An unseasonal surge in air cargo on a key clothing export route from Vietnam to Europe indicates shippers are turning to more expensive air freight as shipping is disrupted by attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, freight platform Xeneta said on Friday.
The number of overnight stays by foreigners at hotels and other accommodation facilities in Japan totaled 10.38 million in April, exceeding 10 million for the first time since January 2020, showed government data.
Thailand recorded about 9.4 million foreign tourist arrivals from January to November and should see at least 10 million visitors for the full year, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said on Friday.
Interest in chartering private planes to Hong Kong has increased in the run-up to its financial leaders summit this week, according to an operator, who says extra staff are ready to fly out any visiting bankers who test positive for Covid-19, but prices can top US$350,000.
Vietnam's import-export value of agricultural, forestry and aquatic products reached US$58.3 billion in the first seven months of 2022, a year-on-year increase of 7.2%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.