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Flights of fancy at Cathay Pacific
Business, Vijay Verghese, Published on 30/07/2024
» As Hong Kong struggles back onto the tourism charts, several misdirected official pronouncements have placed immense pressure on the national carrier Cathay Pacific to launch new routes to China and the Middle East. None of this has anything to do with profitability -- the airline announced an attributable profit of HK$9.7 million for 2023, a pittance in the scheme of things.
Telegram Thrives Amid Russia's Media Crackdown
Business, Sam Schechner, Published on 21/03/2022
» Russia's campaign to restrict access to Twitter, Facebook and other sources of uncensored information on its invasion of Ukraine has skipped one crucial platform: the social media and chat app Telegram.
Global bank job cull seen topping 77,000 this year
Business, Published on 28/12/2019
» FRANKFURT: Banks around the world are unveiling the biggest round of job cuts in four years as they slash costs to weather a slowing economy and adapt to digital technology.
Slowdown leads TV Direct to shutter 8 shops by year-end
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 10/12/2019
» SET-listed TV Direct, a home shopping operator, plans to close down eight of its 33 retail shops nationwide by year-end and another five by June 2020 because of the country's economic slowdown and it is the right time to improve organisational effectiveness.