For adventurous travelers, a free trip to an exotic city is
a mouthwatering prospect. Stopovers -- connections between flights of
more than 24 hours -- provide a sneaky way to do just that, giving
travelers two holidays for the price of one.
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research to help travelers make better decisions about where to go, and
when to fly and buy.
While flying reconnaissance missions over North Vietnam,
piloting his jet fighter, Captain Coffee was shot down by enemy fire.
After parachuting to safety, he was captured by enemy forces on the
ground.
Hawaii State Director, Western Liberty Network
Social enterprises, especially in developing countries,
need long-term partners who support them to make key business decisions,
understand the flexibility needed to achieve both for-profit objectives
and social missions -- and stick with them over time.
Co-founder, Chief Development Officer, Digital Divide Data
India and the international community's poor response to
the disaster in Kashmir will exacerbate an imminent health and food
crisis for years to come, thereby fueling existing political and social
tensions in the volatile region.
UN AOC Fellow, Fulbright Fellow and
Academic on Muslim-Western Relations and Governance- South Asia, MENA.
*Views are my own and are not representative of any organizations
The case of staffers for Senator Rubio and Congresswoman
Ros-Lehtinen travelling to China on a trip hosted by the Chinese
communist party-state is a painful example of hypocrisy.
Lecturer and Doctoral Candidate, University of Denver
Our earth was supposed to have been a "Garden of Eden" and
has been made a "Lost Paradise" in the past one hundred years through
climate change, largely due to human economic activities.
Emeritus Professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Behind the glitz of modern Shanghai, is an old alley life
soaked with tradition and color. There, in those narrow lanes, below
masses of tangled elect...
Photographer, artist, humanitarian
Alibaba puts China on par with the United States in the
rapidly increasing global competition for technological innovation and
economic transformation. The GSK case reminds me of a popular book
"China Can Say No," first published in China in 1996 and which signaled a
new era for growing Chinese nationalism.
Financial Editor of the South China Morning Post, Hong Kong
Committed to building a city that is safe from the threat
of power crises, self-sufficient in energy and responsible for its
energy use, we are exploring ways to generate energy in an eco-friendly
and sustainable way. For example, we are installing mini-photovoltaic
power stations on the rooftops of school buildings, apartments, and
other structures, taking the maximum advantage of our high population
and building density.
Mayor of Seoul, South Korea
While the U.S. economy is seeing significant growth,
economies in neighboring countries, Canada and Mexico, are doing also
well. In Canada, rising exports and consumer spending have translated
into better growth.
Chief Executive Officer, World Trade Center of New Orleans
Undoubtedly, America wants to get India's support for its
Russian sanctions. But it is very unlikely that America can get India to
abandon it's long term Russian ally.
Managing Director at Platinum Partners
Beating ISIS on the battleground could prove inconclusive,
even counterproductive, if its dogma is not de-legitimized. This cannot
be done by the gun but the law and a political system that offers an
alternative to the rule of might.
Former Bosnian foreign minister and ambassador to the United Nations
Rhetoric on the Korean peninsula is not the whole reality.
For over a decade, one project has shown how both Koreas can cooperate
to their mutual gain. The joint venture Kaesong Industrial Complex
(KIC), a short drive from Seoul just across the Demilitarized Zone
(DMZ), has weathered many storms.
Chairman and CEO of the JoongAng Media Network
Looking above at recent temperature anomalies, much of the
U.S. is experiencing well above normal warmer temperatures; the eastern
Pacific warm spot continues to prevent much rain from reaching
California, sending it into further drought.
The aid response in the western Burmese state has been
tricky since two bouts of communal violence between Rakhine Buddhists
and the minority Rohingya Muslims in June and October 2012 resulted in
more than 140,000 people -- mostly Rohingyas -- being forced to flee to
camps.
From fire dancing to flesh piercing, there are some
experiences that seem extremely strange to the uninitiated. However,
once you've either seen it firsthand -- or taken part in it -- you'll
never be quite the same.
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