Competition
Stuck at home due to lockdown Airbnb has a way for you to go on virtual toursedit
Hindustan Times – Online
The list includes meditation with a Japanese Buddhist Monk in Osaka, Japan; coffee lessons with the National Judge in Mexico City, Mexico; family baking experience in San Francisco, California; making perfect Chinese steamed buns in Singapore; and making Swedish pastries with a professional baker in Stockholm, Sweden among other things.
Industry
A new normal for traveledit
Live Mint – Online
Indias sustainable businesses show why community first practices must be the future of all tourism Read Full Story Deepa Krishnan and Fahim Vohra, founders of the travel companies Mumbai Magic and Be The Local, respectively, have deep ties in the communities in Mumbai they work with.
Restaurants, Auto, Realty Sector To Take 12 Yrs To Reviveedit
Money Life – Online
Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), which form the major portion of raw materials for drug manufacture, are majorly imported from China (around 70%) due to the low cost of imports. IndRa says, Though the government has classified pharma operations under essential services, the scale of operations has declined due to the lack of API imports from the Chinese markets along with the fall in consumption.
Specific
Hong Kong unveils $17.7 billion in relief measures to help cushion impact of coronavirusedit
India Today, Travel News Wire, Click Now, Business Traveller, CNA, Flipboard – Online
Hong Kong announced relief measures totaling HK$137.5 billion ($17.7 billion) on Wednesday as it joins global efforts to offset the impact of coronavirus, which has taken a heavy toll on the city, in particular its tourism and retail sectors.
Coronavirus epidemic prompts Art Central Hong Kong to go online, makes participation freeedit
The New Indian Express – Online
If you had made plans to visit Hong Kong for the 2020 edition of the Art Central festival, and now can’t because of the coronavirus epidemic, you will be pleased to know that you can witness the artworks from the comfort of your couch.
Art Central Hong Kong announces special edition online catalogueedit
News Web India 123, Outlook, Social News XYZ, IANS, Prokerala, Daiji World, Daily World – Online
Continuing its longstanding partnership with Artsy since 2015, Art Central Hong Kong has announced a special Artsy online catalogue to support the galleries and artists of its canceled 2020 edition at no cost to those participating.