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Safety rattles Chinese
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 15/12/2023
» Tourism operators in China say safety remains the major concern for Thailand tour packages, predicting trips here might reach the pre-pandemic level by 2025.
Travel bubble fever
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Dusida Worrachaddejchai and Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 23/11/2020
» Global communities will mark the first anniversary of the coronavirus next month after China identified the virus for the first time as a “pneumonia of unknown cause” when it was discovered in Wuhan, central Hubei province on Dec 30, 2019.
The coming great depression
Business, Chan Kung, Published on 01/05/2020
» Extreme and unprecedented lockdown measures continue in many countries as the coronavirus spreads across the world. Widespread closures and stay-home orders have paralysed activity and caused economic conditions to change dramatically.
Rising to the challenge
Business, Alipay, Published on 31/03/2020
» As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads globally, China's experience with fighting the virus by harnessing innovative digital technology has been gaining more attention. Chinese tech companies have put to work their best solutions -- from blockchain to robotics, to the humble QR code -- to help those fighting the virus on the front lines.
Apple Closes All Its Stores Outside China Over Coronavirus
Business, Andrew Dowell, Published on 16/03/2020
» Apple Inc. will close all its retail stores outside Greater China, a dramatic example of how companies are clamping down on business activity to slow the spread of the coronavirus to their employees and customers.
Wrangler's plan to enter China put on hold
Business, Published on 07/03/2020
» Wrangler's big plan for 2020 was to start selling the 73-year-old denim brand in China. Now, thanks to the coronavirus outbreak, that's on hold.
U.S. Companies in China Warn 2020 Revenue Could Halve If Coronavirus Persists
Business, Julie Wernau, Published on 28/02/2020
» Some American companies say they could lose as much as half their annual revenue from China if the coronavirus epidemic extends through the summer, as businesses struggle to get boots back on the ground amid travel restrictions and shortages of basic protective gear.
Fear of Coronavirus, Rather Than Virus Itself, Hits Economies
Business, Greg Ip, Published on 26/02/2020
» The body's immune response to infection is often more painful than the infection itself. The same is true of epidemics and the economy.
China's Businesses Struggle to Resume Work
Business, Stu Woo & James T. Areddy, Published on 12/02/2020
» Business was slow to restart in China, even after some local governments stopped calling for people to stay away from the workplace during a coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 1000 people in the country and dented economic growth.
China tariff easing not enough to lift gloom
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee & Darana Chudasri, Published on 08/02/2020
» Recap: China's announcement that it would cut more tariffs on US goods, signalling a further thaw in the trade war, did little to rev up market sentiment yesterday. Most Asian markets traded in a tight range as the mounting death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China raised fears of global economic damage.