution contributed to 2000 premature deaths in 2021. Exposure to air pollution inside people’s homes poses an even greater risk, contributing to an...
【Promote courtesy & quality enhancement】 MGTO reveals winning catering businesses and travel agencies of QTSAS 2024
MACAU, December 3 - Macao Government Tourism Office (MGTO) hosted the Award Ceremony for the Quality Tourism Services Accreditation Scheme 2024 for catering businesses and travel agencies today (3 December) to commend winning merchants of this...

To His Excellency Mr. Thongloun Sisoulith, President of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
AZERBAIJAN, December 2 - 02 December 2024, 11:09 Dear Mr. President, On behalf of myself and the people of Azerbaijan, I sincerely congratulate you and, through you, your entire nation on the occasion of the national holiday of the Lao People's...
Greater Bay Area Forum Focuses on New Directions for the Integration of Health Tourism, Logistics and Transport
MACAU, November 29 - In recent years, the “Outline Development Plan for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area” and the “Overall Plan for the Construction of the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone,” issued by the State Council,...

Vice Minister of Education and Sports, with support from Australia, hands over learning materials, essential products and clothes to Phin district in Savannakhet province
From 10th to 12th November 2024, H.E. Dr. Samlane Phankhavong, Vice Minister of Education and Sports (MoES) led a delegation composed of MoES representatives from the Department of Planning, the Cabinet, the Youth Union, Vientiane Provincial...

Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão to Visit Lao PDR, Portugal and Indonesia
Mon. 07 of Outubro of 2024, 08:41h The Prime Minister, Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, will embark on a series of visits starting this week on October 8th to Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), then on official visit to Portugal, followed by a...

Monsoon Wind Power Project Achieves Commercial Operation, Delivering Clean Energy Across Borders
600 MW, utility-scale, onshore wind farm – largest in Southeast Asia First wind farm in Lao PDR and first cross-border renewable energy project in Asia Supplying clean electricity from Lao PDR to Vietnam’s national grid Equivalent to the...

Visit Philadelphia Debuts Within Us, Celebrating Underrepresented AAPI Voices
PHILADELPHIA, May 6, 2025 – Visit Philadelphia is proud to debut Within Us, a new video series highlighting the diverse experiences of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) residents in Philadelphia. Created in honor of AAPI Heritage Month,...

Vietnam holds one of its largest military parades in decades
(MENAFN) Vietnam celebrated its 80th Independence Day from French colonial rule on Tuesday with one of the most extensive military parades in recent decades, alongside the release of nearly 14,000 inmates. The event drew roughly 40,000 spectators...

Catherine Cooper Teams Up with Jack Canfield and SuccessBooks® as a Co-Author of 'Living Truth'
TAHOE CITY, CA, UNITED STATES, August 27, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ -- SuccessBooks® is thrilled to announce that Catherine Cooper will be featured as a co-author in the upcoming book “Living Truth”, alongside world-renowned transformational...

Shanghai Cooperation Organization Media and Think Tank Summit Guests' Mianchi Tour: Experiencing the Charm of Yangshao Culture
SANMENXIA, China, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- From July 23 to July 27, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Media and Think Tank Summit is being held in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province. On July 23, 19 guests from SCO member states traveled...

Uzbekistan Secures USD233M ADB Loan for Key Road Project
(MENAFN) The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has greenlit a $233.1 million loan to Uzbekistan aimed at upgrading a vital section of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) Road Corridor 2, the bank announced Thursday. According to a...

New Memoir SECRET PATHS REVEALED Shines Light on the Challenges Faced by Women of Color in America
Charleston, SC, July 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Born in Laos, the eldest of five siblings, Ia Yang Kue bore the weight of her father’s dreams for a better life. Escaping a communist regime and America’s "secret war," Kue alongside her family...
UM holds awards ceremony for Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition
MACAU, August 21 - The Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) at the University of Macau (UM) held the final round and awards ceremony of the ‘2025 Bank of China Trophy UltiMater Entrepreneur Competition’. A total of 70 entrepreneurial...

US deports convicted criminals to South Sudan
(MENAFN) Eight individuals labeled as “barbaric criminal illegal aliens” by U.S. authorities have been deported to South Sudan, a nation the U.S. State Department warns travelers to avoid due to ongoing violence, crime, and abductions. According...


U.S. Deports Eight ‘Illegal Aliens’ to South Sudan
(MENAFN) The United States has expelled eight individuals it referred to as “barbaric criminal illegal aliens” to South Sudan, a nation that the US State Department strongly advises against traveling to because of widespread violence, kidnappings,...