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Travellers thronged railway stations and airports on Friday clutching large suitcases and gifts as they returned to their hometowns to celebrate the Lunar New Year with family. The holiday, China’s biggest falls between Jan. 28–Feb. 4 and marks the arrival of the Year of the Snake. The festivities usually boost businesses like shops, cinemas and restaurants. Authorities are keen to …

Southeast Asian cities, including Ho Chi Minh City, Bangkok and Phnom Penh, were among the five most polluted in the world. According to air-monitoring agency IQAir, Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City ranked second-most polluted, followed by Cambodia’s Phnom Penh and Thailand’s Bangkok fourth and fifth, respectively. Workers across the Thai capital struggle to work outdoors amidst a thick smog covering …

The UAE is commemorating the International Day of Education on January 24. The Gulf state has consistently positioned itself at the forefront of global efforts to offer quality education, especially in regions facing humanitarian crises. In recent years, education has become a cornerstone of the UAE’s foreign aid. Since 2018, the nation has contributed $200 million to the Global Partnership …

On Friday, Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Transport Suriya Juangroongruangkit have promulgated the order of the Prime Minister to resolve the short term problems which are rising day by day unobtrusively. The urgent measure focuses on stopping PM 2.5 dust  by switching the travel of the public to electric train lines and the BMTA which will be free …

The Hong Kong based company, New World released an announcement on Thursday regarding their approach in business which will continue to operate normally and will focus on developing its main real estate business, which includes selling the residential projects in Hong Kong and diversified projects in the mainland. Meanwhile on Friday, the stock price of the company began with 1.72% …

South Korean authorities are ordering budget airlines to reduce flight hours and hire more maintenance staff. It comes amid tightened safety standards after the December 29 Jeju Air crash that killed 179 of the 181 people onboard. In a meeting on January 23, the Transport Ministry pushed the top executives of nine budget carriers in the country to improve safety …

Nepal is set to increase the permit fees for climbing Mount Everest by 36%. This will make hiking the world’s tallest peak more expensive for mountaineers for the first time in nearly a decade. Under the revised mountaineering regulations, the royalty fee for foreigners to climb 8,849-metre (29,032ft) Everest would cost $15,000 (£12,000), said Narayan Prasad Regmi, the director general …

Bangladesh’s Meteorological Department has predicted the weather of the country for the upcoming days. They have stated that the fog which is now observed in the capital city Dhaka and various parts of the country will continue to remain the same on today, Friday as well. It will get more intense with an increase in the cold weather from Saturday …

On January 19, 2025, Hideo Higashikokubaru posted on his social media regarding the death of a former Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member. But, the information posted by Hideo was denied by the Hyogo Prefectural Police. Following this he expressed his mistake and apologised for this inconvenient incident through another post which states that, “I deeply regret and apologize for hastily posting …

The UAE continues its efforts to mitigate the effects of winter and the bitter cold on a large segment of people around the world, especially displaced people and refugees who were forced to leave their homes and live in tents. With the onset of winter this year, the UAE has launched a series of humanitarian and relief campaigns to deliver …