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Transport, tourism sectors in Japan hit hard by virus outbreak
Published on 02/03/2020
» TOKYO: A coronavirus outbreak has weighed on the transport and tourism sectors in Japan, including bullet trains, with fears about infection making people reluctant to venture outdoors or share confined spaces with others for long hours.
Tourist arrivals may drop 6 million this year due to virus: TAT
Reuters, Published on 02/03/2020
» The number of foreign tourists visiting Thailand may fall by 6 million this year to 33.8 million, the lowest in four years, due to growing fears over the coronavirus outbreak, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Monday.
Trade exhibitions shuttered by outbreak
Business, Published on 29/02/2020
» Trade exhibitions, once a growth driver for tourism, are in retreat as events are cancelled or postponed in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Outbreak a mixed bag for medical providers
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 26/02/2020
» Medical tourism hospitals have experienced direct, adverse effects from the coronavirus epidemic, while medical appliance manufacturers and pharmaceutical and supplement makers could benefit from increasing awareness of health and hygiene.
Supply chains need anti-virus strategy
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 24/02/2020
» In a time of global economic headwinds, the spread of Covid-19 is further exacerbating business conditions through labour shortages and logistical bottlenecks.
Virus 'could shave 1%' off growth
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/02/2020
» Thailand is estimated to lose 170 billion baht in tourism income, and one percentage point off the country’s 2020 GDP growth, if the coronavirus outbreak takes six months to contain, says GSB Research.
Singapore budget gives S$6.4 billion boost to economy
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/02/2020
» SINGAPORE: Singapore unveiled a series of support packages in its budget Tuesday to help cushion the economy against the coronavirus outbreak and job risks.
How can we learn from the coronavirus?
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 17/02/2020
» The negative effects of the new coronavirus, now officially known as Covid-19, have been rippling through the regional economy ever since it was first identified in China at the beginning of this year.
Worry goes viral
Asia focus, Published on 17/02/2020
» The coronavirus that emerged late last year in central China has taken a terrible toll of human lives, but as efforts to contain it gather momentum, attention is turning to the health of the Chinese, Asian and global economies. How sick are they and how long might a full recovery take?
China's Businesses Struggle to Resume Work
Business, Published on 12/02/2020
» Business was slow to restart in China, even after some local governments stopped calling for people to stay away from the workplace during a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1000 people in the country and dented economic growth.