focus

Focus reports – an event or current affairs issue is put under the spotlight for in-depth analysis.

Yeosu Expo, sustaining ocean life

South Korea has been celebrating the living oceans and coastlines. Yeosu Expo 2012 with its village of pavilions shows the country’s…
14/05 17:01 CET
Expo 2012 aims to boost tourism in Yeosu

The Vox Maris is the loudest pipe organ as certified by the Guinness of World Records and it was heard across Yeosu in South Korea as it…
16/04 15:02 CET
TV: the dinosaur of the digital age?

Television is becoming increasingly global. The programs we see on our screens, whether documentaries or soap operas, quiz programmes or…
06/04 20:50 CET
EU Summit maps out the future for cities

What is a sustainable city? What kind of pressure do our urban spaces have to face? What examples can small and medium cities set and how can…
23/03 17:37 CET
South Korea gears up for World Expo

The South Korean coastal city of Yeosu is the venue for the next World Expo between May and August of 2012. Under construction is a modern…
19/12/11 16:19 CET
Arab Spring and euro crisis spark debate at Forum Libération

There has been plenty on the agenda at the Forum Libération at Lyon in…
30/11/11 17:37 CET
Benefits of hosting big sporting events

The sluggish world economy means a harsh climate for tourism. This week’s edition of Focus asks whether major sporting events can help…
10/11/11 10:15 CET
Changing tourism in Latin America

The most common images of tourism are sun, sea and sand, and Margarita Island, in the Venezuelan Caribbean, certainly has all of them. It is…
10/11/11 14:09 CET