France increases police presence at synagogues as Jews fear retaliation in the wake of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Several French cities have increased security around Jewish places of worship and institutions out of concern that the Israel-Hamas conflict will lead to an increase in antisemitic attacks.

Sunday, Jews in France expressed concern that the conflict between Israel and Hamas could incite ...

15 Italian cities have received red alerts due to the heat wave in Europe

As the excessive heat continues to afflict southern Europe, red alerts have been issued for 15 towns around Italy.

The warnings, which point out risks even for healthy persons, are applicable for the upcoming days to popular tourist destinations including Rome, Florence, and Bologna.

German cities are at their breaking point

In addition, additional asylum seekers are coming from other regions via southern Europe as a result of the fighting in Ukraine. Alarm is being raised by local officials who are feeling overpowered.

Herzogenrath-Merkstein is a small town in far western Germany close to Aachen. On the ro...

Turkey and Singapore may share knowledge and collaborate on smart cities

Turkey and Singapore have the potential to collaborate and share experiences on smart cities while also increasing their trade capacity, according to Sim Ann, Singapore's senior minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Development who oversees the Muni...

Srinagar added to UNESCO's list of creative cities

The capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar is among the 49 cities in the UNESCO creative cities network. These 49 cities have been added to the network of 246 cities by the Audrey Azoulay, the Director-General of UNESCO.

Highlights

• Srinagar becomes one...

China maintains temporary shutdowns as new cases emerge in the city

Highlights

•        Spas, cinemas and mahjong salons shut in the city of Harbin

•        China reported 72 new coronavirus cases

The Chinese city of Harbin, ordered all s...

ONLINE DANCE COMPETITION PROMOTING KOREAN TOURISM TO LIVESTREAM ON SATURDAY

• The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will conduct the final round of its IYKoongChallenge online dance competition Saturday in company of the Korean Tourism Organization.
• The event will be livestreamed in real time through the KTO’s YouTube (www.youtube.com/Imagine...

JAPAN PASSES ‘SUPER CITIES’ BILL

HIGHLIGHTS

• To ensure timely technology roll-out, Japanese Parliament has passed a bill, clearing the plan to create ‘super cities’ in Japan.
• Municipalities need to create plans and get support from residents in their area. After proving su...

Mobility and repair of the most recent threat to dealers

Two major American players lead the charge to convenient home car maintenance and repair services in the user-style, and the phenomenon inspires automotive dealers to consider playing.

At the beginning of 2019 YourMechano.com, a startup based in Mountain View, California, moved to Toron...

Lisbon Metro expansion set to take place later this year

The Lisbon Metro expansion is set to take place in the latter part of 2020. The Portugal government looked forward to a massive upgrade to the transport systems in the country’s biggest cities in 2018. These big cities included Porto and Lisbon.

Portugal’s state budget for 2...

Sydney becomes the second most admired city in the world

According to a new study by Committee for Sydney, comparing 33 global cities, Sydney is on the verge of joining the list of ‘top-tier’ cities alongside London and New York. The independent think tank compared the cities based on education, planning, economy, and culture.

Syd...