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AirAsia urges eased Asean travel rules

AirAsia is pushing regional governments to relax travel rules to revive intra-Asean tourism. Europe and the US seem to have adopted an endemic approach to Covid-19, while Southeast Asia might be the last region to reach that stage, said Tony Fernandes, chief executive of Capital A, parent firm of AirAsia Aviation Group Ltd (AAAGL). Many […]

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International bookings to Southeast Asia rising as borders open

SYDNEY: International bookings for flights to Southeast Asian countries that are relaxing tight pandemic-related border controls rose sharply in January, data from online travel company Skyscanner shows, in a positive sign for the region’s hard-hit airlines. International passenger travel in the Asia-Pacific region was down 93% from pre-pandemic levels last year, leaving airlines heavily reliant […]

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Trade integration deepens in Asia-Pacific region amid pandemic, says ADB report

Xinhua – Trade among economies in the Asia-Pacific rose to the highest level in three decades, bolstering the region’s economic resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic even as mobility restrictions and supply-chain disruptions hampered global trade, according to an Asian Development Bank (ADB) report released on Wednesday. The Asian Economic Integration Report 2022 said the strong intraregional […]

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ADB: Trade integration deepens in Asia-Pacific amid pandemic

MANILA – Trade among economies in the Asia-Pacific rose to the highest level in three decades, bolstering the region’s economic resilience amid the pandemic even as mobility restrictions and supply-chain disruptions hampered global trade, the Asian Development Bank said in report on Wednesday. The strong intraregional trade, along with the release of pent-up global demand […]

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