IF all you want for Christmas is a little winter sun, then we have got it sorted. All the major holiday companies have got tempting deals to fly you off to warmer climes from Tenerife to Thailand and Turkey too – and they will have you on a plane as early as New Years Eve. … Read more
Dozens of orders had been placed for those two seafood products on Tmall as of Tuesday noon, which could be viewed by some as a lukewarm performance on the platform. Taobao and Tmall have more than 800 million monthly active users as of November. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. Dozens of orders had … Read more
Forget exotic holidays to the likes of the Maldives and the Caribbean – if money was no object, an ideal Christmas for Britons would be in a country manor house. That’s according to a survey that quizzed them on the elements that would make up their perfect Christmas day, producing a ranking with 24 entries. … Read more
PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA — Cambodia has welcomed the announcement that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than a dozen pieces of ancient artwork to Cambodia and Thailand that were tied to an art dealer and collector accused of running a huge antiquity trafficking network out of Southeast Asia. This most recent repatriation … Read more
Six Thai restaurants have earned Michelin stars, adding to a growing roster of places as a generation of young and passionate chefs help burnish the nation’s gastronomic appeal. In addition to the six restaurants that were given a one-star rating, two fine-dining restaurants were upgraded to two stars, Michelin said on December 13 when it … Read more
During the three-day festival (April 13 to 15), devotees visit temples to pray and present monks with offerings of food, robes and donations. Ancestors are paid due reverence. A Thai woman during Songkran celebrations at Wat Pho temple in Bangkok, Thailand, April 2023. Photo: Getty Images At home, young family members pour rose and jasmine … Read more
Founded in 1949, House of Prime Rib is a San Francisco institution that’s attracted sports legends and local political figures for decades. Patricia Chang/Special to SFGATE Even though I’ve heard many stories about it, in person, the House of Prime Rib doesn’t feel like a restaurant — it feels like another world entirely. Inside, the lux steakhouse is … Read more
A full-time traveller who hopes to visit every country in the world has revealed the best destinations for first-time backpackers to explore. Seasoned backpacker Tom Grond quit his nine-to-five government job 11 years ago and has been travelling ever since. The 39-year-old from Holland has now visited over 159 countries, documenting his adventures on his … Read more
The unrest is the military government’s biggest battlefield challenge since the coup and has alarmed China and Thailand, with concerns about a refugee influx. “The Myanmar side will soon send a working team to Thailand to discuss this matter,” Thailand’s foreign ministry said of the aid task force. “If the initial phase of implementation is … Read more
