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Over 1.9 million domestic and foreign visitors visited Luang Prabang province in the first 11 months of this year, an increase of more than one million tourists compared to the same period last year.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has predicted exponential growth for the country's tourism industry during the upcoming New Year festivities, which are expected to generate over 62 billion THB (US1.8 billion) in revenue.

A report revealed that the talent market in the country's digitally-fueled and high-tech new economy industries remains highly competitive, with the talent demand-supply ratio climbing steadily over the past few years.

The body cited monopolies and cartels to be among the main reasons behind the increased prices of goods.

Speaking at the Bangkok Post Forum 2024, Paetongtarn said the nation's growth has relied on strategies on mass production and heavy industries in the past four decades, which are now posing challenges in keeping up with rapid globalisation.

The step will be taken to boost external oversight functions to achieve the goal of Japan becoming carbon-neutral — meaning that greenhouse gas emissions will be effectively reduced to zero — by 2050.

The number of pregnant teenagers has progressively risen over the past few years, especially among those aged 10 to 14 and that this was probably due to two factors: Lack of sex education and awareness, and increasing cases of sexual assaults.

The ban on imports will help stimulate plastic recycling, ensuring more efficient resource usage and reducing the amount of unused plastic waste, says Arada Fuangtong, the Department of Foreign Trade's director-general.

The “Teens, Tech and Trust: Navigating Social Media in Malaysia” White Paper, published by the Social and Economic Research Initiative, is based on a survey of 185 respondents and examines the online safety of Malaysian teenagers aged 13 to 17.

China’s young people are turning increasingly to figurines and soft toys to lighten up their mood.

Thailand is gearing up to attract more luxury and high-spending travellers in a bid to stimulate post-pandemic expenditure.

Philip Morris International will continue to help millions of adult smokers worldwide switch to alternative products to create a smoke-free world.

Former Thai premier Thaksin has been a towering figure over Thai politics in the past two decades.

Over 20 cases of indigenous and nearly 1,000 cases of imported malaria cases have been detected in Nepal in 2024, which is high compared to 2023.

Since around 2012, the country has effectively halted HIV transmission through blood transfusions, reduced mother-to-child transmission and curbed the virus's spread via injection drug use, the State Council General Office said in a plan released Wednesday.

About one in five people in Japan will be aged 75 or over next year. There are currently about 2.15 million nursing care workers, but there will be an estimated shortage of about 250,000 workers in fiscal 2026 and about 570,000 in fiscal 2040.

China’s young people are turning increasingly to figurines and soft toys to lighten up their mood.