SHANGHAI: An end to China’s travel curbs this month is expected to revive demand in the global luxury retail market, which has been starved of mainland visitors for three years, but many consumers now …
Monthly Archives For January 2023
China to open border with Hong Kong after three years of tight control
The Chinese government announced on Thursday that it will reopen its border with Hong Kong on January 8, nearly three years after it was largely shut in an effort to contain the spread of Covid.
WHO: China is underrepresenting severity of COVID-19 outbreak
The World Health Organization is calling on China to be more transparent concerning the severity of its COVID-19 outbreak, stating the Asian nation has been underreporting its number of hospitalizations and deaths.
Hong Kong to start reopening border with China on Jan. 8
Hong Kong will start to reopen its border with mainland China on Sunday, allowing tens of thousands of people to travel between both sides each day under a quarantine-free arrangement, the city’s leader said Thursday.
China threatens ‘countermeasures’ over other countries’ Covid travel restrictions
US among several countries defending virus tests for China passengers as Beijing threatens to retaliate
Feature: Filipino durian growers eye more income as exports to China cleared
Jomar Abdon, 29, took on one of Davao City’s durian processing facility’s critical tasks: sorting durians. Standing in front of a pile of durians, he sorted out skillfully the high-quality spiky …
Who has imposed Covid-19 rules on travellers from China?
BEIJING — More than a dozen countries have slapped fresh travel regulations on travellers from China, as the world’s most populous nation faces a surge in Covid-19 cases following its decision to relax strict virus restrictions.
Shenzhen port records container throughput of over 30 million TEUs
In 2022, China’s Shenzhen port handled over 30 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) of containers, up 4.39 percent year on year, a record high, said the local transportation bureau. Last year, the …
China Commodity Bulls See Big Gains When Covid Pain Subsides
China’s abandonment of Covid Zero is stirring hopes that a demand recovery in the world’s biggest commodities importer will boost prices once the country gets over the current virus wave.Most Read …
Global IPO proceeds down 61% in 2022, Southeast Asia down 50%: EY
Compared to Singapore’s eight listings raising US$40 million in 2022, Hong Kong saw 67 listings raising US$12.4 billion.
Chinese delegations meet business opportunities overseas, sharing China’s development dividends with world
Business delegations from China are heading for global destinations to boost trade and investment in overseas markets as the country has optimized its COVID-19 response, presentin …
Millions of people worked in China’s mass testing system. Now they’re out of a job
Most testing booths have been closed down after the zero-Covid policy came to an abrupt end, and there’s also a mountain of medical supplies that are no longer needed.
China to open border with Hong Kong on Jan 8
China’s government said on Thursday that its border with special administrative region Hong Kong would reopen on Jan. 8, the first time in three years, as Beijing accelerates the unwinding of …
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