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By Brian Cheng West Kowloon Cultural District says this year’s International Cultural Summit will “demonstrate Hong Kong’s commitment to acting as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange.“ The same phrase frequently crops up in campaigns by the Tourism Board and fellow government departments. It has become especially popular since it was mentioned in the state’s latest Five-year Plan, and subsequently in the city government’s policy address. The chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council claimed in a press release that the city is “an international metropolis with...
Hong Kong Free Press
Catholics typically baptise newborns with holy water. But according to one AI priest, Gatorade or other soft drinks will also do. The clerical chatbot, only the latest example of AI struggling to match the hype surrounding it, has now been defrocked from an online Catholic resource after it began giving confessions without permission. Also on dpa trends this week, we've reviewed Apple's latest version of its best-selling Beats headphones as well as Ryan Gosling as a very ignored stunt man in "The Fall Guy". Coman Hamilton,dpa trends & features \-------------------- TOP STORY: Wayward AI priest...
DPA Breaking News
By Holmes CHAN et Xinqi SU Hong Kong (AFP) - Les files d'attente étaient modestes mercredi au hall d'arrivée de la gare de Lo Wu, à la frontière entre Hong Kong et la Chine continentale, alors qu'autrefois le 1er mai s'y pressait une foule énorme de visiteurs chinois dont la frénésie de dépenses a toujours été vitale pour l'économie de la ville. Après trois années d'isolement en raison de la pandémie de Covid-19, précédées d'une année de manifestations pro-démocratie houleuses, Hong Kong a perdu une partie de son attrait pour les touristes chinois, sans oublier la concurrence des villes en ple...
AFP (Français)
A Taliban-run institute is training tourism and hospitality professionals to attract visitors to Afghanistan. Its debut student cohort consists of around 30 men, who are being trained in a Kabul classroom. The students vary in age, education level and professional experience. They're all men - Afghan women are banned from studying beyond sixth grade - and they don't know anything about tourism or hospitality. But they are all eager to promote a different side of Afghanistan. And the Taliban are happy to help. Afghanistan’s rulers are pariahs on the global stage, largely because of their restri...
Euronews (English)
Namibian authorities have heavily criticised a group of tourists who posed naked on the popular ‘Big Daddy’ dune in the Namib desert. Three male visitors are said to have taken their clothes off for pictures and videos during a dune safari after hiking up the sandbank, which is more than 300 metres tall. The resulting images were then shared on social media and circulated widely. That prompted local officials to say they were “shocked” by the incident and to claim that the act was a public indecency violation of park regulations and national law. How did the incident at Big Daddy dune come abo...
Euronews (English)
With its rugged coastline and pristine natural beauty, Corsica is a jewel in the Mediterranean Sea. The French island, just a stone's throw north of Italy's Sardinia, attracts millions of tourists each year, but only very few of them ever become aware that the mafia is holding Corsica in its ironclad grip. For the locals, threats, hush money payments and fudged construction work are part of daily reality. It's also not rare for people to be killed by the mafia. Often dubbed "the island of beauty," Corsica is the region in France, excluding its overseas territories, with the highest murder rate...
DPA
With its rugged coastline and pristine natural beauty, Corsica is a jewel in the Mediterranean Sea. The French island, just a stone's throw north of Italy's Sardinia, attracts millions of tourists each year, but only very few of them ever become aware that the mafia is holding Corsica in its ironclad grip. For the locals, threats, hush money payments and fudged construction work are part of daily reality. It's also not rare for people to be killed by the mafia. Often dubbed "the island of beauty," Corsica is the region in France, excluding its overseas territories, with the highest murder rate...
DPA International
Venice residents have rallied against a day-tripper fee for visitors, implemented to combat excess tourism. Protesters argue that the fee turns the famous city into a 'theme park' and that it won't address the real issues they face. Hundreds of Venetians marched though the city's main bus terminal holding banners reading “No to Tickets, Yes to Services and Housing”. Protesters scuffled briefly with police with riot gear who blocked them from entering the city, before changing course and entering over another bridge escorted by plainclothes police officers. The demonstration eventually wrapped ...
Euronews (English)
Around 40 years ago, Billy Idol released the album that shaped his career. Now the landmark 1980s record "Rebel Yell" is getting an an anniversary edition with tracks never been released before - in part because of Madonna. This week on dpa trends, we've spoken to Billy Idol, the Pet Shop Boys and Bon Jon Jovi about upcoming releases, and have also asked people in Venice how they feel about the city's new entry tax. Coman Hamilton,dpa trends & features \-------------------- TOP STORY: 'You saw it explode': Billy Idol recalls excitement of 'Rebel Yell' Words: 1113 Images: 3 A city becomes a mus...
DPA Breaking News
Tokyo (AFP) - Une petite ville japonaise proche du Mont Fuji a décidé de dresser une haute palissade pour faire cesser une affluence de touristes étrangers, qui font parfois preuve de mauvaises manières, à un endroit très populaire pour photographier le célèbre volcan. La ville de Fujikawaguchiko prévoit d'entamer dès la semaine prochaine la construction d'un filet à mailles de 2,5 mètres de haut et 20 mètres de long. "C'est regrettable que nous soyons contraints de faire cela, parce que certains touristes ne respectent pas les règles", a expliqué vendredi à l'AFP l'un des responsables de la v...
AFP (Français)
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