culture

Harriet Riley reports from St Petersburg on the link between badly dubbed Western movies and an award-winning human rights activist

While Dubai is the largest city in the United Arab Emirates and the best known internationally, Abu Dhabi, the national capital lying 150 km south-west of Dubai, is well on the way to matching the profile of its precocious sibling.

With their rich traditions and an increasingly global outlook, Thailand’s cultural industries have significant promise.