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Fri, July 1, 2022 | 06:45
Beijing, Shanghai ease COVID restrictions as outbreaks fade
Beijing, Shanghai ease COVID restrictions as outbreaks fade
Shoppers returned to the malls of Beijing on Sunday as the Chinese capital relaxed pandemic restrictions after declaring a small but persistent COVID-19 outbreak effectively under control. A partial reopening of stores and offices in Beijing was welcomed by a weary populace and struggling shopkeepers eager for life to return to normal. Coupled with a gradual easing of restric...
2022-05-29 21:47
'Can you tell I'm not Korean?'
'Can you tell I'm not Korean?'
HONG KONG - “It seems to be the case that Korea sees a rise in perfectionists, as in a competitive society, people need to strive to become better versions of themselves to maintain a better-quality life and satisfy one's parents that have invested much resources in them,” Wendy Lam, 21, a Hong Konger, says in almost-perfect Korean intonation. Lam was one of 14 contestants in...
Kim Bo-eun | 2022-05-29 08:00
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
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