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TLA upbeat on profit prospects this year
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 12/04/2023
» Thai Lion Air (TLA) is hoping to secure a profit this year, driven by increasing flight capacity, a larger fleet and passenger growth fuelled by Chinese tour groups.
High hopes for tourism boom as Thailand cheers Chinese return
Published on 26/01/2023
» After a three-year lull, Thailand is welcoming back Chinese tourists to its golden beaches, striking temples and fancy shopping centers, expecting an influx of Chinese tourists to help restore its pandemic-battered tourism sector.
Thai AirAsia gears up for China revival
Published on 20/01/2023
» The budget carrier Thai AirAsia is preparing its pilots and cabin crew for the return of Chinese tourists, previously its largest customer group, as the airline resumes routes across China.
Asia's hotspots prepare for boom as China eases restrictions
Published on 29/12/2022
» BANGKOK/SINGAPORE/SYDNEY: Thailand and other Asian countries are bracing for an influx of Chinese tourists as Covid-19 restrictions are dismantled, and while some are wary, operators in others are preparing packages such as hotpot buffets to cash in on the expected spike in travel.
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.
Droughts Take Widening Toll On World's Largest Economies
Business, Published on 23/08/2022
» Severe droughts across the Northern Hemisphere -- stretching from the farms of California to waterways in Europe and China -- are further snarling supply chains and driving up the prices of food and energy, adding pressure to a global trade system already under stress.
China’s economy shows signs of improvement as Covid eases
Published on 30/06/2022
» China’s economy showed further signs of improvement in June with a strong pickup in services and construction as Covid outbreaks and restrictions were gradually eased.
Waiting for China
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/05/2022
» Since China began to open up and reform its economy in 1978, growth has averaged almost 10% a year, and more than 800 million people have been lifted out of poverty. There have also been significant improvements in access to health, education and other services, with the mainland now an upper-middle-income country.
China economy accelerates in Q1 but virus stalks outlook
AFP, Published on 18/04/2022
» BEIJING - China's economic growth accelerated in the first quarter of the year to 4.8 percent, official data showed Monday, but the government warned of "significant challenges" ahead while massive Covid-19 lockdowns started to bite.
All eyes on China
Business, Published on 28/03/2022
» China's zero-Covid policy has lasted for nearly two years and faced a tough challenge last week as a flare-up triggered fresh lockdowns in several industrial cities in hard-hit northeastern Jilin province and southern technology hub Shenzhen.