Tag: Asia News
How ‘quiet luxury’ is subtly taking over investor portfolios
VIENNA, AUSTRIA - NOVEMBER 25, 2022: Karin Teigl is seen wearing Hermès yellow leather mini Kelly, Baum & Pferdgarten green leather jacket, Lumina [...]
Asian family offices bet big on risk — but that could be changing
Singapore city skyline on September 18, 2016.Rustam Azmi | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesAsia's family offices used to have a far bigger appetite fo [...]
India Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission lands on moon’s south pole
India staked new claim as a national superpower in space on Wednesday, landing its Chandrayaan-3 mission safely on the moon's unexplored south pole.Th [...]
When will Asia’s travel industry recover? Maybe as soon as 2023
A new report indicates the travel industry in Asia-Pacific may be the only one in the world to recover by 2023.This year's "Travel & Tourism Econo [...]
How to blog about travel? How to host a tv show about travel?
From waiting tables to living in a basement apartment, three travel hosts tell CNBC about how they got to where they are.Here are their stories.Samant [...]
How much does it cost to travel full time? Here’s what one couple pays
Ernestas Tyminas felt "stuck" in his role as a marketing manager at a newspaper in Colorado Springs, Colorado.So he requested two months off to backpa [...]
rising costs are squeezing retailers’ margins
Retail businesses in Singapore are grappling with higher costs as rents rise and energy prices soar, the Singapore Retailers Association said. Cost pr [...]
Travelers can now go to Japan but domestic tourists remain its focus
After more than two years of closed border policies, Japan is set to welcome back international travelers this week.Come June 10, foreign tourists tra [...]
Strong air travel recovery in US, Europe, Latin America but Asia lags
International air travel has been making a strong recovery this year, with the exception of the Asia-Pacific region, which is "lagging significantly b [...]
Ice cream freezers to get ‘warmed up’ in trial by Unilever
According to Unilever, the industry standard for freezer temperatures in many markets stands at minus 18 degrees Celsius (around 0 degrees Fahrenheit) [...]
Barclays expects GDP growth after lifting of Covid measures
SINGAPORE — Singapore is set to reopen its international borders and ease Covid restrictions next week, and that's going to be its "biggest economic d [...]
Australia cancels Novak Djokovic’s visa for the second time
Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates winning against Marin Cilic of Croatia in match 2 of the Davis Cup Semi Final at Madrid Arena on December 3, 2021. [...]
Photos of the world welcoming 2022, as omicron weighs on celebrations
From Sydney to Shanghai and Paris to New York, the world ushered in 2022 with New Year celebrations that were largely overshadowed by pandemic conc [...]
4 charts show current state of pandemic heading into 2022
A pedestrian wearing a protective face mask walks past a street-art mural by French street artist JBC, in tribute to health workers depicting a nur [...]
Omicron Covid fears continue to weigh on market sentiment
SINGAPORE — Stocks in Asia-Pacific fell in Thursday morning trade, as concerns over the economic impact of the omicron Covid variant continues to w [...]