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Big jump in South Korean arrivals forecast
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 20/02/2012
» The number of Koreans visiting Thailand will increase by 20% this year, to reach a total of 1.22 million people.
Asia's uncut ruby
Life, Published on 05/01/2012
» As travel books dispel the mystique of remote spots worldwide, places that have preserved their unique character become ever harder to find. North Korea has been notoriously isolated by its ruling dynasty. Less in the global spotlight is the luminous land of Burma, known officially as the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. It, too, has suffered greatly under a brutal regime, but while its military junta has kept the world out, it has also perfectly preserved the culture within.