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Southeast China’s port city of Quanzhou, once hailed as “the very great and noble city” by the Italian explorer Marco Polo, won UNESCO World Cultural Heritage status Sunday, bringing the total number of the country’s UNESCO World Heritage sites to 56. UNESCO accepted “Quanzhou: Emporium of the World in Song-Yuan China” as a cultural property
The great Covid lockdown has been reinstated, and the end may not be coming any time soon. Aside from online shopping and watching a movie marathon on one of the streaming services, here are some suggestions for making the most of forced downtime. Grow herbs While we’re stuck at home during the pandemic, growing herbs
You wouldn’t think about doing Covid-19 self-testing any time soon, but the day may have come. The news that the Food and Drug Administration hadapproved eight antigen Covid-19 test kits for home use came as a relief to everyone, especially now when people are struggling to get access to RT-PCR tests. Bangkok in particular is
Asia is a treasure trove of many cultures, where modern forms of innovation stand side by side with old local beliefs and traditions. In performing this great balancing act between embracing new knowledge and preserving ancient folk wisdom, Thailand and other Asian countries always shine bright and proud by cleverly mixing the old and the
Tell anyone you’ve gone whale watching in Thailand and you’ll probably get some very strange looks. The kingdom is well-known for many things – the winning smiles of its people, its elephants, spicy food, gay-friendliness, and Muay Thai kickboxing. But whales? Well, perhaps you don’t know Thailand as well as you thought. Amazing as it
Huawei has struck a licensing deal that will allow use of its 4G technologies in connected vehicles manufactured by Volkswagen Group, the Chinese tech giant said on Wednesday. The deal is its largest yet in the automotive industry, it added. It comes as the company moves aggressively into intelligent vehicles and other new sectors after
Bangkok’s National Museum is currently displaying two ancient stone lintels that were recently retrieved from the Asia Art Museum in San Francisco. Sculpted sometime in the 9th or 10th century, the two ancient slabs are beautiful, portraying Hindu gods, demons and elaborate plants and flowers carved out of heavy sandstone plates. Even more amazing though
The pandemic has put our lives on hold and resulted in many people confining themselves to their homes as they follow health and safety precautions. With limited activities within a restricted environment, people in locked-down communities, as well as those who choose to stay at home, are complaining about their need for more meaningful experiences. As the COVID-19
Business operators have started granting “rights” to members of Thailand’s LGBT+ community as they continue to wait to be granted legal rights Thailand is one of the world’s friendliest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) countries and it can be proud of its gender diversity. The acceptance shown towards the LGBT+ community is relatively good
A flurry of new words and phrases have entered the lexicon thanks to the global COVID-19 outbreak. Some of these are totally new, others already existed and a few are merely a rehash of old words and phrases that, while familiar, have been modified to express something new. It wasn’t all that long ago when
The scene is hardly unfamiliar: youngsters taking selfies, a couple in full wedding attire posing for photos before their big day, groups of friends all wearing face masks, having fun in the open air. They are not in a park, however, but interestingly have flocked to Bangkok’s first skywalk, which despite having been open for
Living in a foreign country entails scores of challenges. While single expats may argue that the thrills and adventures far outweigh the struggles, those with children in tow discover that it is a different story altogether. Or is it? Meet Nina, a single parent employed as a teacher in Thailand. Years ago, she went back
