Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, a modern metropolis with dizzying skyscrapers, has always attracted tourists with its combination of traditional Chinese culture, delicious cuisine and excellent shopping.

But today Hong Kong is also trying to develop its natural heritage. Thus, it opened the Global Geopark of China, located on 50 square kilometers. The Geopark is divided into two parts: a sedimentary zone in the northeast of the New Territories and a volcanic zone in the Sai Kung District. You can walk through the geopark on one of nine hiking trails or take a boat tour.

You won’t be bored on your return to the stone jungle either. You can try shark fin soup, visit the Hong Kong Museum of Art, buy machinery in Wonkok, visit the Temple of the Ten Thousand Buddhas or fish for yourself.

Ipoh, Malaysia

It is not the most popular tourist city. However, Ipoh can be considered the Malaysian food capital: small cafes with local cuisine fill the entire historic quarter of the city.

You can stay in the heart of the city at the unusual Sekeping Kong Heng Hotel: it has rooms with glass walls through which you can see the sky. Or you can rent a room with no walls on the roof.

New and interesting establishments like Roquette Art Café, Burps & Giggles, and Everyday Lifeshop are opening among the better-kept coffee shops and colonial buildings. But gourmet travelers are more likely to come for traditional Malaysian treats like the crispy soy chicken at Lou Wong and tofu pudding at Funny Mountain.

Wildlife lovers can go biking and bird watching at Kinta Nature Park or go rafting near Gopeng. You can climb to the top of the hill and admire the ancient temples. And if you’re in Ipoh, be sure to have a fragrant tea at Gaharu Tea Valley.

Pemutheran, Indonesia

Away from civilization, in the northwestern part of Bali, is Pemuteran, one of the best places for diving and snorkeling (snorkeling). Pemuteran has an artificial coral reef, Biorock, where you can spend a whole day underwater. There are about 10 diving centers in the area, which offer training courses in several languages.

However, this is not the only reason to visit Pemuteran. A couple of kilometers from Pemuteran is the Monkey Temple: the locals feed the monkeys with fruit, so there are a lot of them there (interesting photos are provided for you).

Another place that definitely deserves attention is the double bay and beaches near Menjangan. On the way from the southern part of the island you can admire the emerald green rice fields. However, it is not possible to enjoy it alone: Pemuteran is a very lively tourist destination. This means that there are resorts, restaurants and a lot of fun to be had.

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Asia gets its name from ancient Greek mythology. Once upon a time Asia (Asia) was the daughter of the Titan god Okeanides, who became the wife of Prometheus. The ancient Greeks borrowed the word “Asia” from the Assyrians, who called the place where the sun rises. Therefore, the Greeks began to call the area that lies to the east of Greece Asia.

In modern Asia the states are at different levels of development. If Bangladesh and Afghanistan are firmly stuck in the Middle Ages, then South Korea, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan are countries with developed economies.

Asia is the largest continent on Earth. Its total area is more than 43.4 million square kilometers (30% of the Earth’s territory). Asia is considered part of the Eurasian Peninsula.

In the west, the border of Asia passes through the Ural Mountains. Asia is washed by the Arctic Ocean in the North, the Pacific Ocean in the East (East China Sea, Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, South China Sea, Sea of Japan and Yellow Sea), and the Indian Ocean (Arabian Sea) in the South.

In addition, the shores of Asia are also washed by the waters of the Red and Mediterranean Seas.

Since Asia occupies a huge territory, it is clear that the climate on this continent is very diverse. In Western and Eastern Siberia the climate is continental, in Central and Middle Asia it is desert and semi-desert, in Eastern, Southern and South-Eastern Asia it is monsoonal (monsoon season is June-October), in some regions it is equatorial, and in the extreme north it is arctic.

Among the Asian rivers should certainly be named the Yangtze (6300 km), the Huang He (5464 km), the Ob (5410 km), the Mekong (4 500 km), the Amur (4440 km), the Lena (4400 km) and the Yenisei (4 092 km).

The five largest lakes in Asia are as follows: Aral Sea, Baikal, Balkhash, Tonle Sap, and Issyk Kul.

A significant part of Asia is mountains. Asia is home to the Himalayas, the Pamirs, the Hindu Kush, the Altai and the Sayan Mountains. The largest mountain in Asia is Everest (Dzhomolungma), its height is 8,848 meters.

There are many deserts in Asia, among which perhaps one should highlight the Gobi, the Takla Makan, the Karakum Desert, and the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula. In total, there are more than 20 deserts in Asia.

At the moment the population of Asia already exceeds 4.3 billion people. That is about 60% of the total population of the Earth. At the same time, the annual population growth rate in Asia is about 2%.

Almost all of Asia’s population belongs to the Mongoloid race, which in turn is divided into smaller races – North Asian, Arctic, South Asian, and Far Eastern. In Iraq, southern Iran and northern India, the Indo-Mediterranean race predominates. In addition, there are many other races in Asia, such as Caucasoid and Negro.

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Singapore today is one of the most dynamically developing countries in Southeast Asia. Singapore is known not only for its high standard of living and social security, but also for its significant progress in the development of such areas as health care, medicine and education.

Unlike many small Asian states, Singapore combines traditional oriental culture with typical features of the Western mentality, such as social tolerance, interest in the personality of each person, desire for education, science and business development.

This is partly due to the state’s colonial past, which is still multinational and welcoming to foreigners.

Singapore is famous for a variety of educational programs for international students. Moreover, you can choose a program depending on your previous education, including both school and full-fledged university education.

Education here is usually in English. Then the education you get can be continued in almost any other country if you wish: for example, you can get a bachelor degree in Britain or Australia.

The higher education system in Singapore consists of five polytechnics, three universities, a national teacher training institute and an institute of technical education, the main purpose of which is to train specialists in postgraduate programs.

The National University of Singapore, formed in 1980 by the merger of the University of Singapore and Nanyang, has already gained a glowing reputation in the world. The Times recently ranked it among the top 20 of the world’s 200 best universities.

Singapore uses 12-year English system of education, that’s why an applicant from Russia needs additional year of academic preparation: either a year in a domestic university or preparatory courses in an English-speaking country or Singapore in colleges (Junior College).

The requirements for admission to the Master’s degree are not different from those in other English-speaking countries. These are diploma of higher education, TOEFL or IELTS, CV, references, motivation letter, GMAT (for MBA).

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