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Xi defends China’s Covid response amid mounting economic woes
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/04/2022
» President Xi Jinping defended China’s lockdown-dependent approach to fighting the pandemic, even as he sought to reassure the world that the country was still committed to opening its economy.
Russia to halt bond sales, threatens legal action over default
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/04/2022
» Russia will halt bond sales for the rest of the year and take legal action if sanctions force it into a default on its debt, according to the country’s finance minister.
Thailand mulls easing Covid test rules for overseas visitors
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/04/2022
» Thailand will consider scrapping a mandatory real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test on arrival for foreign visitors as the country further relaxes its visa rules to attract tourists.
Russians also have right to travel despite Ukraine, says Emirates
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/03/2022
» Emirates President Tim Clark said the Russian people have every right to continue travelling regardless of sanctions on the economy, defending the Gulf carrier’s maintenance of regular services despite the invasion of Ukraine.
Singapore aims to clear foreign labour crunch in ‘few months’
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/03/2022
» Singapore aims to fill a shortage of overseas workers within the next few months as it progressively eases border restrictions, according to Finance Minister Lawrence Wong.
EU sanctions Myanmar oil firm for providing resources to junta
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/02/2022
» The European Union imposed fresh sanctions against Myanmar’s military regime, focusing on a lucrative state-owned oil and gas company that has been a key source of revenue for the junta more than a year after the coup - and a partner of Thailand's PTT.
Baht reverses losses to claim title as emerging Asia haven
Bloomberg News, Published on 15/02/2022
» The baht is emerging as an unlikely haven in developing Asia as optimism about the nation’s tourism sector buoys inflows.
Singapore, Hong Kong left behind as global travel rebounds
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/02/2022
» A global travel divide is deepening as some countries ditch Covid-19 restrictions including quarantines, isolation and even mandatory testing for good, while others cling to years-old curbs.
Philippines allows full foreign ownership in telco, rail
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/02/2022
» The Philippine Congress approved a bill allowing full foreign ownership of telecommunications and railways services, opening up one of the world’s most restrictive economies.
Thailand set for tourist rush with quarantine-free visas
Bloomberg News, Published on 01/02/2022
» Thailand expects to welcome hundreds of thousands of holidaymakers a month with the kickoff of a quarantine-free visa program that is set to serve as a model for tourism-reliant countries balancing safe border reopenings with economic revival.