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Thailand aims to target wealthy, not mass tourism

Bloomberg Thailand’s tourism-revival strategy is to target big spenders seeking privacy and social distancing in the Covid-19 era, rather than try to attract a large number of visitors. The pandemic provides an opportunity to reset the sector, which had become reliant on Chinese groups and backpackers. Once the country’s borders are reopened and so-called travel bubbles are agreed upon, marketing ...

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China’s smothering of HK has Democrats preparing for jail

Bloomberg A year ago, Hong Kong protesters effectively killed an extradition bill that would subject them to criminal prosecution under China’s legal system for the first time — a victory that inspired them to demand real elections. Now Beijing has unwound all those gains, and gone much further in eroding Hong Kong’s autonomy. Details of a proposed national security law ...

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Trump to order new rules on H-1B visa

Bloomberg President Donald Trump said he will announce new restrictions on employment-based immigration visas in the next two days, as the nation recovers from pandemic-related unemployment. “We are going to announce something tomorrow or the next day on the visas,” Trump said in a Fox News interview, when asked about upcoming rules on several different visa categories, including the H1-B ...

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