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As the Thai government confirms the country will embark on a reopening phase beginning with a pilot “Sandbox project” in Phuket 1 July, airlines are planning to increase domestic flights. In a press statement released Tuesday, AirAsia says it is “set to paint…
Italian luxury goods group Salvatore Ferragamo said on Tuesday that China and e-commerce had boosted sales in the year so far after the COVID-19 pandemic pushed the firm to its first full-year operating loss since it listed in Milan 10 years ago. Deputy…
Hong Kong’s retail environment showed further signs of improvement in November, although the recovery may have been short-lived as the city was hit with a fresh wave of virus infections and imposed new restrictions late in the month. The provisional value of…
Singapore’s national carrier is hoping to become the world’s first airline to get all of its crew members vaccinated against COVID-19. Singapore Airlines confirmed to CNN Travel that all of their crew members — including pilots, gate agents, flight attendants…
“The coordination on Covid-19 is horrific,” AirAsia Group Bhd founder and group chief executive officer Tan Sri Tony Fernandes laments and claims in a direct swipe at world governments’ on how the global pandemic has been managed and its impact on the travel…
The Covid-19 pandemic’s severe impacts have seen as many as 101,700 businesses in Vietnam close up shop in 2020, up 13.9 percent year-on-year. Of these 46,600 have registered to temporarily suspend operations, while 37,700 are waiting to complete dissolution…
Multibrand Hong Kong fashion retailer I.T Limited has warned shareholders it will likely post a loss of at least US$38.7 million for the six months to August, such has been the impact of the Covid-19 on sales. Chairman Sham Kar Wai said in a letter to…
The coronavirus pandemic is likely to cost the apparel and footwear industries across the Asia-Pacific region US$95.4 billion in lost sales this year. The impact on the broader global industry will be a massive US$395.6 billion in lost sales, according to…
The coronavirus pandemic has had a lasting impact on the shopping behavior of global consumers, according to new research by Adobe. The figures show that despite the lifting of lockdown restrictions in many countries worldwide, customer shopping habits and…
Takashimaya, the Japanese department store operator, has reported a loss of US$190 million in the May quarter as it faced extraordinary payments related to the Covid-19 pandemic and falling sales. The company was forced to effectively close 22 stores in Japan…
Companies are rapidly turning to automation to keep business running during the coronavirus outbreak, according to new research by Bain & Company. The firm’s data shows that processes are being automated to manage payroll, diagnose customer experience issues…
Amid the alarming spread of COVID-19 across the country, low-cost carrier AirAsia Indonesia announced on Saturday that it would suspend all its QZ flight code services starting April 1. The carrier’s domestic and international routes will be temporarily…
Luxury fashion label Burberry is retooling its Yorkshire trench-coat factory to produce non-surgical gowns and masks in response to the coronavirus outbreak. The supplies will be produced for patients and will be subject to approval from the Medicines and…
United Overseas Bank has confirmed a case of Covid-19 at Tower 2 of its UOB Plaza headquarters in Singapore. The employee who tested positive for the coronavirus works in a non-customer facing role and was last in the office on 16 March, the bank said in a…
