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Saudi Arabia opens to tourists with investment appeal and no abaya rule
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia threw open its doors to foreign tourists on Friday, launching a new visa regime for 49 countries and appealing to foreign companies to invest in a sector it hopes will contribute 10% of gross domestic product by 2030.
Saudi Arabia implements public decency code as it opens to tourists
RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it would issue fines for 19 offences related to public decency, such as immodest dress and public displays of affection, as the Muslim kingdom opens up to foreign tourists.
Saudi Arabia opens tourist visas to U.S., European visa holders
RIYADH (Reuters) - Tourist visas for Saudi Arabia are now available online and on arrival to holidaymakers who already hold a visa from the United States, Britain or the EU's Schengen zone, expanding eligibility beyond an initial list of 49 countries.
Jokowi wants to see oxygen-rich forests in new capital
JAKARTA (ANN): President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has emphasised that the development of Indonesia’s new capital ─ which is to stand in an area between North Penajam Paser and Kutai Kartanegara regency in East Kalimantan ─ would be done in an environmentally-conscious manner.
China's farmers reap rich harvest through video-sharing apps
HENGZHANG, China (AFP): "Do you want a piece?" beekeeper Ma Gongzuo says, looking into the camera of a friend's smartphone before biting into the dripping comb of amber-coloured honey.
China's farmers reap rich harvest through video-sharing apps
BEIJING: Creating videos has become a popular sales tactic for Chinese farmers: the clips show increasingly discerning consumers the origins of the product and provide a window into rural life that captures audience imagination. For some it has helped them find a way out of poverty, which the ruling Communist party hopes to eradicate by 2020.
Grey pineapples: Volcano devastates Philippines farm
TAGAYTAY, Philippines (Reuters) - Farmer Jack Imperial woke to a picture of devastation after ash spewed from a volcano in the Philippines - his verdant green pineapple field had been transformed to a dirty dark grey.
In fire-hit rural Australia, climate debate burns deep
BUCHAN, Australia (Reuters) - Returning from a morning feeding his sheep, Jeff McCole, a 70-year-old farmer, paused to take in the bittersweet scene – a few droplets of rain falling onto the remains of his fire-ravaged home.
Bringing an Australian education to your doorstep
WHEN it comes to higher education, Australia is one of the foremost destinations that come to mind. Its reputation for academic excellence has firmly cemented it as a place for quality education that builds a strong foundation for a successful future.
Caffeinated conservation: Colombian farmers switch coca for coffee to protect wildlife
SAN LUCAS MOUNTAINS, Colombia (Reuters) - In a clearing around his modest smallholding, farmer Arcadio Barajas stands before a sea of coffee plants, cloaked in the shadow cast by a wall of verdant forest that covers the San Lucas mountains of northern Colombia.
