by 494 votes to 122, and now moves to the house of lords. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. press rewind. the us and japan. and flying high, indian carriers are expanding their reach in aviation. good morning, asia. hello, world. i m rico hizon. thank you for investing your time in asia business report. it s a thursday. we start off with japan s prime minister, shinzo abe. he has his work cut out for him when he meets with us president donald trump tomorrow. this is important symbolically. shinzo abe is the first asian leader to meet the new us president. the sta kes a re to meet the new us president. the stakes are high. president trump has had direct criticism ofjapanese companies and japan. it has put them on again. last month he criticised toyota motors. they said they would invest more in america. the fall in the yen is a reflection of the relationship between the us and japan in the 1980s. are we in for deja vu? there is a huge differenc
Singapore's Changi Airport has marked its first full quarter surpassing pre-pandemic figures. 16.5 million passengers travelled through the air hub in 1Q2024 a 0.5% increase on-year compared to 2019. The airport handled more than five million travellers each month. Changi Airport Group said the strong traffic was bo
Changi Airport's first quarter saw passenger traffic exceed pre-COVID levels for the first time. 16.5 million passengers travelled through the air hub in 1Q2024 a 0.5% increase on-year compared to 2019. CAG is aiming for full recovery this year. Mr Henk Ombelet, head of advisory operations at aviation consultancy Ci