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At job fairs in China, employers are thrifty and applicants timid

At job fairs in China, employers are thrifty and applicants timid

China's job fairs are making a comeback after being forced online by Covid-19 for three years, but subdued wages and less abundant offerings in sectors exposed to weakening external demand point to an uneven economic recovery.
Hong Kong offers free flights after Covid isolation

Hong Kong offers free flights after Covid isolation

Hong Kong is ready to welcome the world back, its leader said Thursday, as he pitched free flights and positive publicity to resurrect the once-vibrant global hub after three years of Covid-enforced isolation.
February 2, 2023 | 03:50 am PT
South Korea drops indoor anti-Covid mask mandate, infection fears linger

South Korea drops indoor anti-Covid mask mandate, infection fears linger

South Korea on Monday scrapped a face mask mandate for most indoor public places in a major step to loosen Covid-19 rules, but many residents opted to keep wearing coverings due to lingering concerns over infections.
January 30, 2023 | 12:21 am PT
Vietnam's tourism, trade, FDI rosy amid China's reopening: HSBC

Vietnam's tourism, trade, FDI rosy amid China's reopening: HSBC

HSBC predicts that Vietnam's tourism, trade and FDI will have rosy prospects this year as China reopens borders.
January 29, 2023 | 03:06 pm PT
Chinese pray for health in Lunar New Year as Covid death toll rises

Chinese pray for health in Lunar New Year as Covid death toll rises

China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic, as officials reported almost 13,000 new deaths caused by the virus between January 13 and 19.
January 21, 2023 | 11:30 pm PT
Chinese city-dwellers head to hometowns as holidays raise Covid stakes

Chinese city-dwellers head to hometowns as holidays raise Covid stakes

Passengers laden with luggage flocked to rail stations and airports in China's megacities on Monday, heading to their hometowns for Lunar New Year holidays that health experts fear could intensify a raging Covid-19 outbreak in areas less-equipped to handle it.
January 16, 2023 | 12:01 am PT
China's on the move again, economic outlook brightens

China's on the move again, economic outlook brightens

Residents of China are increasingly on the move after the country's sudden reversal last month of heavy Covid-19 curbs, despite a surge in infections, pointing to a gradual recovery in consumption and economic activity this year.
January 12, 2023 | 07:09 pm PT
US inflation retreating as consumer prices fall; labor market still tight

US inflation retreating as consumer prices fall; labor market still tight

U.S. consumer prices fell for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in December as gasoline and motor vehicles prices declined, offering hope that inflation was now on a sustained downward trend, though the labor market remains tight.
January 12, 2023 | 06:40 pm PT
China outbound flight bookings at 15% of pre-pandemic levels despite recent surge: ForwardKeys

China outbound flight bookings at 15% of pre-pandemic levels despite recent surge: ForwardKeys

China's outbound flight bookings were at only 15% of pre-pandemic levels in the week after the country announced it would reopen its borders, despite a 192% jump from the same period last year.
January 11, 2023 | 05:34 pm PT
China scraps visa-free transit for S. Koreans, Japanese over Covid curbs

China scraps visa-free transit for S. Koreans, Japanese over Covid curbs

Beijing said Wednesday it would scrap visa-free transit for South Korean and Japanese citizens, stepping up a diplomatic tit-for-tat after both countries placed travel curbs on visitors from China.
January 11, 2023 | 07:32 am PT
Chinese rush to renew passports as Covid border curbs lifted

Chinese rush to renew passports as Covid border curbs lifted

People joined long queues outside immigration offices in Beijing on Monday, eager to renew their passports after China dropped Covid border controls that had largely prevented its 1.4 billion residents from travelling for three years.
January 9, 2023 | 12:41 am PT
China's 'great migration' kicks-off under shadow of Covid

China's 'great migration' kicks-off under shadow of Covid

China on Saturday marked the first day of "chun yun", the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world's largest annual migration of people, bracing for a huge increase in travellers and the spread of Covid-19 infections.
January 7, 2023 | 06:56 pm PT
Travel curbs rack up as Covid-hit China readies reopening

Travel curbs rack up as Covid-hit China readies reopening

More countries around the world are demanding that visitors from China take Covid tests, days before it drops border controls and ushers in an eagerly awaited return to travel.
January 6, 2023 | 02:02 am PT
With few entry tests, Southeast Asia may gain most from China's travel revival

With few entry tests, Southeast Asia may gain most from China's travel revival

Southeast Asia's tourist economies are set to be leading beneficiaries of China's scrapping of travel bans as they have steered clear of the Covid-19 tests before entry that Europe, Japan and the United States have imposed on Chinese visitors.
January 5, 2023 | 06:59 pm PT
Xi calls for unity as China enters 'new phase' of Covid policy

Xi calls for unity as China enters 'new phase' of Covid policy

Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Saturday for more effort and unity as the country enters a "new phase" in its approach to combating the pandemic, in his first comments addressed to the public on Covid-19 since his government changed course three weeks ago and relaxed its rigorous policy of lockdowns and mass testing.
December 31, 2022 | 06:06 pm PT
China to scrap Covid quarantine rule for inbound travelers

China to scrap Covid quarantine rule for inbound travelers

China will stop requiring inbound travelers to go into quarantine starting from Jan. 8, the National Health Commission said on Monday in a major step towards easing curbs on its borders, which have been largely shut since 2020.
December 26, 2022 | 07:52 pm PT
'I don't trust it:' Vaccine hesitancy lingers even as China Covid cases surge

'I don't trust it:' Vaccine hesitancy lingers even as China Covid cases surge

Headhunter Candice knows the Covid-19 infections engulfing Beijing and much of China will soon hit her home of Shenzhen city, but she would rather face it without a vaccine booster, saying she fears potential side effects more than the virus.
December 18, 2022 | 07:44 pm PT
Chinese consumers wary of splurging after Beijing relaxes Covid strictures

Chinese consumers wary of splurging after Beijing relaxes Covid strictures

China's weary public and businesses have welcomed the easing of stringent "zero-Covid" measures, but Jorry Fan, who lives in the eastern city of Suzhou, said it prompted her to drop any plans to dine out for weeks.
December 11, 2022 | 07:19 pm PT
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