BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese hotels and restaurants are seeking employees amid demand recovery in the services sector after the end of Beijing’s zero-COVID protocols, with a survey by a lea[...]
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China domestic tourism picks up over Lunar New Year as COVID curbs end
BEIJING (Reuters) – Almost a quarter more domestic Chinese tourism trips have been made during this year’s Lunar New Year holiday, while cross-border travel more than doubled in the first[...]
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Thai finance ministry maintains 2023 GDP growth outlook, sees more tourists
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s finance ministry on Friday maintained its economic growth outlook for 2023 at 3.8%, helped by a rebound in tourism and domestic demand, but an official said[...]
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China’s luxury shoppers free to travel, but many buy locally
By Alessandro Diviggiano SANYA, China (Reuters) – China’s scrapping of travel curbs this month is expected to revive demand in the global luxury retail market, but many consumers see more[...]
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Thailand beats 2022 tourism target with 11.15 million foreign arrivals
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand received 11.15 million foreign visitors in 2022, a surge from just about 428,000 the previous year when broad pandemic-related travel curbs were in place, tourism mi[...]
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Analysis-Europe Inc earnings season a test for market optimism
By Joice Alves LONDON (Reuters) – Europe’s upcoming corporate earnings season is likely to show whether the renewed optimism about the economy that has buoyed equities in recent weeks is g[...]
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For Chinese Lunar New Year tourists, retailers roll out rabbit dances, red lanterns
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Farah Master BANGKOK/HONG KONG (Reuters) – As Chinese shoppers trickle back to tourist hotspots for Lunar New Year holidays, malls from Macau to Bangkok aim to lure th[...]
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Thai Lunar New Year spending seen at 3-yr high as tourism rebounds – survey
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s consumer spending over the Lunar New Year period could rise 13.6% to 45 billion baht ($1.36 billion), a three-year high, as the economy recovers and China[...]
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Japan Inc is finally giving raises, just not to everyone
By David Dolan and Daniel Leussink TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s top companies are gearing up to offer their biggest wage increases in decades, but there’s no way Hideki Kawada can afford raise[...]
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