Italy: Beautiful secret lake as pretty as Como and Garda but without the tourists
Rome: When people dream of Italy’s fabulous lakes, the glamour of Lake Como or the grandeur of Lake Garda often...
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La Bella Vita: The best cycling escapes in Italy
Rome: Midwinter in London and it seems every week we are buffeted by another storm barreling across the Atlantic. Just...
Year-ender: China’s tourism highlights of 2024
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: In 2024, China's tourism industry saw remarkable developments that captured global attention and drove unprecedented growth. From...
Bulgaria, a sanctuary for the red-breasted goose
Sofia: In the summer, the beach of Shabla, a small town in northeastern Bulgaria, hosts families and tourists eager to...
Italy stops 200,000 migrants crossing in two years since Meloni took over
Rome: Italy has blocked nearly 200,000 migrants from crossing the Mediterranean since Giorgia Meloni's Government came to power two years...
CAA ‘gears up’ to lift UK travel ban
Celina Ali Islamabad: Following the resumption of flights from Europe, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has intensified efforts to lift...
Sweden hints at introduction of EU migrant ‘return hubs’ in near future
Brussels: Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson announced that the EU might be ready to pitch a proposal on the creation...
Italy: Meloni’s Albanian migrant detention centers are now ghost towns
Rome: When Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni unveiled her flagship plan to intercept, detain and process asylum-seekers in Albania, it...
€109.7 million to modernise public transport
Lisbon: The Government invested €109.7 million this year in the modernisation of public transport, namely in the Lisbon and Porto...
Italy: Milan says no to all outdoor smoking in Italy’s toughest ban
Milan: Smokers in Italy’s financial and fashion capital of Milan risk being fined for lighting up on city streets or...
Dayu Town: Driving revitalization through industry and transforming mountain villages
Ruzhou: To revitalize the countryside, industry must take the lead. Dayu Town, the only entirely mountainous township in Ruzhou City,...
VFS global pledges to assist Portugal in addressing its visa backlog
Lisbon: VFS Global has vowed to help Portugal resolve its visa backlog. The company’s announcement came following delays in processing...
‘144-hour visa-free transit’ booming the tide of inbound tourism in Henan
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: Since July 15, Zhengzhou Aviation Port has implemented a 144-hour transit visa-free policy for 54 countries, and...
Three people die trying to cross the Channel to UK
London: Three migrants died Sunday in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, a local mayor...
Bulgaria’s Perperikon: A European counterpart to Peru’s Machu Picchu
Sofia: The ancient rock city of Perperikon has recently received international recognition, with its latest accolade coming from the renowned...
Channel crossings: Number of migrants arriving in UK since 2018 hits 150,000
London: More than 150,000 migrants have arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in the last seven years. Since...
EU office issues ‘scam alert’ for Pakistanis seeking visas, consular appointments
Celina Ali Islamabad: The European Union (EU) office has issued a "scam alert" to warn Pakistanis about "criminal organisations" spreading...
Italy: A year of bold policies to curb irregular immigration
Rome: Italy's right-wing government wants to set an example the rest of the EU can follow with its migration policy....
China’s operating high-speed railway hits 47,000 km
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: The total length of China's operating high-speed rail tracks has reached about 47,000 km, according to the...
Pakistan-France strengthening ties, PIA set to fly to France again
Celina Ali Islamabad: Pakistan and France aim to strengthen bilateral cooperation by resuming Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flights to France,...
“The Hong Kong in My Heart | A Prose Poem of Hong Kong”
Lin Siyi Guangdong: To a child growing up in Guangdong, “Hong Kong” is a story told through the experiences of...
Italy Schengen Visa in Pakistan
Celina Ali Islamabad: Italy, a land of rich culture, breathtaking landscapes, and delectable cuisine, is a magnet for tourists worldwide...
Portugal to streamline entry of foreigners to deal with labour shortages
Lisbob: The Minister of State and for Territorial Cohesion, Manuel Castro Almeida, said the government is attempting to streamline the...
UK: Heathrow cancels flights as wind hits festive travel
London: Strong winds are continuing to cause some travel disruption in parts of the UK as millions of people travel...
Italy vows to push ahead with ‘innovative solutions’ to curb migration
Rome: Italy's government pledged on Monday to push ahead with a contested plan to detain asylum seekers in centres built...
About 1 million people in UK yet to obtain eVisa days before deadline
London: About 1 million people who need to obtain eVisas to prove their right to live and work in the...
National media spotlight on the 42nd Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Cultural Festival
Henan Daily Zhengzhou: The 42nd Kaifeng Chrysanthemum Cultural Festival attracted a large number of journalists from nearly a hundred media...
Bulgaria to introduce border controls with Romania from January 1, 2025
Sofia: Bulgaria will temporarily introduce border controls at the Bulgarian-Romanian internal borders from January 1, 2025. These measures are scheduled...
Portugal: €522 scholarship for immigrant tourism trainees
Lisbon: Tourism Schools in Portugal will train immigrants who want to work in the sector, in a program that starts...
28,000 Pakistanis applied for ‘protection’ in EU in a year: report
Islamabad: Pakistanis lodged 28,000 applications for international protection in the European Union Plus countries between October 2023 and October this...
