China’s latest efforts to broaden interest in its onshore currency market show a firm commitment to bolstering the yuan’s global appeal as Beijing works on its approach to chip away at the US dollar’s …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
China lifts quarantine requirements for inbound travellers 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 tolerance.
Your Monday Briefing: China Reopens
China reopens. Families across the world are preparing for reunions after China fully opened its borders yesterday and began welcoming visitors without strict quarantine requireme
Covid update: China kicks off ‘great migration’ as coronavirus threat looms, over 2 billion passengers to travel
Shortly after battling a major Covid wave China is set to see the great migration of around 2 billion passengers soon …
Coronavirus: long-awaited reunions for love birds, early birds as Hong Kong-mainland China border reopens after 3 years of restrictions
Hong Kong leader John Lee tours border checkpoint, says return of normal travel is the next target; Security chief says half of daily cross-border quota has been taken, with 7,000 …
19 dead in China crash as holiday travel rush gets underway
Authorities in southern China say 20 more were injured in the accident outside Nanchang, Jiangxi province, as the Lunar New Year travel rush begins.
Germany’s New China Strategy ‘Guided by Ideology’, Ambassador Says
Plans for a tougher China strategy by Germany are “guided by ideology” and reflect a Cold War mentality that could put cooperation between the world’s second- and fourth-largest economies at risk, China’s ambassador to Berlin…
Have no plan for IPO, focussing on business optimisation: China’s Ant
China-based Ant Group has said it has no plans for an IPO and has been focussing on its “business rectification and optimisation”. Earlier, Ant said Billionaire Jack Ma no longer holds a controlling …
China’s Open Borders Mark Covid Zero End and 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. Gu …
China reopens borders after 3 years of COVID travel restrictions
China removed quarantine requirements for inbound travelers on Sunday, effectively reopening its borders three years after the COVID pandemic led to strict travel restrictions. In addition to allowing …
China’s Covid wave threatens another snarl of U.S. medical supply chain
U.S. efforts to lessen the health care system’s reliance on China will be tested in the coming weeks and months as the virus rolls through China.
China to make monetary policy more targeted, effective: senior official
File photo shows a worker counting Chinese currency RMB banknotes at a bank in Linyi, east China’s Shandong Province. (Xinhua/Zhang Chunlei) BEIJING, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) — China will make its prudent …
China has reopened its borders to tourists after three years of COVID-19 closure
The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China’s easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.
