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ANA and Trip.com Expand Air Ticket Sales Market through NDC Integration
Starting June 24th, ANA expanded its NDC-based ticket distribution with global travel service provider Trip.com from a single market (Japan) to 12 markets globally. The expansion aims to enhance convenience and accessibility for customers in new...

ANA And Trip Expand Air Ticket Sales Market Through NDC Integration
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Starting June 24th, ANA expanded its NDC-based ticket distribution with global travel service provider Trip from a single market (Japan) to 12 markets globally. The expansion aims to enhance convenience and accessibility for...

Fantasia Fest Reveals Third Wave Of 2025 Films: Queens Of The Dead, Fixed, It Ends, More
Fantasia International Film Festival has announced a strong final wave of films for its 2025 edition including Tina Romero’s Queens Of the Dead and more. The biggest genre film festival in North America announced the third wave of titles on...

Trump's sweeping tariff pause ENDS next week... here's the everyday goods set to skyrocket in price
Governments and markets around the world are bracing for yet another nail-biting trade deadline set to kick in at 12:01 a.m. on July 9. Unless Donald Trump decides to blink and impose another delay - a move he's made before - consumers could soon...

Dubai Ranked 3rd Most Scenic City: Shining with New Global Power
July 4, 2025 | Dubai, UAE: In a jaw-droppingly new appreciation that values beauty and security, Dubai has emerged as the world’s 3rd most scenic city at night, and Abu Dhabi the world’s safest city. Both of these astounding acknowledgments talk...

Prosecutors probe two in death of Taichung family
The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office is investigating two women in connection with a family of five who were found dead in their home on Wednesday after apparently being defrauded in an investment scheme. Suicide notes left at the scene...

War for Chinese talent is next trade flashpoint
The United States' trade war with China has so far focused on electronics, cars and other goods. But a new front may be emerging: talent. Contract-manufacturer Foxconn has told hundreds of Chinese engineers and technicians in its iPhone factories...

Social media must take more responsibility for content, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
New Delhi: Union Minister for Information & Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw briefs the media on union cabinet decisions, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo/Vijay Varma)Social media accountability is the dominant global sentiment and India “will be happy to...

ET Roundtable: Social media must take more responsibility for content, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
Social media accountability is the dominant global sentiment and India “will be happy to change the legal framework” if a political and public consensus evolves, Ashwini Vaishnaw, minister for railways, electronics & IT, and I&B, said at an ET...
Concert review: Ayumi Hamasaki’s first S’pore solo show blends iconic songs with theatrical flair
Singapore Indoor Stadium July 5 Queen of J-pop Ayumi Hamasaki finally performed her first solo concert in Singapore on July 5 – and what an entrance she made. As the red curtains rose, more than a dozen dancers in striking gold costumes were seen...

The world's best airlines revealed - British Airways doesn't make the top 10
British Airways has been the matriarch in aviation for many years with many Britsh travellers opting to travel with the airline firsthand among many other nationalities. However, the hugely popular airline did not make the top 10 airlines at the...

China Times Faces Investigation Over Participation in Cross-Strait Summit
語言: English Photo Credit: Solomon203/WikiCommons/CC BY-SA 4.0 THE CHINA TIMES is being probed over its participation in the Cross-Strait Chinese Culture Summit in China. Specifically, what has led to attention from the Taiwanese government is...

Ukraine’s Win Is China’s Loss! Why Beijing Is The Biggest Roadblock Towards Russia-Ukraine Peace? OPED
In international diplomacy, China has been known for its subtlety and nuance. Beijing is rarely found to be rabble-rousing. However, in a recent China-EU meeting, European officials were taken aback by the directness of China’s Foreign Minister,...

Binondo’s flavors: Celebrate Manila Day with these 4 foodie finds
There’s no better way to celebrate Manila Day than with good food and great company. At a mall in Binondo, the holiday is not just about the city’s founding, it’s about enjoying flavors, culture, and community together. Located in the heart of...

All aboard the foodiest train in the East
In the restaurant world you generally won’t find great cooking and a great view, the principle being that if you are gorging on what you can see out of the window, there’s no need for the chef to blow your mind with what’s on the plate. I guess...
‘I applied to over 300 jobs’: What people wish they knew before they got laid off
SINGAPORE – What would you do if you were laid off unexpectedly? For Mr Uzen Tan, 30, the answer was becoming a Grab driver with a placard tied to the back of his seat rest. It reads “I got retrenched!”, so that every ride can be a “networking...

My names (past and present) tell an American story | Guest Commentary
For most of my life, I thought of myself simply as an American, as if I had sprung from Uncle Sam’s head reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and waving a little American flag, like the ones they hand out at the July Fourth parades. I knew that my...

Macau visitor arrivals up 25.3% year-on-year to 3,372,081 in May
Benefiting from the May Day Golden Week holiday, Macau recorded 3,372,081 visitors in May, representing a year-on-year increase of 25.3%. According to data from the Statistics and Census Service, the number of visitors from mainland China...

Latin America's Dictators, Threatened by Spirit of Freedom, Strive to Suppress Their Own Countries' Independence Day
The authoritarian regimes of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua have spent extensive efforts to diminish or outright erase the significance of their countries’ national independence days, crafting unpopular communist replacements for the...
East China province on emergency alert for Typhoon Danas
HANGZHOU, July 6 (Xinhua) -- East China's Zhejiang Province activated an emergency response for Typhoon Danas, the fourth typhoon of this year, on Sunday morning. According to the province's meteorological observatory, the typhoon is expected to...