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Asian markets track Wall St records on stimulus optimism
Reuters, Published on 08/02/2021
» Hopes that US lawmakers would pass President Joe Biden's huge stimulus package helped push Asian markets higher again Monday, while traders were also cheered by falling coronavirus infection rates and vaccine rollouts.
Kuaishou: China's $160 bn livestreaming app for 'ordinary people'
AFP, Published on 08/02/2021
» BEIJING - On Lu Kaigang's feed, sheets of tarp are transformed into haute couture as China's mountainous backdrop becomes his catwalk, a 22-year-old villager sashaying to fame via a video-sharing app for the everyman -- Kuaishou.
Mid-pandemic, Lebanon medicine shortages sow panic
AFP, Published on 08/02/2021
» BEIRUT - With Lebanon's economy in a tailspin and the coronavirus pandemic wreaking chaos, panic-buying has gripped pharmacies, creating shortages and a flourishing black market.
186 new Covid cases Monday, just 35 from active testing
Online reporters, Published on 08/02/2021
» The government on Monday recorded 186 new coronavirus cases, for an accumulated total of 23,557 since the pandemic began a year ago. No new deaths were reported, leaving the toll at 79.
Singapore’s business travel bubble zone plan delayed
Bloomberg News, Published on 08/02/2021
» Singapore’s efforts to open its borders are stalling, with a plan to allow business travellers to avoid quarantine and stay in a dedicated facility near the airport still not materialising.
Boeing's New Big Plane Is Its Big New Problem
Business, Andrew Tangel & Andy Pasztor & Benjamin Katz, Published on 08/02/2021
» Boeing Co.'s newest jetliner is becoming its latest big problem, stretching out development, racking up a huge charge and complicating the plane maker's bid to navigate the Covid-19 pandemic.
Attempted coup foiled in Haiti - justice minister
AFP, Published on 08/02/2021
» PORT-AU-PRINCE: Haitian authorities said Sunday they had foiled an attempt to murder President Jovenel Moise and overthrow the government, as a dispute rages over when his term ends.
Aviation, healthcare picked for rebound
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/02/2021
» Shares of aviation, healthcare and tourism stocks are expected to rise following the Thai government's policy of allowing travellers with vaccine passports to enter Thailand without a mandatory 14-day quarantine upon arrival, according to research from KTBST Securities.
Industrial estates set to expand
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 08/02/2021
» Despite risks from the travel ban, a delay in vaccine distribution and new tensions in US-China trade, the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and e-commerce are expected to continue spurring industrial property growth, in part thanks to stimulus plans and government investment in infrastructure and transport projects.
Hua Hin airport to be further upgraded
News, Chaiwat Satyaem, Published on 08/02/2021
» Hua Hun airport in Prachuap Khiri Khan will be further upgraded to serve larger aircraft serving long-haul flights in two years, once tourist numbers begin to rebound and the international aviation industry returns to normal.