CHINESE ABORT FLYING IN CNY FAMILY GET-TOGETHER WITH AIRLINES WORST HIT

• Chinese New Year is usually a plum harvest for Chinese airlines criss-crossing the country fully decked up with passengers.
• It sure looks though this is not the year for this to repeat after the government takes the rare step of encouraging people to stay at home as it tries to...

CHINESE NEW YEAR FESTIVITIES BRING LOT OF CAUTION TO SOCIAL GATHERINGS IN CHINATOWN, SINGAPORE

HIGHLIGHTS

• Coronavirus observation testing will be stretched out to cover stallholders, retailers, those working in the food and refreshment industry, and food conveyance laborers working in the Chinatown region till Chinese New Year

The testin...

CHINA’S COVID-19 CASES BREACH 100-MARK AHEAD OF WHO TEAM VISIT

• China's COVID-19 cases breached the 100-mark for the first time in recent months, ahead of Thursday's visit of the WHO team to Wuhan to investigate the nucleus of the coronavirus.
• The number of coronavirus cases in China jumped to 115 on Tuesday, the National Health Com...

AN UNHAPPY CHINESE NEW YEAR AS WUHAN VIRUS SEVERELY HITS TOURISM INDUSTRY

Highlights:

• Data reports that the country saw 73% fewer trips by Chinese residents over the holidays as compared to the same period in 2019.
• There was a 15% slump in yearly sales of bigger department stores in Japan over the 7 day Lunar New Year perio...

CORONA VIRUS OUTBREAK IMPACTS IPHONE SALE

Highlights:

• Sales of iPhones to fall by 60% in China
• Corona Virus outbreak plummets shipments by 10 %

The impact of corona virus has created havoc in every aspect of life. The field of technology too is not spared from its tentacles...

Road building remains a threat to residents and tourism

The ground drilling on nearly every road in Pattaya seems to have no end in sight. The problems of the people as well as of visitors, and the chaos that it creates during the high season where there is busy traffic, both the New Week and then the Chinese New Year holidays, are of little or no cau...

CHINA’S CORONA VIRUS DEATH TOLL RISES, USA DETECTS ITS FIRST

Highlights:

• In China the latest death toll rise to 9
• 440 Wuhan virus infected cases detected
• Virus can mutate & transmit through the respiratory tract   
• USA detects its first Wuhab virus case

It ...

The wedding season comes as a disappointment for India's gold market

Gold dealers in India offered a discount this week because of ample stocks and weak demand during the wedding season, with other regions in Asia anticipating stronger sales ahead of the Christmas and Chinese New Year festivities.

Indian dealers offered an ounce discount of up to $2 on o...