Chinese tourists slowly resuming overseas trips, but Lunar New Year numbers still well down on pre-Covid levels
More than 2 million foreign trips were made during the Spring Festival holiday, according to the state news agency. READ SOURCE...
Economy
China population: 7 ways to boost the birth rate, according to experts
From abandoning family-planning policies to enhancing parental leave, China has a range of options available to boost fertility rates and slow the pace of its population decline, according to demographers. READ SOURCE...
Investors fuel drayage software provider PortPro with $12 million in funding
Investors see drayage as an area rife for technological improvement, with software provider PortPro the latest startup to secure funding to empower port truckers. READ SOURCE...
ILWU 'sending message’ to West Coast terminals as contract talks drag on
West Coast stakeholders are speaking up against the ILWU, saying contract-related job actions taken by longshoremen are impeding their ability to take delivery of containers at key ports. READ SOURCE...
Chinese shiver as ‘artificial shortage’ of natural gas forces them to find other ways to heat homes
Households are struggling, particularly in China’s rural areas where authorities did not ensure enough gas supply for the winter months, and Beijing may have to step in ‘if things get worse’. READ SOURCE...
Conservation elements, smart tech help Hong Kong’s Sun Hung Kai Properties generate over US$1.5 billion in revenue at project in wetland buffer area
Ecological conservation and smart technologies have helped Sun Hung Kai Properties sell more than 1,650 homes near Hong Kong’s Mai Po wetlands and generate over US$1.5 billion in revenue. READ SOURCE...
A tourism tale of 3 cities: Tokyo thrives, Macau lures mainland Chinese visitors, while Hong Kong waits to shake off Covid blues
PCR test rule, slow visa process are putting off mainland visitors to Hong Kong, say industry players. READ SOURCE...
Truckers urge single appointment system across Southern California port complex
Truckers urge single appointment system across Southern California port complex As federal and state laws aim to make per diem charges more transparent, California trucking groups say a unified appointment system across the Los Angeles and Long Beach port complex...
China’s ‘sharp increase’ in car exports leaves South Korea searching for a solution
South Korean carmakers are urging Seoul to do more to boost export competitiveness in the face of China’s fast-growing auto industry, especially in the field of electric vehicles. READ SOURCE...
FourKites aims to turbocharge shipper analytics efforts
The need for shippers to contextualize freight status data led visibility provider FourKites to build a data connectivity tool for enterprise shippers. READ SOURCE...