The premier Southeast Asian furniture fair, VIFA ASEAN 2024, will take place from August 27 – 30, 2024, at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center (SECC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. This event marks the start of Asia's leading furniture expo series for Autumn 2024, which includes fairs in South Korea, Malaysia, China, and Indonesia.

VIFA ASEAN 2024: Southeast Asian Furniture Fair in Vietnam

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is set to sign edicts into force today, allowing citizens of 93 countries and territories visa-free entry to Thailand, enabling them to stay for a maximum of 60 days. Foreign visitors wishing to travel and work in Thailand will be able to stay up to 180 days under a special visa valid for five years. Additionally, foreign students who earn a bachelor’s degree or higher in Thailand will be permitted to stay for one year following their graduation.

Thailand and Laos Introduce New Visa Policies to Boost Tourism

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KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Veteran communist politician K.P. Sharma Oli was sworn in as Nepal's prime minister on Monday, the fifth in five years, hoping to ensure political stability in the impoverished Himalayan nation that badly needs to woo investors and create jobs.

Oli returns as Nepal's fifth PM in five years, promising political stability

BEIJING (Reuters) -India has no right to carry out development in the area China calls South Tibet, China's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday in response to a Reuters report on New Delhi's plans to speed up hydropower projects in the border state.

China says India has no right to develop contested border region

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You may have seen tennis shoes across telephone wires in Virginia and wondered about their significance.I was initially told this was done in honor of someone who had died from gun violence in the area.

Tennis shoes on wires across Virginia have different meanings

Margaret Minnicks

WVTF reported that a new Virginia law will become effective on July 1, 2024. The law will prevent utility companies from disconnecting services on various occasions, which could leave someone without power for days.

A new law will keep utilities from being disconnected on weekends and holidays in Virginia

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The FBI has named the man who shot at Donald Trump during a campaign rally as Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks is alleged to have opened fire while the former US president was addressing a crowd in Butler, Pennsylvania, leaving one audience member dead and two others badly hurt. The 20-year-old...

Thomas Matthew Crooks: What we know about the Trump attacker

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Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Business Insider

Thousands of Chinese migrants trekked last year to the US border after arriving in Ecuador, which is cutting their visa-free access.

The thousands of Chinese migrants headed to the US-Mexico border just lost their key entry point to America

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A man who has visited every country in the world has opened up about the best place he’s ever been that has “everything you could want”.For a lot of people, travel is one of the most fun and eye-opening parts of life. From advice on securing the best seats on a plane to viral packing hacks, it seems there is no end to the amount of tips and tricks for when it comes to seeing the world.One crucial part of planning a trip is the location. And, there is possibly no one better placed to ask than Drew Binsky from...

Man who's visited every country on Earth shares which one is 'the best'

A female prison officer was arrested following allegations she had an "inappropriate relationship" with an inmate. The HMP Highpoint worker was held on suspicion of misconduct in a public office. The Eastern Region Special Operations Unit (ERSOU) - which is made up of staff from seven police forces in the...

Prison officer arrested over 'inmate relationship'

Video footage shows a gunman who opened fire at a rally for Donald Trump in Pennsylvania on a roof. The FBI says it is treating the incident as an assassination attempt. One bystander was killed in the shooting and two others were critically injured, police said.

Video shows Trump rally shooter on roof

Armed officers arrested a 40-year-old man after being called to an argument.

Man arrested after gunshots reported

Appeals against approval of the development in Braddan are dismissed by the environment minister.

Plans for 320 homes and school given green light

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More than 15,000 people across Louisiana have been kicked off of state food-stamp rolls in recent months. The cuts date back to October 1, when federal officials reinstated work requirements that had been waived statewide for years and set aside nationally during the pandemic, according to data from the state Department of Children and Families Services (DCFS) – which administers the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food-stamp program.

15k Louisianans lose food stamps due to reinstated federal work requirements

The Week

Clashes bring U.S., China closer to conflict

Could World War III start in the Philippines?

The Greater Manchester Police employee was arrested on Sunday after complaints were made.

Custody officer held over cyberflashing allegation

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California regulators just stopped AT&T from pulling the plug. California’s Public Utilities Commission on June 20 rejected AT&T’s application to stop providing landlines and other services in areas where there is no other option.

Still Need Your Landline?

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Western leaders are becoming increasingly frustrated by China’s role in enabling the war in Ukraine. Some have even openly threatened to sanction the country if it continues to provide Russia with the materials it needs to build more weapons. And they are right to focus on China’s position of...

Russia has become so economically isolated that China could order the end of war in Ukraine

A man with a rifle was seen on a rooftop minutes before shots were fired at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania, a witness has told the BBC. Greg Smith said the man had crawled on top of a building just outside the event in Butler County on Friday evening.

Witness says he saw gunman on roof near Trump rally

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Thailand expands visa-free entry to 93 countries

Tourism is a key pillar of the Thai economy and it has not fully recovered from the...

Thailand expands visa-free entry to 93 countries

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