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| - We will move the following business and economics stories: + Miners welcome S.Africa's plans to open up power generation + God save the pub: Britons rally to rescue watering holes + Chinese businesses in faraway Namibia feel virus fear + Flight of fancy? Aviation industry tries to go green + Southeast Asia feels burn as virus keeps Chinese tourists away SAfrica-mining-electricity-energy,FOCUS CAPE TOWN South Africa's announcement that it will open up electricity generation to other players, effectively breaking Eskom's monopoly, has been welcomed by many, especially the mining industry, a key sector in Africa's most industrialised economy. 600 words by Tanya Steenkamp. Britain-leisure-drink-business-pub,FOCUS RYTON, United Kingdom In the heart of picturesque old Ryton village in northeast England, pub regulars banded together to save their favourite watering hole, in a cut-throat sector where competition is fierce. 700 words by Kevin Trublet. Picture. Video Namibia-China-health-virus,FOCUS WINDHOEK, Namibia Namibia should feel little concern about a coronavirus outbreak given that the sparsely-populated desert country is 12,000 kilometres from China and without a single confirmed case of the virus -- but the southern African nation hosts a big Chinese retail business community with close links to home. 600 words by Ndapewoshali Shapwanale. Video. Picture Asia-Singapore-aviation-environment,FOCUS SINGAPORE From an emissions-reducing model jet that looks like something from a sci-fi movie to electric aircraft and sustainable fuel, the aviation industry is ramping up efforts to go green as consumer pressure grows. 600 words by Catherine Lai and Sam Reeves. Picture. Video China-health-virus-Mekong-economy-tourism,FOCUS LUANG PRABANG, Laos Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold as tuk-tuks sit idle; Southeast Asia is facing billions of dollars in losses from a collapse in Chinese tourism since the outbreak of the deadly coronavirus. 700 words by Aidan Jones, with Dene-Hern Chen in Pattaya, Thailand. Picture. Video afp
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