SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) – A fragile recovery in Asian aviation is being snuffed out by a resurgence of Covid-19 cases in the region, pushing back forecasts for when air travel will get back to pre-virus levels and weighing on jet fuel margins. Chinese seat capacity on domestic and international flights has fallen more than 20 per […]
Read MoreThe Indonesian government is expecting to achieve 6.3 per cent annual growth in Indonesia’s non-oil and gas exports this year as trading partners have started rolling out coronavirus vaccines to re-emerge from the pandemic-induced economic downturn. Trade minister Muhamad Lutfi on January 29 said the growth target was based on the assumption that Indonesia’s economy […]
Read MoreTravel and hospitality redesigns, live commerce, cloud gaming, hygienic food delivery as well as fitness and well-being are among major trends gathering pace in Thailand, says Wunderman Thompson, a global marketing communications agency. “The pandemic has been shaping consumer behaviour and the impact will continue to evolve in many sectors so marketers and brands will need […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – While key economic indicators in January remains positive, the economy is set to go through a rough path amid a Covid-19 resurgence. Vietnam’s economy picks up where it left off last year with a positive performance in the first month of 2021. In January, the country’s industrial production surged by 22.2% year-on-year, in […]
Read MoreWith more cellphones existing in the Kingdom than citizens and one of the youngest populations in the world, Cambodia’s mobile financial industry may be poised to bring the Kingdom’s deficit in financial inclusion to an end. This potential tipping point could mean the end to Cambodia’s status as one of the most underbanked nations in […]
Read MoreWASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – South Korea returned to first place in the latest Bloomberg Innovation Index, while the US dropped out of a top 10 that features a cluster of European countries. South Korea regained the crown from Germany, which dropped to fourth place. The Asian nation has now topped the index for seven of the […]
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