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Value of border closures is falling as costs rise
Asia focus, Published on 25/10/2021
» The only countries in Southeast Asia that have started opening their international borders to non-essential travel in a significant way are Singapore and Thailand, although Cambodia may soon do so too. Singapore has opened up to more than 10 countries with low coronavirus infection and high vaccination rates, most of which have reciprocated. But the share of the population that is fully vaccinated in Singapore and Cambodia is around 80%, while Thailand's rate is just above one-third.
China growth slows further in third quarter
AFP, Published on 18/10/2021
» BEIJING: China's economic growth slowed more than expected in the third quarter, official data showed Monday, as a crackdown on the property sector and a looming energy crisis began to bite.
Women's work
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 18/10/2021
» Amid wave after wave of Covid-19 in Japan, Mariko, a college lecturer and mother, has been working and raising her four-year-old daughter in an apartment shared by a family of four in Tokyo.
Russia to lift Covid ban on flights to Thailand, other countries
Published on 15/10/2021
» MOSCOW: Russia will lift its Covid-19 ban on flights to countries including Thailand, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway, Iran, Slovenia, and Oman from Nov 9, the government coronavirus task force said on Thursday.
Digital payments surge from pre-coronavirus level
Published on 11/10/2021
» Digital payments have quadrupled from pre-pandemic levels, the Bank of Thailand said on Monday, as the country's longest-running wave of infections accelerates demand for online services.
US holiday purchases to be hit by delays, price hikes: Fed official
AFP, Published on 11/10/2021
» WASHINGTON: Delays and price hikes are anticipated in the United States for holiday merchandise, a Federal Reserve official warned Sunday, calling for more to be done to boost the workforce.
PM outlines vision for 'Phuket transformation'
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 03/10/2021
» The government is gearing up to promote Phuket as a world-class destination, hoping to lure one million foreign visitors over the next six months and generating at least 60 billion baht in revenue.
Myanmar currency drops 60% in weeks as economy tanks since February coup
Published on 29/09/2021
» Myanmar's currency has lost more than 60% of its value since the beginning of September, driving up food and fuel prices in an economy that has tanked since a military coup eight months ago.
Short trips, local travel during festival holidays save China's tourism market
Published on 29/09/2021
» HONG KONG: Short trips and local travel have mitigated losses in China's tourism market after fresh coronavirus outbreaks caused a flood of cancellations ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, as resilient travellers opted for trips closer to home instead of between provinces, new data shows.
Pfizer Thailand delivers breakthrough results amid the pandemic
Business, Published on 28/09/2021
» There has never been a time when the US drugmaker and vaccine manufacturer Pfizer's purpose of "breakthroughs that change patients' lives" has been more fitting than in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.