GETTING THERE Arriving by plane According to payhelpcenter, Japan’s national airlines are Japan Airlines (JL) (Internet: www.jal.com ; information and reservations: Tel: (0180) 222 87 00 (Germany); (01) 502 91 88 88 (Austria); (0844) 88 87 00 (Switzerland)) and ANA – All Nippon Airways (NH) (Internet: www.anaskyweb.com). Japan Airlines only connects Tokyo-Narita with Europe from… Read More »
Civil war in Lebanon The Arab League tried early to bring peace to the civil war in Lebanon, which broke out in 1975. The following year, Syria entered Lebanon with troops to end fighting between religious and political groups and to avoid an Israeli invasion. The operation initially met with criticism within the Arab League,… Read More »
Proportion of literate adults: 71.2% (2015) Major religions: Hinduism 80%, Islam 14% (2011) Urban population: 33.5% (2017) Life expectancy (female / male): 70.3 / 67.34 years (2018, estimated) Gender Inequality Index: Rank 129 (of 162) (2018) Number of births: 2.33 / woman (2016, estimated) Infant mortality: 39.4 / 1000 live births (2017) Travel & Transportation… Read More »
Join us on a trip to Japan and South Korea! The Japanese archipelago and the Korean Peninsula share many cultural features and largely have an intertwined common history. Our trip goes first to Japan and then on by boat to South Korea, whose exciting capital Seoul is a true metropolis with a rich cultural offer… Read More »
Join us on a journey to the closed country of North Korea – a journey where we get to see the capital’s giant monument to the father of the country Kim Il Sung and his son Kim Jong Il, a spectacular performance that pays tribute to them, the border area to South Korea, two collective… Read More »
Thailand is a true paradise for the enthusiast, and there you can do things at an affordable price or completely free of charge that you can only dream of elsewhere. Diving, rock climbing, cruises and boat tours around the islands, kayaking and fishing are some of the things Krabi has to offer. Organized excursions and… Read More »
Yearbook 2012 Yemen. The country was plagued during the year by instability, fighting and famine. Acting President Abd Rabbuh Mansur al-Hadi received 99.8% of the vote in the February 21 presidential election. He met no challengers. At least four people were killed in the election and several polling stations were attacked. When al-Hadi was sworn… Read More »
Yearbook 2012 Vietnam. The widespread corruption within the state apparatus and in state-owned companies continued to be one of the biggest problems of the communist regime. In March, nine executives in the state-owned shipping company Vinashin were convicted of having brought the company to the brink of bankruptcy. Vinashin had incurred huge debts due to… Read More »
Yearbook 2012 Uzbekistan. The conflict over water and energy in Central Asia worsened during the year. A Tajikistani dam builds concern in Uzbekistan, which meant it would stifle water supply to the Uzbek cotton fields. The contradiction led to Uzbekistan temporarily suspending its gas supplies to Tajikistan in April. When President Islam Karimov’s regime announced… Read More »
Yearbook 2012 United Arab Emirates. The conflict with Iran over the sovereignty over an island group in the Strait of Hormuz has rekindled since Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and a group of Iranian parliamentarians visited the island of Abu Musa in April. Visitors declared that the island, as well as the adjacent Great and Little… Read More »