China said it started making major changes to Covid Zero even before nationwide protests widely credited with prompting the shift, as Beijing sought to counter the narrative that President Xi Jinping …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
Beijing ‘firmly opposes violent attack’ in Brazil
Beijing on Monday said it “firmly opposes the violent attack” on government buildings in the Brazilian capital, after hundreds of supporters of …
Pfizer’s Paxlovid Not Included in China’s National Insurance
China will not include Pfizer’s COVID-19 treatment drug in a national reimbursement list that would have allowed patients to get it at a cheaper price throughout the country, saying it was too expensi …
China lifts quarantine requirements for inbound travelers amid COVID-19 surge
Mainland China has ended its almost three years of self-imposed isolation though COVID-19 cases and deaths are surging at astronomical yet inprecise levels, a stark contrast to its previous “zero …
China Covid: Workers making tests clash with police at factory
Posts online said the protest started on Saturday morning, when workers were told they were effectively laid off and that salaries would not correspond to those promised by the wo …
China central bank to support private firms, ease tech crackdown – CCTV
China’s central bank will step up support for private firms as part of steps to shore up the economy, while easing a crackdown on tech companies, Guo Shuqing, Communist party chief of the People’s …
China’s Open Borders End Covid Zero, Spark Homecoming Rush
There was jubilation and heartache in cities across China as the long-awaited border reopening — the final step in country’s dismantling of Covid Zero — sparked a homecoming rush for many diaspora.
China’s crackdown on tech giants is ‘basically’ over, top official says
China’s heavy-handed crackdown on tech giants is coming to … up control of Ant Group after the fintech giant’s shareholders agreed to restructure its business. However, Chinese policymakers are …
90% of people in China province infected with COVID-19–official
Almost 90 percent of people in China’s third most populous province have now been infected with Covid-19, a top official said Monday, as the country battles an unprecedented
Singapore’s Covid-19 measures have kept cases from China low; changes to travel volume to be ‘carefully’ calibrated
SINGAPORE’S Covid-19 measures have already kept imported infections and severe cases from China low despite the latter’s current wave, said Health Minister Ong Ye Kung in Parliament on Monday (Jan 9),
Beijing explains Xi Jinping’s great U-turn on Covid-zero policy
Beijing has given its fullest account of President Xi Jinping’s abrupt U-turn on Covid policy, calling the shift “scientific, timely and necessary” as one of China’s top diplomats in Europe railed about “discrimination” against Chinese…
Inspired by Ukraine, Taiwan seeks to bolster military preparedness as China threat continues
Spurred by Beijing’s bellicose behavior and inspired by the Ukrainian resistance to Russia’s invasion, Taiwan is returning to a one-year military conscription policy for men over 18.
Three lessons to learn from beauty brands’ success in China
The beauty sector is soaring to new levels of brand engagement in China, but what is the key formula to success and how can UK retailers emulate it? Alibaba’s Kristina Hui investigates.
