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Thailand: Cancellations clip airlines’ wings

Thailand: Cancellations clip airlines’ wings

Three airlines registered in Thailand face collapse after a dramatic fall in the number of Chinese tourists visiting the kingdom.
South Pacific: Climate culprits wanted

South Pacific: Climate culprits wanted

The minister of justice of the Pacific Ocean island nation of Vanuatu, Ronald Warsai, has called on the International Criminal Court to vigorously prosecute individuals and governments responsible for environmental destruction.
South Korea: Trade worries add to woes

South Korea: Trade worries add to woes

South Korea will be hit particularly hard by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s pivot to protectionism. Uncertainties about the future of South Korea’s relationship with the U.S. come at a time of intense internal upheaval.
Change of government in U.S. brings bad and good news for Taiwan

Change of government in U.S. brings bad and good news for Taiwan

No country in Asia watches presidential elections in the United States with quite the intense interest of Taiwan.
U.S. withdrawal from Trans-Pacific Partnership talks plays into China’s hands

U.S. withdrawal from Trans-Pacific Partnership talks plays into China’s hands

Before getting too excited about anything that Donald Trump says, it is as well to keep in mind that he may be lying, or simply trailing out a bargaining position.
China’s airports to ‘scrap boarding pass on domestic flights as early as next year’

China’s airports to ‘scrap boarding pass on domestic flights as early as next year’

Chinese airports may adopt an ID card check-in system as early as next year, which would streamline the process of getting on a plane by skipping the need to show a boarding pass, according to Chinese media reports.
Alibaba Health to expand its pharma e-commerce business

Alibaba Health to expand its pharma e-commerce business

Division will quickly become key source of operating revenue for Alibaba Group, says company
All but three of 70 workers on site killed in construction disaster at Chinese power station

All but three of 70 workers on site killed in construction disaster at Chinese power station

A construction disaster killed all but three of 70 workers on the site of a new power station in eastern China November 24.
China breaks world record for number of patent applications

China breaks world record for number of patent applications

China has set a world record for the number of patent applications submitted in one country within a year.
Property counters outpace losses in China stock market

Property counters outpace losses in China stock market

A number of real estate stocks in China on Wednesday defied the overall market by hitting their daily trading limits before the market retreated slightly in the afternoon.