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Thailand leads every nation in Asia in tourism spend, says UN World Tourism

It all comes down to volume. Foreign arrivals could hit 40 million next year, which is more than half the country's population

India's climate change dilemma: Do more while US shrugs off responsibility?

Leading from the front so far, India could be asked to do yet more to fight climate change at its own cost after the dire warnings of the latest IPCC report

Bar to reach mid-stage, get funded has gone up: Iron Pillar's A Prasanna

The vast majority of mid-stage companies are still growing over 100 per cent year-on-year and are re-investing profits on growth, says Prasanna

Need for liquidity set to drive secondary deals in the Indian market

Secondary deals are driven by the need to create liquidity, so that fund managers can move onto the next fund

PE, VC investments decline 23% in July-Sept quarter: EY India report

In the last quarter of 2018, there is a pipeline of large deals awaiting regulatory approval

Over 1 million may soon live on artificial islands Hong Kong plans to build

Land reclamation in notoriously crowded Hong Kong has long been a controversial option to boost the supply of homes due to environmental concerns

Why high MSPs are likely to have a low impact on farmers' pockets

The minimum support price for the rabi season will not radically alter the falling trajectory of farm incomes

Can neuroscience teach self-driving cars to anticipate human behaviour?

If driverless cars can't be safely programmed to mimic risk-taking human drivers, perhaps they can be taught to better understand the way humans act

Tesla looking for a manager with a steady hand to handle Elon Musk

What shareholders want, of course, is someone who can put Tesla on the path to profitability and also manage Musk

A few jute firms are spinning a modern yarn, but shortages may be a hurdle

The challenge this season for the industry will be to make regular supplies of bags to government procurement agencies in an environment of an expected major raw jute crop shortfall

IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath: Neither a 'neo-liberal' nor left-leaning

IMF's first female chief economist is steadfastly apolitical in her policy vision and eschews all labels

From GIC to KKR India, here's a snapshot of this year's top PE deals

Software & services attracted the most capital, accounting for 29% of the deal value with an aggregate of $5.5 billion in 2018

To counter widening CAD, govt focuses on computer services, tech export

Monday's meet on boosting exports also called for slashing imports

Indian start-ups see huge inflows from Xiaomi, Shunwei Capital

Chinese investors find Indian start-ups attractive because of fair valuation, higher prospects of gain

All eyes on PKL 2018: Will kabaddi give cricket a run for its money?

In many states kabaddi beats cricket in viewership, according to data from Broadcast Audience Research Council

Did you know? Predicting airplane fares is a cool $750-million business!

Today's emerging contestant in airfare prognostication is Hopper

Bus start-ups take a slow ride to next stop, but may soon gather speed

Mass mobility services have struggled to take off, but there are signs the signal could finally turn from yellow to green

Learning from the competitor: How Tata and M&M are revving up for play-offs

As the difference between the third and fourth player narrows, the next six months will be a toss-up between the two companies for market leadership and volume growth

Millennials love luxury and their spending on Gucci, Louis Vuitton shows it

Gucci and Louis Vuitton are millennials' favorite brands, according to the survey and social-media data analyzed by UBS

Time-Warner'S Hbo To Launch Pay Channel