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Dubai floods expose weaknesses to a rapidly changing climate
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/04/2024
» DUBAI - The heavy rains that flooded Dubai this week halted air traffic, damaged buildings and streets — and left climate experts and common citizens asking whether one of the world’s hottest and driest cities should be better prepared for extreme storms.
Sanctioned Russian plane spotted in Pyongyang
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/03/2024
» A Russian cargo plane under US sanctions touched down in Pyongyang this week for an unannounced trip that raised concerns about illegal arms transfers, a specialist news service has reported.
Changi Airport traffic hitting pre-Covid levels
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/02/2024
» Singapore Changi Airport’s passenger volumes are expected to reach pre-pandemic levels in 2024, the country’s transport ministry said in a written response to parliamentary questions.
Red Sea danger leads global oil buyers to switch markets
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/02/2024
» NEW YORK - The global oil market is looking increasingly local as militant attacks in the Red Sea and surging freight rates make supplies from closer to home more attractive.
Japan Airlines flight was cleared to land before fiery collision
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/01/2024
» TOKYO - As Japan Airlines Co. Flight 516 approached Tokyo’s Haneda Airport late on Tuesday afternoon, all signs pointed to an uneventful conclusion to the routine one-and-a-half hour journey from Sapporo in northern Japan.
AI could replace 4 million jobs in South Korea
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/11/2023
» SEOUL - Artificial intelligence (AI) may replace as many as 4 million, or 14% of South Korea's jobs, over the next two decades, a central bank study said, adding to a chorus of warnings on the looming disruption to labor markets around the world.
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.
Tesla failed to fix autopilot after fatal crash, engineers say
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/08/2023
» SAN FRANCISCO - Tesla Inc failed to fix limitations in its Autopilot system following a gruesome Florida crash that killed a driver in 2016, company engineers said in a family’s lawsuit over a very similar 2019 fatal collision that is headed to a jury trial.
Tycoon’s property unit to boost spending on tourism boom
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/05/2023
» The property and hotel development unit of Thailand’s richest man plans to more than double spending for acquisitions and development of hotel resorts and commercial properties this year as tourism booms.
Bali considers tourist entry tax
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/04/2023
» JAKARTA: Indonesia is considering a tourism levy for visitors to Bali, adding another potential hurdle for holidaymakers after the island cracked down on traffic and visa breaches.