When you travel as your job, do you start to see it as just another day at the office? That’s an ongoing challenge for the team at CNN Travel as they are tasked with seeing the world while also reporting on it. Source: Travel

Thailand saw a relatively average year for employment and labour, even as GDP growth fell shorter than expected. Unemployment remained steady and wages increased, as experts and prognosticators predict continued wage growth into 2019. Source: Business

The northern lights glow green and blue over a mountain in western Iceland. Source: Travel

While street crime rates experienced a drop last year, cybercrime rates are expected to continue rising in 2019 as there aren’t enough law enforcement officers who are sufficiently trained to deal with the sudden spike in technology-based crime. Source: Tech

A trip to the already pricey city of Venice, Italy, will now leave your wallet even emptier than before. Venetian officials have announced plans to charge day visitors up to $11 (€10) to enter. Source: Travel

Floyd Mayweather earned $9m for less than two minutes work as he beat Tenshin Nasukawa on a first round TKO. Source: Sports

Serena Williams tuned up for her New Year’s Day mixed doubles clash with Roger Federer by winning her Hopman Cup opener Monday. Source: Sports

Produced by Budapest based beverage company Zwack, Unicum is a herbal liqueur made from a secret recipe that’s a regular fixture in bars across the city. Source: Travel

SYDNEY: Stocks in Asia, closing in on their worst year since 2011, rose with US futures on the last day of 2018 after US President Donald Trump reported “big progress” in trade talks with his Chinese counterpart. The yen declined. Source: Business

Gold prices dropped 50 baht to 19,700.00 baht per baht-weight in Bangkok on Monday. Source: Business