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After losing out to Thailand, Indonesia wants Chinese tourists to look beyond Bali
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/06/2024
» JAKARTA - Indonesia’s Tourism Minister Sandiaga Uno is on a mission to get Chinese tourists to look beyond Bali for their next tropical getaway.
Biden calls China 'xenophobic'
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/04/2024
» WASHINGTON - United States President Joe Biden called China "xenophobic" while highlighting the Asian nation’s economic woes, as he sought to make the case for US economic strength during a campaign stop in the swing state of Pennsylvania.
Li Keqiang, China’s second-most powerful man for a decade, dies
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/10/2023
» BEIJING - China's former Premier Li Keqiang has died of a heart attack just months after stepping down as the nation's No. 2 official. He was 68.
Singapore aims for passport-free departures from airport
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/09/2023
» SINGAPORE - Some passengers will soon be able to depart from Singapore’s Changi Airport without a passport, as part of changes to the city-state’s immigration law that allows for end-to-end biometric clearance.
Best passports for travellers to hold in 2023
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/01/2023
» SINGAPORE: Japan starts 2023 with the world’s most powerful passport, allowing visa-free entry to 193 global destinations, according to the latest Henley Passport Index, which the country tops for the fifth consecutive year.
Vietnam dismisses two ministers amid corruption probes
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/01/2023
» HANOI: Vietnam dismissed two deputy prime ministers amid lengthy investigations driven by a campaign to clean up corruption and protect the Communist Party’s legitimacy.
Hong Kong to cut hotel quarantine as China shows support
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/09/2022
» Hong Kong wants to relax Covid rules like mandatory hotel quarantine that have made travel difficult for nearly three years, Chief Executive John Lee said Tuesday, as mainland officials signalled their approval.
China reopens to foreign students after more than two years
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/08/2022
» China is opening the door to foreign students for the first time in more than two years, easing restrictions on their entry imposed after the outbreak of Covid-19.
Seoul to ban ‘Parasite’-type basement homes after storm deaths
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/08/2022
» After at least four people drowned in basement homes during the worst storm to lash Seoul in more than a century, South Korea’s capital city is planning to phase out such dwellings that came to symbolise yawning inequality in the Oscar-winning film "Parasite".
Singapore daily Covid infections highest since March
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/06/2022
» Singapore reported its highest number of daily Covid-19 infections in more than 3 months on Tuesday, according to the Ministry of Health’s website.