Germany’s central tourist board recorded 360 million overnight stays in Germany this year. While most tourists are still German, more and more foreigners are discovering the country.
Every year at the National People’s Congress, China’s top brass insists that Taiwan belongs to China. But this year there was also great praise for the way cross-strait relations were developing, especially economically.
Dulmatin – one of Asia’s most-wanted terrorists – was proclaimed dead on Wednesday. The alleged member of Jemaah Islamiyah is thought to have played an instrumental role in the 2002 Bali bombings.
Germany has criticized an Israeli decision to build 1,600 Jewish homes on occupied land arguing that it could hinder planned peace talks. The plan has also been condemned by EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton.
Tourism can be both an economic blessing and an environmental curse. But as consumer interest in ‘green’ getaways grows, the travel industry and tourism organizations are putting the spotlight on sustainability.
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and US Vice President Joe Biden condemned Israeli plans for new settlements as a hurdle for the peace process. It comes as Israel and the Palestinians had just agreed to proximity talks.
The world’s largest tourism fair ITB Berlin is on. One of the growing trends in this industry is corporate social responsibility. But more steps need to be taken for tourism to lastingly benefit developing countries.
The military junta in Myanmar, also known as Burma, has unveiled a new election law which bars detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi from standing in this year’s elections.
In a speech in Dharamsala, India on Wednesday, the Dalai Lama declared his solidarity with China’s Uighur minority and accused Beijing of wanting to «annihilate» Tibetan Buddhism.
Now in its 10th year, lit.COLOGNE has become more politicised than it ever intended. Program director Regina Schilling talks about trouble with China and visits from Nobel Prize winner Herta Mueller and artist Ai Weiwei.