TripAdvisor announced the winners of its Travelers' Choice awards for amusement parks and water parks around the world, with Universal's Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Florida earning top honors worldwide.
In Asia, Universal Studios Singapore beats the regional competitors ranking the first, while Hong Kong Disneyland follows in the second place.
Among the top-25 amusement parks, Tokyo DisneySeaUniversal Studios Japan and Tokyo Disneyland ranked the fourth, fifth and sixth places respectively, and Legoland Malaysia came in the twelfth place.
As for water parks in Asia, Adventure Cove in Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa ranked the sixth. Waterbom Bali in Indonesia, Black Mountain Water Park in Thailand and Caribbean Bay in S. Korea took the top three spots respectively, while Sunway Lagoon Theme Park in Malaysia pipped Adventure Cove to come in the fifth.
In addition, Singapore's Marina Bay Sands Skypark was also voted on Traveler's Choice Awards this year, ranking the 16th among the top 25 landmarks in Asia.
TripAdvisor said award winners were determined using an algorithm that took into account the quantity and quality of reviews.
HEFEI, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Party and government officials to map out reform measures catering to people's demands, anticipating "many hardships" to be solved in the country's reform.
Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks during his inspection in east China's Anhui Province from April 24 to 27 on the region's implementation of the 2016-2020 national development plan.
Acknowledging the pressure from downward economic trends and growing social issues, Xi said that "bottom-line responsibility" to ensure people's livelihoods should be fulfilled and reform should start with the "issues people feel most strongly about."
"As supply-side structural reform deepens, some employees will be laid off," Xi said. "We should pay more attention to employment, create more jobs, and implement and improve assistance measures."
Xi cited methods such as encouraging businesses to arrange more job openings, creating public welfare jobs as well as policy support to help people find jobs as soon as possible.
The president urged various local regions to bear in mind their own realities when following development plans to optimize current supply structures, improve product quality, foster new industries and offer new products and services.
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PHNOM PENH Heren Vapormax Flyknit Grijs Kopen , Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's upcoming official visit to Cambodia will be of great significance to Lancang-Mekong cooperation and China-Cambodia ties, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Xiong Bo said in a recent signed article.
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Li will attend the second LMC leaders' meeting in Phnom Penh and pay an official visit to Cambodia from Jan. 10 to 11. The LMC comprises six countries -- Cambodia, China, Laos Kopen Heren Air Max 97 Ultra Zwart , Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam.
Li's upcoming visit will inject impetus into the development of China-Cambodia ties in the new era, Xiong said.
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