8 h. ago China ’s Tourism Sector is Poised to Contribute Forty Two Billion US Dollar in this Year, Driving Domestic Consumption, Economic Growth and Global Travel Influence

China ’s Tourism Sector is Poised to Contribute Forty Two Billion US Dollar in this Year, Driving Domestic Consumption, Economic Growth and Global Travel Influence  Travel And Tour World

Economics

51 h. ago Thai Airways defies Chinese tourist slump with global growth

Thai Airways International’s diversified global markets are buffering Thailand’s national carrier from decreasing Chinese tourists to the Southeast Asian country, according to Chief Executive Officer Chai Eamsiri. “It is a different picture between Thailand and Thai Airways,” Chai said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. Lingering safety concerns stemming from news of a failed kidnapping near Thailand’s border with Myanmar of Chinese actor Wang Xing early this year continue to weigh on...

Society

4 d. ago Beijing Stock Exchange marks 4th anniv, bourse propels growth of high

Beijing Stock Exchange marks 4th anniv, bourse propels growth of high-tech SMEs  Global Times

Politics

4 d. ago GLOBAL ECONOMY European factories return to growth, Asia activity shrinks

GLOBAL ECONOMY European factories return to growth, Asia activity shrinks  Reuters

Politics

1 week ago Malaysia’s oil and gas future finds itself adrift in the South China Sea

For half a century, Malaysia’s economy has been buoyed by oil and gas, the vast reserves off its shores enabling it to ride out global downturns and sustain growth. Today, these resources are throwing the nation a lifeline once more as global economic waters become ever choppier. But smooth sailing ahead is far from guaranteed. An estimated 3.6 billion barrels of oil and more than 40 trillion cubic feet of natural gas lies under the contested waters of the South China Sea – a maritime expanse...

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2 w. ago Tencent’s game studio eyes global growth with Honour of Kings spin

Tencent Holdings, the world’s largest video gaming company by revenue, is intensifying its international expansion as its flagship studio reports a record number of overseas players and prepares to launch a new title based on its flagship game, Honour of Kings. TiMi Studio Group – developer of Honour of Kings, Call of Duty: Mobile, and Delta Force – has reached 100 million monthly active users outside mainland China, a milestone that took the 17-year-old studio by surprise, according to Huang...

Politics

last month China's economists weigh pros and cons of consumption benchmarks

As Beijing gathers public input on China’s next five-year plan – a mission statement for the next half-decade of economic and social policy – how best to bolster domestic consumption has emerged as a topic of considerable debate as the country seeks new avenues for growth amid a murky landscape for global trade. One point of contention among scholars and other influential thinkers is whether to set measurable consumption targets, in a similar fashion to other headline benchmarks like gross...

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