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General
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Pandemic grounds 39 Vietnam aircraft

Vietnam had 39 aircraft, or over 14 percent of its fleet, grounded in the first quarter after a new Covid-19 outbreak cut travel demand. Eighteen of the grounded aircraft belonged to national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines, 14 to budget carrier Vietjet, four…

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Fashion
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Nike sales crimped by pandemic and shipping issues

Nike’s quarterly sales missed estimates due to shipping issues and a pandemic-related slump at brick-and-mortar stores, and investors were disappointed by the world’s biggest athletic shoe maker’s full-year revenue forecast. Nike forecast “low-to-mid-teens”…

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Living
2 min read

Pandemic cuts demand for overseas jobs

Vietnam’s labor export has plunged this year due to pandemic imposed travel restrictions and fear of contracting the virus abroad. The number of Vietnamese leaving abroad for work in the first nine months fell 59 percent year-on-year to just over 42,800,…

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Real Estate
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Hotels for sale at new high amid pandemic blues

Hotels with ‘for sale’ signs have mushroomed across different parts of Vietnam, despite scarcity in buyers. The sales trend first kicked off in central areas of HCMC and Hanoi’s Old Quarter, but later spread to other tourism hotspots like Phu Quoc Island, Da…

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General
2 min read

Indonesia AirAsia’s growth halted due to coronavirus and economy

Indonesia AirAsia has been forced to halt its growth plan for this year, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and economic challenges faced by Indonesia. The plan for 2020 was for the low-cost carrier to increase its market share by adding three new…

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General
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Coronavirus outbreak is affecting Facebook services too

As more countries enact lockdowns due to coronavirus spreading and order population to stay home, wireless service provides are faced with new challenges. YouTube, Netflix and a couple of other important streaming services have already adjusted the quality of…