By Sujith Pai BENGALURU (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy likely picked up speed in the first quarter aided by a strong recovery in the tourism sector and a rebound in private consumption, bu[...]
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Entertainment and Lifestyle
You’re late on your taxes. Now what?
By Chris Taylor NEW YORK (Reuters) – For most Americans, this past April 18 was a day to get those tax forms in and perhaps reluctantly write some checks. For others, that day came and went like[...]
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Biden administration OKs boost in Chinese airline flights to US
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States will allow Chinese airlines to increase U.S. passenger services to 12 weekly round-trips, the Transportation Department (USDOT) said on Wedn[...]
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Foreign tourism to Portugal has best first quarter ever
LISBON (Reuters) – The number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal surpassed 2.8 million from January through March, making it the best first quarter on record despite high global inflation and[...]
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South Koreans tap cash-giving apps to help offset rising living costs
By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – Throngs of people have been milling seemingly aimlessly around the forecourt of a museum in central Seoul, brushing silently past each other with heads bent towar[...]
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Hong Kong’s January-March unemployment eases to 3.1%
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate eased to 3.1% in the January to March period, improving for the eleventh consecutive quarter as economic activity co[...]
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Chinese tourists are back, but numbers still far from pre-COVID levels
By Joe Cash and Pasit Kongkunakornkul BEIJING/BANGKOK (Reuters) – Bookings in China for trips abroad during the upcoming May Day holiday point to a continued recovery in travel to Asian countrie[...]
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Chinese cash trickling back to Asia’s property markets
By Tom Westbrook and Stella Qiu SINGAPORE/SYDNEY (Reuters) – The end of China’s strict COVID-19 border controls is prompting pent-up cash to begin flowing abroad, real estate agents and pr[...]
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Corporate giants say anti-LGBT law would hurt Uganda’s economy
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A coalition of international companies, including Google and Microsoft, on Wednesday denounced anti-LGBTQ legislation passed by Uganda’s parliament last week, warning i[...]
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