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Thai Airways weathers decline in China business, says CEO
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/09/2025
» Thai Airways International’s diversified global markets are cushioning the blow from decreasing Chinese tourist arrivals to the country, according to chief executive officer Chai Eamsiri.
Student arrivals to US continue to plummet, with Asia hit especially hard
Bloomberg News, Published on 19/08/2025
» HONG KONG — Visitors to the United States arriving on student visas plunged in July, falling year-on-year for a fourth straight month.
Hong Kong opens third airport runway with marginal gain in landing slots
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/11/2024
» Hong Kong’s third airport runway officially starts operating on Thursday, but there’ll be hardly any additional flight capacity for at least another year.
Japan's flood of tourists prompts call to charge foreigners more
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/06/2024
» TOKYO - As the flood of overseas tourists shows no sign of slowing, complaints about overcrowding and poor behaviour by visitors are prompting some in Japan to look at ways of controlling the flow without losing income, including by charging higher prices for foreigners.
Hotel tycoon Bill Heinecke wants to charge tourists more to fund recovery
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/11/2022
» Bill Heinecke, the Thai-American chairman of Minor International Pcl that runs more than 500 hotels worldwide, wants Thailand to allow hotels to charge international tourists a surcharge of 300 baht (US$8) per room night to fund the industry’s post-Covid-19 pandemic recovery.
Singapore overtakes Hong Kong in world financial centres ranking
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/09/2022
» NEW YORK: Singapore has overtaken Hong Kong to become Asia’s top financial centre — and the third in the world — according to a new report that puts New York and London in the first and second spots.
50 costliest places for expats to live, work
Bloomberg News, Published on 29/06/2022
» Hong Kong is the world’s most expensive place for employees sent abroad to work, according to a new study comparing the prices of 200 goods and products in more than 400 cities.
Vaccines in development hit 70, deaths top 114,000: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 13/04/2020
» Seventy coronavirus vaccines are in development globally, with three already being tested in human trials, the World Health Organization said. The northeastern Chinese city of Harbin tightened rules to curb the spread of the virus.
Taiwan reports first death, toll at 1,665: Virus update
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/02/2020
» Fears continue to grow of further infections from cruise ships where virus cases have been detected. Japan said it had found an additional 70 cases aboard the Diamond Princess, a luxury liner that’s been quarantined at the port of Yokohama, bringing the total number on the ship to 355.
Rare drop in tourist numbers clouds economic outlook
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/11/2018
» A rare drop in tourist arrivals in October, caused by a sharp fall in the number of Chinese visitors, is keeping the country’s economic outlook cloudy.