Cases of COVID-19 are surging around the world, but the course of the pandemic varies widely country to country. To provide you with a global view as we approach a year and a half since…
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China is policing speech that supports “living with Covid”
The growing sensitivity toward any talk of relaxing China’s Covid-zero strategy reflects the political importance of the approach.
China suspends two flights over Covid-19 cases – flights from Cambodia and Philippines had passengers test positive
China’s civil aviation regulator has announced the suspension of a Philippine Airlines flight and a Cambodia Airways flight after passengers tested positive for Covid-19.
GLOBAL MARKETS-Shares wobble on concern over China crackdown, COVID-19
* U.S. retail sales drop in July * U.S. 10-yr Treasury yields edge up * China’s Tencent, Alibaba and Meituan fall on latest rules * Kiwi dollar near three-week low on New Zealand lockdown …
China suspends two flights over COVID-19 cases
China’s civil aviation regulator has announced the suspension of a Philippine Airlines flight and a Cambodia Airways flight after passengers tested positive for COVID-19.
People’s Bank of China to ‘clean up’ crypto trading in Shenzhen
The Shenzhen subsidiary of the People’s Bank of China said it intends to “promptly clean up and rectify” 11 companies for providing illicit crypto trading activities.
China Sends Warplanes Near Taiwan During Suspected Weapons Tests Around Island
People’s Liberation Army spokesperson said warplanes and warships were deployed around southern Taiwan for a combined arms exercise on Tuesday.
Chinese ports choke over ‘zero tolerance’ COVID-19 policy
Several Chinese ports are facing congestion as vessels due to call at Ningbo are bing diverted and cargo processing is slowed partly due to stricter disinfection measures under China’s “zero-tolerance …
China must aim to curb Covid-19 before school term, health minister says
Schools and universities will start in September as scheduled, Ma Xiaowei says36 of the 48 cities where there has been an outbreak had not reported a case in more than six days as of Saturday,…
Beijing city says it will help people who lost jobs as result of China’s crackdown on private tutors to find work
The authorities in the capital said there were tens of thousands of posts ‘available’ for those leaving the sector after it was hit with severe restrictions.
Beijing prohibits off-campus tutoring on holidays
The Chinese capital has banned curriculum subject-tutoring institutions from holding classes on holidays, Beijing municipal education commission said in a press conference Tuesday. Li Yi, spokesperson …
China travel industry hopes of coronavirus recovery dashed by Delta variant, curtailed summer holidays
China’s tourism industry accounted for 11 per cent of its economy in 2019, but in the first half of 2021, the number of domestic trips and spending both fell by around 40 per cent.
China holds live-fire exercises near Taiwan in response to ‘provocations’
Army says warships, anti-submarine aircraft and fighter planes sent to the south-west and south-east of island …
