Thailand receives 1 million visitors from China since January
ASEAN Pace | Economy | Southeast Asia Three months after Beijing ended its harsh “zero COVID” policy, Bangkok says it is on track to meet its 2023 target of 5…
Bali welcomes a Chinese flight after a long hiatus due to COVID-19
ASEAN Pace | Economy | Southeast Asia Indonesian authorities hope that the return of Chinese visitors marks the beginning of the end of the island’s long COVID-19 recession. A lion…
Thailand says COVID-19 tests not necessary for Chinese tourists
Advertisement Thai officials have confirmed that travelers from China will be allowed to enter the kingdom without pre-departure COVID-19 tests as they seek to speed up the recovery of the…
North Korea likely to lift pandemic border restrictions in 2023
Advertisement In his speech to the Workers’ Party at the end of December 2022, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un stressed that 2023 is the third critically important year in…
China’s anti-virus brakes raise fears of a global economic shock
Commercial More than 253,000 coronavirus cases have been found in China in the past three weeks and the daily average is rising, the government said Tuesday, increasing pressure on officials…
What the exodus from Foxconn in Zhengzhou means for China’s supply chains
Commercial Last week, images and short videos flooded China’s social media of an exodus of hundreds of workers from the Foxconn complex in Zhengzhou, the factory that produces nearly close…
China’s ‘COVID zero’ policy: an economic nightmare for Thailand
Chinese tourists ride elephants at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya, Thailand, on March 1, 2017. Credit: Depositphotos Commercial On October 16, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) opened its…
ADB to dedicate $14 billion to help alleviate Asia-Pacific food crisis
pacific money | Economy The Asian Development Bank’s plan calls for improving long-term food security by strengthening agriculture and the food supply to cope with climate change and biodiversity loss.…
Thailand’s tourism sector has turned a corner, say senior officials
ASEAN Rhythm | Economy | Southeast Asia The country aims to attract more than 30 million tourists by 2023, but its success may depend on the future of China’s “zero-COVID”…
China’s low-growth, zero-COVID policy signals a transition away from the reform period
Commercial If it was not clear before COVID-19 hit, it is now clear that Xi Jinping, China’s top leader, does not value economic growth above social and political factors. In…