Travel & Leisure World’s 10 Best Cities

Linda J. Dodson

You will take pleasure in discovering one of the best magazine based mostly on what interests you about the world around you that you have yet to discover. There are periodicals devoted to backpacking and hiking, island life, cities and states, cruises, touring after retirement, motor houses, and many other […]

the cities, sectors and firms on a hiring drive

Linda J. Dodson

Across the country is it employers working in health and social care, logistics and education that are most desperate for staff. The employer with the most live vacancies is the NHS. It has 25,129 advertised roles, some of which require no previous experience.   After that it is care provider Barchester Healthcare […]

Chinese cities push vouchers and night markets to lift economy

Linda J. Dodson

SHANGHAI — Chinese cities have partnered with the private sector to issue billions of dollars in vouchers, heeding the government’s push to revive the slumping economy by boosting consumption. Throngs of people filled East Nanjing Road, a shopping district in Shanghai, late Saturday. About 20 vendor stands lined the avenue selling food, […]

New capital cities for Indonesia and Egypt take back seat

Linda J. Dodson

JAKARTA/DUBAI — Grand plans by Indonesia and Egypt to move their capitals to new ground have stalled as their governments divert resources to fighting the coronavirus. Skeptics had questioned whether these relocations, meant to reduce road congestion and overcrowding, were worth their price tags even before the pandemic. With their timelines now facing uncertainty, the […]

Asian cities harness big data and AI for contact tracing

Linda J. Dodson

TOKYO — China’s Alibaba Group Holding offers an app that restricts individuals at a high risk of having been exposed to the coronavirus from entering certain buildings.  The tech giant has also rolled out a system in several Chinese cities that identifies those not wearing a mask using AI. Those services, listed […]

Coronavirus pushes Japan closer to high-tech ‘super cities’

Linda J. Dodson

TOKYO — Japan took another step toward building technology-enabled “super cities,” with legislation set to pass that will help advance local plans by lowering regulatory hurdles. Such smart cities, under Japan’s Super City Initiative, use artificial intelligence and big data in conjunction with cutting-edge technology in areas including transportation, medicine and education […]