LIMA: The ancient Inca citadel of Machu Picchu, a jewel of Peruvian tourism, will sharply reduce the number of daily visitors once it reopens from a virus-imposed closure in July, officials said. Given the need for social distancing and other measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, only...
PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday (Jun 14) he was accelerating France's exit from its coronavirus lockdown and that the crisis had laid bare the country's need for greater economic independence. In a televised address to the nation, Macron promised that the 500 billion euro cost of ......
VENICE, Italy: Make no mistake, tourists are back in Venice. The lagoon city is already welcoming visitors back to its splendours as Italy relaxes the restrictions that halted the flow of visitors. On Saturday, a long queue of tourists built up outside St. Mark's cathedral, one of the most...
Systemic racism and high unemployment levels among black and Hispanic Americans create a drag on the U.S. economy, Dallas Federal Reserve President Robert Kaplan said on Sunday.
TOKYO: An explosion was reported at Honda Motor's plant in central Japan, police said on Sunday (Jun 14), with two workers sent to the hospital with burns. The explosion at a switchboard occurred at around 9.15am local time (8.15am Singapore time) in Honda's plant in Suzuka city, Mie prefecture...
SINGAPORE: Even as the country tackles the immediate challenges posed by the COVID-19 outbreak, Singapore must look further ahead and invest in areas that develop its “intangible strengths”, its infrastructure, as most of all, its people and businesses, said Minister for Trade and Industry Chan ...
SINGAPORE: At the start of the year, Toh Thiam Wei, whose company runs walking tours for tourists, was finalising new itineraries that would make up a key part of his business expansion plans in 2020. Edgar Lim’s events space at the Esplanade mall was already receiving bookings for later...
From the emblematic island of Santorini, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Saturday that Greece is "ready to welcome tourists" in complete safety after the coronavirus lockdown, whose impact on tourism will be "significant".
Google and the National Football League have joined a growing list of U.S. private sector organizations choosing to commemorate June 19th, the date marking the emancipation of the last remaining slaves at the end of the U.S. Civil War.
China's central bank said on Saturday it has given American Express approval to set up a bank card clearance business in the country.
