Coronavirus: Thailand invites tourists back
Bangkok – American writer Mark Weyant had been planning an extended getaway to Thailand’s sun-soaked tourist island of Phuket for over a year, aiming to finish writing a screenplay and complete a diving certification over a three-month period. But then Covid-19 hit … Continue reading Coronavirus: Thailand invites tourists back
India: Virus restriction rules relaxed
NEW DELHI — Many Indian states eased lockdown restrictions on Tuesday, allowing more businesses and public areas to reopen to reduce economic pain caused by the coronavirus, even as the country’s new daily infections remain the highest in the world … Continue reading India: Virus restriction rules relaxed
Malaysia: Ban on foreign tourists remain
Kuala Lumpur – Malaysia has further extended the recovery movement control order (RMCO) to December 31, 2020, while the ban on international tourists will remain in place, as Covid-19 cases across the globe continue to surge. The RMCO, which kicked in on … Continue reading Malaysia: Ban on foreign tourists remain
Taiwan tightens up on investment from China
Taipeh – Taiwan is tightening rules on mainland investment on the island, barring individual and corporate mainland Chinese investors with links to the government, political parties or the military. The decision follows a ban on settlement on the island by Hong Kong … Continue reading Taiwan tightens up on investment from China
Coronavirus: Hong Kong bans Air India flights
Hong Kong – Air India has been banned from flying to Hong Kong for two weeks for carrying too many passengers infected with Covid-19. The government acted after linking 11 imported cases on an Air India flight from Delhi on August … Continue reading Coronavirus: Hong Kong bans Air India flights
Thai protest puts pressure on government
BANGKOK – More than 10,000 Thai protesters chanting “down with dictatorship” and “the country belongs to the people” rallied in Bangkok on Sunday in by far the biggest anti-government demonstration since a 2014 coup. There were cheers for student calls … Continue reading Thai protest puts pressure on government
Hong Kong economy to shrink 6 to 8 per cent
Hong Kong – Hong Kong’s economy is expected to shrink by between 6 and 8 per cent this year – in what would be the first back-to-back annual contractions since record-keeping began 1961 – as the city grapples with a third wave … Continue reading Hong Kong economy to shrink 6 to 8 per cent
Japan: Carlyle Group to invest over 9.4 billion Dollars
eTOKYO – U.S. private-equity firm Carlyle Group plans to pour more than $9.4 billion into Japanese businesses over the next three to five years, anticipating new opportunities arising from the coronavirus pandemic. “Momentum toward reform at Japanese companies is picking … Continue reading Japan: Carlyle Group to invest over 9.4 billion Dollars
EU defines demands on investment deal with China
Beijing/Brussels – The European Union’s top trade diplomat in Beijing hinted last Wednesday that the bloc might not sign off an investment agreement with China by the December deadline without key demands on market access and state subsidies being met. … Continue reading EU defines demands on investment deal with China
Japan wants domestic travel restraints
Tokyo – The Japanese government requests its citizens not to travel between areas where the coronavirus state of emergency is in place and other locations once the measure is partially lifted, Economic and Fiscal policy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said today. … Continue reading Japan wants domestic travel restraints