MANILA — The Philippines hopes to draw as much as 2 million Chinese vacationers this yr amid the Southeast Asian nation’s efforts to take away the cap for issuing e-visa for Chinese nationals, Philippine Tourism Secretary Christina Gracia Frasco has stated.
The Department of Tourism (DOT) is “continuously coordinating” with different authorities companies to raise the cap on issuing e-visa for Chinese nationals to fulfill the bold goal, Frasco stated in a press release on Friday. (Philippines-China-Tourists)
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NEW DELHI — The dying toll from the collision of two passenger trains within the jap Indian state of Odisha has risen to 288 with 803 others reportedly injured on Saturday, officers stated.
The Times of India quoted railway officers as saying that there are 288 victims recorded within the horrific collision, the nation’s deadliest rail accident in additional than 20 years. Injured passengers have been taken to hospitals in Gopalpur, Khantapara, Balasore, Bhadrak and Soro. (India-Train Collision-Death Toll)
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TALUQAN, Afghanistan — Afghan safety forces have rescued a toddler from kidnappers in Taluqan, capital of the northern Takhar province, and arrested three kidnappers, provincial police spokesman Abdul Mobin Safi stated on Saturday.
The youngster, who was kidnapped in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, was rescued in Taluqan metropolis on Friday night time and the abductors demanded 2 million Afghanis in ransom from the sufferer’s household for his launch, Safi stated. (Afghanistan-Kidnapped Child-Rescue)
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COLOMBO — Sri Lanka’s estimated tourism income in May noticed a exceptional development of over 200 % year-on-year, reaching 131.5 million U.S. {dollars}, in response to the most recent information from the nation’s central financial institution.
This spectacular improve occurred even though May is taken into account an off-peak month for vacationer arrivals, Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Chairman Priantha Fernando informed the media on Saturday. (Sri Lanka-Tourism Revenue)
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ISLAMABAD — In efforts to spice up commerce and handle a steadiness of funds disaster, Pakistan has carried out Business-to-Business Barter Trade Mechanism to permit barter commerce with Russia, Iran and Afghanistan, in response to Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce.
“The initiative is an important step toward stabilizing the economy, and it would not only help increase foreign exchange reserves but would also help promote trade,” the ministry stated in a press release on Friday. (Pakistan-Barter Trade)
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TOKYO — Torrential rains pounded a large swath of Japan’s Pacific coast on Friday, leaving a person useless and two individuals lacking, native media reported on Saturday.
In Toyohashi of the central prefecture of Aichi, the place the nation’s highest-level evacuation alert was issued, a person roughly in his 60s was confirmed useless early Saturday after being discovered inside a submerged automotive in a flooded agricultural discipline on Friday night time, Kyodo News cited native police as saying.
At least two individuals have been lacking within the western prefecture of Wakayama. One was swept away on a flooded street and the opposite was caught in a swollen river, stated the report. (Japan-Heavy Rain)