Fifty Foreign Firms Have Been Given Invest Approval by Thailand Commerce Ministry in April

On Tuesday, the Deputy Commerce Minister of Thailand, Sinit Lertkrai, said that the Commerce Ministry had given the go-ahead to fifty international companies in April for conducting business in the country under the Foreign Business Act.

He said that these foreign companies had invested...

INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT OF JAPAN RISES 2.5 PERCENT IN APRIL

Highlights –

• Industrial output of Japan rises 2.5 percent in April.
• The index of production at factories and mines exceeded the pre-pandemic level.
• Output in the electrical machinery, information, and communication electronics equipme...

SERVICE SECTOR ACTIVITIES IN INDIA SLUMPED TO 3-MONTH LOW

Highlights:

• Service sector activities in India have slumped to a 3-month low in April as the business activities are restricted by the pandemic. 
• India’s Services Business Activity Index slumped to 54 in April from 54.6 in March. 
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VOLKSWAGEN TO VOLTSWAGEN WAS JUST AN APRIL FOOL JOKE

Highlights

• The announcement made by German automaker on Monday, Volkswagen regarding changing the name of its American unit was just an April Fool’s joke which went bad

• Volkswagen had said that the old VW Dark Blue color logo will be used for gas-powered ve...

BONN IS RESUMING ROAD AND RAIL TRAFFIC FROM 23RD APRIL

• Bonn will resolve a long interlude in traffic with buses and rail traffic resuming operations
• Rails and buses will start hugging the roads from April 23

Bonn has been witness to less traffic including fewer public transport networks in the cit...

BARCELONA MAYOR CALL TO END CHILDREN’S NIGHTMARE

Barcelona’s mayor has become quite vocal in her call to end the current lockdown that does not permit children from going out for any reason.

These children need to go out, so Ada Colau gave vent to her feelings on Facebook. She herself is the mother of toddler aged 3 and 9. She a...

AIR INDIA TO CANCEL BOOKINGS UNTIL THE END OF APRIL 2020

Highlights:

• Air India will not take any bookings until the end of April 2020
• These instructions to the national carrier come from the government 
• The private flights have not been issued any such instructions

The 21-day lockdown calle...