Pandemic

The coronation of King Charles III is less than three weeks away, and the formal invitations are still reaching the 2,000 guests who will be joining the royals at Westminster Abbey. Earlier this month, the palace shared the printed invitations and explained their symbolism, but on Tuesday, they posted images…

8 min reading time Published on 21/04/23, Updated on 23 hours ago The hospitality and restaurant sectors have been experiencing an unprecedented labour shortage for several years. This crisis has been exacerbated by the pandemic, which has turned the lives of millions of people upside down and, above all, forced…

The lack of respite care since the pandemic shows “no thought for us as carers”, a man in Castlebar has said.  Kevin Guthrie’s wife had a haemorrhage and a stroke in 2013 and he has been a full-time carer to her ever since.  Before COVID-19, she was able to receive…

Global ad fraud is now a US$127bn problem and affects businesses in every sector across Australia, from a two-person start-up to a 20,000-employee multinational.  No online business is immune from this, as fraudsters, competitors, and bots attack online spending for their own advantage. At TrafficGuard, we think companies need to…

By Charles Kennedy - Apr 18, 2023, 2:55 AM CDT China’s refinery throughput rates climbed to 14.9 million barrels per day in March, the highest level on record. The rise in throughput was driven by strong demand for fuels from overseas and the need to stock up on fuel ahead…

China's economy is off to a solid start in 2023 following its emergence from three years of strict pandemic restrictions...Read More

This story appears in the Apr/May 2022 issue of Forbes Asia. Subscribe to Forbes Asia Getty Images This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Korea’s Richest 2023. See the full list here. South Korea’s GDP recovered from the pandemic to expand 2.6% in 2022, faring better than most other…

The Transport Ministry’s “standard answers” on issues pertaining to exorbitant flight tickets have been deemed a hard pill for the people to swallow. Former transport minister Wee Ka Siong (above) said it was disappointing that the ministry responded it has no control over airfares and that prices are determined by…

A new Omicron spawn fueling a surge of cases in India—considered the most transmissible COVID variant yet—has reached reportable levels in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday. And it’s coming in hot. XBB.1.16, dubbed “Arcturus” by variant trackers, is estimated to be behind 7% of…

The recovery in international travel post-pandemic has helped improve passenger spending File photo Published: Fri 14 Apr 2023, 8:25 AM Last updated: Fri 14 Apr 2023, 12:32 PM India, China and the UK will be the top three source market for duty-free sales in the UAE over the next four…