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Foreign visitors to Việt Nam near 10.7 million in first six months, half of yearly target
Vietnam News Agency
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HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam welcomed nearly 10.7 million international arrivals in the first half of 2025, marking an increase of nearly 21 per cent compared to the same period last year, and up 26 per cent compared to 2019 – the ‘golden era’ of Vietnamese...
Destination Palau: Lae Fun Run nets K150,000
The National
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TRUKAI Industries, in partnership with the Papua New Guinea Olympic Committee (PNGOC), has raised K150,000 through the Fun Run T-shirt auction in Lae at the International Hotel on Friday evening. The event saw an outpouring of support from...
Catalonia - the region with the best gastronomy in the world
Breaking Travel News
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July 3, 2025
Ferran Adrià, the Roca brothers, Carme Ruscalleda, Nandu Jubany, Cocina Hermanos Torres… This is the first time that all the representatives of Catalan cuisine have been portrayed together with a common goal: to make Catalonia known as home to the...
Philippines & Palau Open Visa-free Entry for Indian Travellers: A New Era of Accessible Tourism
Moneylife India
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The Philippines has joined an expanding list of nations offering visa-free access to Indian travellers, marking a significant milestone in the country's efforts to tap into one of the world's fastest-growing outbound tourism markets. Beginning 8...
Philippines & Palau Open Visa-Free Entry for Indian Travelers: A New Era of Accessible Tourism
Moneylife India
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The Philippines has joined an expanding list of nations offering visa-free access to Indian travellers, marking a significant milestone in the country's efforts to tap into one of the world's fastest-growing outbound tourism markets. Beginning 8...
PM meets with President of Palau on UNOC3 sidelines
VietnamPlus
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June 10, 2025
Nice (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh held a bilateral meeting with President of Palau Surangel Whipps Jr. in Nice, France on June 9 (local time) on the sidelines of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 3). PM Chinh affirmed that...
Wet week ahead for Palau as Monsoon surge brings showers and thunderstorms
Island Times
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June 10, 2025
Keep an umbrella in your car this week! Residents and travelers in Palau should prepare for a wet week, as forecasts indicate scattered showers and possible thunderstorms through Friday. According to the National Weather Service Office, there is a...
Good news for Indians, after Thailand, Philippines, Maldives, Malaysia, this nation opens doors to travellers with 30-day visa-free entry, it is...
DNA India
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The country is also known for its strong environmental policies, making it a model for sustainable tourism. Indian travellers looking for a unique island getaway now have a new destination to explore—Palau. The island nation, located in the...
What it’s like visiting Palau in Micronesia
The New Zealand Herald
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June 7, 2025
You’d be forgiven for wondering where exactly Palau is on the map. In the western Pacific Ocean region of Micronesia, Palau’s 340 islands are located 1500km to the east of the Philippines and about 2000km north of Papua New Guinea. With a...
After Laos, Maldives, Sri Lanka, THIS country makes travel visa free, Indians can go with just passport for...
India.com
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June 7, 2025
Home Viral After Laos, Maldives, Sri Lanka, THIS country makes travel visa free, Indians can go with just passport for… A small country, which is located in the middle of the sea in Micronesia, is now allowing Indian citizens to travel without...
No passport needed to visit paradise
AS
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July 4, 2025
Even if you don’t have a passport, or if the one you have has expired, there are a number of locations that US citizens can travel to without the need to produce your travel documents on entry. However, it’s recommended to carry some form of ID...
UAE Travel: Full List Of Visa-Free Countries For Indians, Pakistanis, Filipinos
MENAFN
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June 7, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Citizens of many countries struggle and find it challenging to get visa-free entry to many countries. However, some countries from Africa, Oceania and Asia regions have been rated the most open countries as they allow...
Lords and Ladies of the Land: Calpe and Cocentaina revisit their medieval roots
Euro Weekly News
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July 4, 2025
Curated by the director of the archaeological excavations at Pobla de Ifach. Credit: Ayuntamiento Calpe Calpe is set to host the premiere of a new travelling exhibition celebrating the lives and legacies of two key historical figures: Roger de...
PHOTOS: Celebrating the 4th of July as a naturalized citizen
Pacific Daily News
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Sisters, Maricris, left, and Josephine Madlangbayan, and 33 other applicants recite their Oath of Allegiance as their final step to becoming naturalized citizens during a ceremony conducted at the District Court of Guam in Anigua on July 3, 2025....
Ghana, Trinidad & Tobago honour PM Modi with top awards, joining 23 others
Mint
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July 5, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a five-nation tour, was conferred with highest civilian honours ‘The Order of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on Friday and 'The Officer of the Order of the Star of Ghana’ on Wednesday. He has 25...
Welcome, $100 please: The countries with the weirdest entry requirements
WAtoday
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July 3, 2025
Sign a climate pledge: Palau For understandable reasons, tiny island nations tend to take sustainability seriously. But in 2017, the Micronesian nation of Palau (population 18,000) took things one step further by requiring all international...
Karan trains with Olympian
The Fiji Times
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July 4, 2025
For the first time in his career, Yeshnil Karan has spent weeks training over hurdles every day under an Olympian’s guidance, an experience he says has transformed how he will race. The triple Pacific Games gold medalist travelled to Adelaide,...
Fighting to the last: The TNLA digs in
Frontier Myanmar
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July 4, 2025
The Ta’ang National Liberation Army is under siege by the Myanmar junta in northern Shan State, while also enduring a Chinese blockade and sporadic unrest in its multi-ethnic territory, but the powerful group says it won’t give ground without a...
Story and Laban lead the way as Cook Islands’ medal tally grows
Cook Island News
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July 2, 2025
Team Cook Islands is making waves at the 2025 Pacific Mini Games in Palau. Swimmer Jacob Story, middle, dubbed the team’s “golden boy,” claimed gold in the 200m breaststroke final and followed it up with a silver in the 100m individual medley...
Kassman credits better admin for getting results
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 4, 2025
THE sport of va’a (outrigger canoeing) is making inroads for team PNG where once not thought possible IT has been an uphill battle from the get go especially when taking on the naturally bigger built Polynesians. For so many years, the...