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Wed, December 7, 2022 | 11:20

Shanghai lockdown: residents demand release, and some get it

Shanghai lockdown: residents demand release, and some get it

On a balmy Sunday night, residents of an upscale Shanghai compound took to the streets to decry lockdown restrictions imposed by their community. By the following morning, they were free to leave.

2022-05-27 22:14

Shanghai to gradually reopen schools in June as lockdown eases

Shanghai to gradually reopen schools in June as lockdown eases

Shanghai schoolchildren will gradually resume some in-person classes in June with daily COVID-19 tests, the local government said Thursday, as the Chinese metropolis gradually emerges from a lengthy lockdown that brought it to a standstill.

2022-05-26 21:46

Philippine Congress proclaims Marcos as next president

Philippine Congress proclaims Marcos as next president

A joint session of Philippines Congress on Wednesday declared Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the son and namesake of the notorious late dictator, the winner of this month's election and confirmed he would become the country's next president. The proclamation formalizes the once unimaginable return to power of the country's most famous political dynasty, after a 1986 "people power" rev...

2022-05-25 21:41

Taiwan not included in launch of new Biden Indo-Pacific pact

Taiwan not included in launch of new Biden Indo-Pacific pact

President Joe Biden is expected to unveil a list of nations on Monday who will be joining a long anticipated Indo-Pacific trade pact, but Taiwan won't be among them.White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan confirmed that Taiwan isn't among the governments signed up for the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, a trade pact that's meant to allow the U.S. to...

2022-05-22 21:58

Tokyo protests to Beijing over East China Sea gas field development

Tokyo protests to Beijing over East China Sea gas field development

Japan has lodged an official protest with China after discovering what it claimed were efforts by Beijing to develop gas fields in disputed waters in the East China Sea. Tokyo's foreign ministry said Friday it had confirmed that Beijing was building in the area - where the two countries' exclusive economic zones (EEZ) overlap - and submitted a complaint to the Chinese embassy.

2022-05-22 13:42

Shanghai partly resumes public transport in patchy reopening

Shanghai partly resumes public transport in patchy reopening

Shanghai partially restarted public transport Sunday, signaling a gradual reopening after nearly two months sealed off from the outside world. China's largest city has been almost entirely locked down since April, when it became the epicenter of the country's worst COVID-19 outbreak since the early days of the pandemic.

2022-05-22 13:42

Asian markets up after China cuts key interest rate

Asian markets up after China cuts key interest rate

Asian markets saw a sustained bump Friday following China's decision to lower a key benchmark rate, injecting optimism among traders that it could boost the world's second-largest economy from its COVID-battered knees.

2022-05-20 19:17

Officials say some Shanghai businesses to reopen Monday

Officials say some Shanghai businesses to reopen Monday

Supermarkets, malls and restaurants in Shanghai will be allowed to open in a limited capacity starting Monday, officials said, even while it remained unclear whether residents would be let out from their homes.

2022-05-15 15:56

Shanghai disinfects homes, closes all subways in COVID fight

Shanghai disinfects homes, closes all subways in COVID fight

Teams in white protective suits are entering the homes of coronavirus-infected people to spray disinfectant as Shanghai tries to root out an omicron outbreak under China's strict ``zero-COVID'' strategy.

2022-05-10 20:06

Hong Kong's next leader endorsed by pro-Beijing elites

Hong Kong's next leader endorsed by pro-Beijing elites

Hong Kong's leader-in-waiting, John Lee, was endorsed for the city's top job on Sunday by a committee stacked with pro-Beijing loyalists, as the financial hub attempts to relaunch itself after several years of political upheaval.

2022-05-08 19:54

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