The Friday Rewind 7: High-Speed Trains, More Bubbles & 'Jurassic Park' Dragons
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30 Oct 2020 • 20m00sIn episode 7 of The Friday Rewind, Gary and Hannah zip through this week’s 5 top talking points in South East Asian travel and tourism - in less than 20 minutes. China features prominently this week, with the topics under discussion being:
- Thailand Teams With China for a High-Speed Rail Take Off
- Cambodia Wants a China Travel Bubble, or Does It?
- Laos Plans Fast Track Travel for China & Vietnam
- ‘Jurassic Park’ Dragons Are Endangered in Indonesia
- Malaysia’s Tourism Challenges Keep Multiplying
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