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Tourism in the doldrums
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 12/05/2025
» The tourism industry posted underwhelming results for the first four months this year as the international market contracted by 0.2% year-on-year.
AirAsia flights to China face cuts amid sluggish demand
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 09/05/2025
» AirAsia is considering reducing flights from Thailand to China by at least 15% to cope with the Chinese market slowdown, while it encourages the Thai government to maximise tax refund privileges for tourists to urgently stimulate spending.
Quake fears drive some Hong Kong tourists away from Asian cities
South China Morning Post, Published on 14/04/2025
» HONG KONG — Concerns over earthquakes have contributed to a decline in the number of Hong Kong residents joining tour groups to some popular Asian destinations this Easter, despite prices falling by as much as 15% over last year's level, one of the city's largest travel agents has said.
US bans staff in China from romantic ties with citizens
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/04/2025
» WASHINGTON — The United States has banned government personnel based in China from having romantic or sexual relationships with Chinese citizens, the Associated Press (AP) reported citing people familiar with the matter.
Thailand expects more Chinese tourists in May
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 11/03/2025
» While the Chinese market continues to contract, declining 12% year-on-year during the first two months amid economic issues and tourism safety concerns, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) expects an uptick in May during China's Labour Day holiday.
'No need to worry' about new coronavirus
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 24/02/2025
» The Ministry of Public Health yesterday confirmed the discovery of a new coronavirus, HKU5-CoV-2, by a laboratory in China but said no human infections have been recorded as yet.
Lab leak ‘more likely’: CIA shifts view on Covid-19 origin
Published on 26/01/2025
» The Central Intelligence Agency said the Covid-19 pandemic “more likely” originated from a lab leak than a natural source, shifting its stance after previously saying both scenarios were possible.
China's Wuhan keen to shake off pandemic label 5 years on
AFP, Published on 19/01/2025
» WUHAN (CHINA) - Built in just days as Covid-19 cases spiked in Wuhan in early 2020, the Huoshenshan Hospital was once celebrated as a symbol of the Chinese city's fight against the virus that first emerged there.
Doping and a match made in heaven: Australian Open storylines
AFP, Published on 09/01/2025
» MELBOURNE - The Australian Open, the first tennis Grand Slam of the year, begins in Melbourne on Sunday and promises to be jam-packed with plotlines.
Five years on, WHO urges China to share Covid origins data
AFP, Published on 31/12/2024
» GENEVA - The World Health Organization on Monday implored China to share data and access to help understand how Covid-19 began, five years on from the start of the pandemic that upended the planet.