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China winter sports sector zooms along despite climate risk ahead
China winter sports sector zooms along despite climate risk ahead
by  AFP

Packed slopes, plush turtle butt pads and 11-dollar passes: this is low-cost skiing in China, where winter sports are on a government-greased track to take in a projected $137 billion this year. The cheapest daytime passes at the two-slope ski area cost around $11 for two hours, including gear hire.

Trump tariffs loom large in South Korea's 'steel city'
Trump tariffs loom large in South Korea's 'steel city'
by  AFP

Smoke billows from chimneys as factories churn in South Korea's steelmaking heartland, now under threat from Washington's swingeing new tariffs on the port city's largest export. It is home to the nation's top steelmaker, POSCO, a major force in South Korea's industrialisation and development as an export powerhouse, alongside giants like Hyundai Steel and Dongkuk Steel.

Spanish tourist hotspot Malaga to ban horse-drawn carriages
Spanish tourist hotspot Malaga to ban horse-drawn carriages
by  AFP

A pair of tourists admire the shimmering Mediterranean from their horse-drawn carriage on the seaside promenade in Spain's southern port of Malaga -- a postcard image whose days are numbered. Animal rights activists criticise horse-drawn carriages for tourists because of the strain they put on the animals, especially during the searing summer heat.

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