Travel & Leisure
Singapore airport to introduce 'passport-free' departure in 2024
City-state taps biometrics as Hong Kong, Japan also implement smooth procedures
Prices up 30% from before pandemic as weak yen draws in foreign tourists
Official statistics put fatalities at 60,000 after policy change
Eased COVID measures, talent recruitment efforts help reverse decline
July CPI took a 0.3% year-on-year fall, the first in more than two years
Medicines and equipment hit by weak demand amid slow global recovery
Record youth unemployment after Beijing clampdown on private sector, FDI slump
Nearly 3,000 people on waiting list as COVID changes lifestyles
First ever population drop in 2022 as COVID-19 and new policies take toll
Land along major roads becomes more expensive as tourists return after pandemic
More local governments get serious about helping visitors in event of earthquake
Jens Eskelund says market access, clear regulation key for European companies
Prices rise as overseas visitors lead recovery in alternative lodgings
School closures pick up across country after disease spreads at festivals
Fiscal 2022 collection likely to hit record as 'K-shaped' recovery deepens
Causes include declining marriages amid pandemic, delayed economic recovery
Japan Airlines and Tokyo Disney operator slump amid doubts about tourism recovery
Exports return to pre-COVID levels, but new flare-up in Chinese infections poses risk
State-owned firm eyes offshore acquisitions on record profits, but wavers on IPO
China's technology transfer rules another possible reason to merge printer operations
Deal to create top player amid market decline accelerated by remote work
Lag in official release seen impacting policy adjustments moving forward
Rising prices and weak overseas demand threaten economic rebound
Economy rebounds more than expected on post-COVID spending
Understaffed businesses fail to keep up with blitz of mainland China tourists
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