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WHO classifies EG.5 as Covid-19 'variant of interest'

WHO classifies EG.5 as Covid-19 'variant of interest'

The World Health Organization on Wednesday classified the EG.5 coronavirus strain circulating in the United States and China as a "variant of interest" but said it did not seem to pose more of a threat to public health than other variants.
Another official arrested in pandemic flight bribery scandal

Another official arrested in pandemic flight bribery scandal

Tran Tung, deputy director of the Thai Nguyen Province’s Department of Foreign Affairs, has been detained for allegedly receiving bribes in the organization of Covid-19 repatriation flights.
June 11, 2023 | 01:54 am PT
Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO

Covid no longer a global health emergency: WHO

The Covid-19 pandemic, which killed millions of people and wreaked economic and social havoc, no longer constitutes a global health emergency, the WHO said Friday, warning that the threat remained.
May 5, 2023 | 03:59 pm PT
Model and luxury retail heir postpone Saigon wedding ceremony in Covid precaution

Model and luxury retail heir postpone Saigon wedding ceremony in Covid precaution

Vietnamese model Linh Rin and retail heir Phillip Nguyen have postponed their wedding in Saigon due to a potential coronavirus outbreak.
April 27, 2023 | 11:17 pm PT
People lost faith in childhood vaccines during Covid pandemic, UNICEF says

People lost faith in childhood vaccines during Covid pandemic, UNICEF says

UNICEF reported that people have lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the Covid-19 pandemic.
April 19, 2023 | 06:06 pm PT
North Korea's Kim demands more farmland to boost food production

North Korea's Kim demands more farmland to boost food production

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered improvements to infrastructure and expansion of farmland to ramp up food production, state media said on Thursday, amid warnings of an impending food crisis.
March 1, 2023 | 04:48 pm PT
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.
February 20, 2023 | 01:01 am PT
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
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