https://www.scmp.com/rss/265045/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com What’s the idea? Here we have six million litres of filtered water in which to practise scuba or freediving at Asia’s only hotel with indoor facilities dedicated to the sports. At 21 metres, the pool is the deepest of its kind in Asia and sports five tiered depth levels for divers to either brush up their skills or become certified in a safe environment. The pool includes a swimmable “shipwreck” and “coral reef cave” system, backlit by porthole windows that face out either into the hotel or onto... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/2090103/divecube-asias-only-hotel-where-you-can-learn?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/travel/article/2090103/divecube-asias-only-hotel-where-you-can-learn?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Apr 2017 05:17:16 +0000 China’s minimum living standard guarantee, named dibao, is receiving fresh interest in the region as countries from Korea to India turn to universal basic income (UBI) to boost their economies and combat the coming automation-induced job crisis. UBI, or the regular distribution of free money to all citizens as a form of social security, has been on the fringes of economic policy debate since the late 18th century, and gained credence in the 1960s after Milton Friedman advocated a minimum income... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/article/2087486/getting-paid-do-nothing-why-idea-chinas-dibao-catching?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/article/2087486/getting-paid-do-nothing-why-idea-chinas-dibao-catching?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Apr 2017 06:23:23 +0000