Many people are flying private jet services for the first time. Here’s what they’re paying
Private air travel is prospering under the pandemic. In fact, interest is so high that many private jet companies have a different problem of their...
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Here are the top U.S.-listed Chinese EV stocks — ranked from first to third
Nio plans to begin deliveries of its ET7 electric sedan in 2022. Evelyn Cheng | CNBC Bernstein is finally out with stock ratings on three...
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Hit by climate change, farmers in Cambodia are risking everything on microfinance loans
The “microfinance” industry — long touted as a way to help poor, rural communities in developing countries — is pushing tens of thousands of farming...
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An Indian tech unicorn’s founders share 3 tips for success — including a ‘hit by a bus’ plan
Harsh Jain says it’s an “open secret” that he doesn’t use his own fantasy sports app — for fantasy football, at least. “I am still...
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Concession awards mark a reset for Macao casinos
Macao’s government relies on casinos for over 80% of its income, with most of the population employed directly or indirectly by the casino industry. Dragon...
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The Asian nation where 35% of people say they’ll ‘never travel’ again
Everyone is traveling, it seems. Data shows people are traveling more often and for longer periods of time, with many planning big bucket list-style trips...
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How this millennial CEO steered the world’s largest vaccine maker during the pandemic
Adar Poonawalla became the CEO of the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer, Serum Institute of India, when he was 30 years old. | Bloomberg | Getty...
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China’s reopening brings both risks and opportunities, Asian Development Bank says
China’s reopening could bring opportunities as well as risks to its economy, Albert Park, chief economist at the Asian Development Bank told CNBC. Although the...
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Asia’s year in review: Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2022
Police officers step into the vandalized gateway to Sri Lanka’s presidential palace in July. The country has been hit hard by an economic crisis. Abhishek...
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Inflation has peaked — but it’s not returning to pre-Covid levels in 2023, Mastercard says
Inflation has already peaked, but it will remain above pre-Covid levels in 2023, said David Mann, chief economist for Asia-Pacific, Middle East and Africa at...
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SpaceX launches lunar lander for Japanese venture ispace, which aims to create an economy around the moon
A long exposure photo shows the path of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket as it launched the ispace mission on Dec. 11, 2022, with the rocket...
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With Tesla battery packs and largest hydrogen tank in Japan, Panasonic tests a factory of the future
As a bullet train speeds by in the background, a liquid hydrogen tank towers over solar panels and hydrogen fuel cells at Panasonic’s Kusatsu plant...