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Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day
AFP, Published on 24/12/2022
» Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with Covid-19 every day, a senior health official has said, in a rare and quickly censored acknowledgement that the country's wave of infections is not being reflected in official statistics.
Elderly Covid patients fill hospital wards in China's major cities
AFP, Published on 23/12/2022
» CHONGQING (CHINA) - Elderly patients lined the wards of hospitals in major cities in China Thursday as the country battled a wave of Covid cases.
5,000 Covid deaths a day likely in China
Published on 22/12/2022
» China is likely experiencing 1 million Covid-19 infections and 5,000 virus deaths every day as it grapples with what is expected to be the biggest outbreak the world has ever seen, according to a new analysis.
Xi vows to promote China-Australia strategic partnership
Published on 21/12/2022
» Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged Wednesday to promote a comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Australia in a message to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, state-run media said.
Revamp 7-day campaign
Oped, Editorial, Published on 20/12/2022
» The New Year is just under two weeks away, and after almost three years of living under Covid-19 pandemic restrictions, many people are expected to travel to celebrate. This will be the first time in a while that people will feel free to travel and enjoy life to the fullest without the fear of being infected with the coronavirus. Yet, it also means that more road accidents are expected, particularly on highways, rural roads, and in big cities.
Shanghai shuts schools as Covid surges
Published on 17/12/2022
» SHANGHAI: Shanghai will shut most schools again from Monday, reverting to an element of China’s old coronavirus playbook as the rapid dismantling of pandemic restrictions spurs an explosion in cases.
Beijing crematoriums strain under Covid wave
AFP, Published on 16/12/2022
» BEIJING: Workers at Beijing crematoriums said Friday they are overwhelmed as China faces a surge in Covid cases that authorities warn could hit its underdeveloped rural hinterland during upcoming public holidays.
Study: China Covid deaths could reach 1 million
Published on 15/12/2022
» Almost 1 million people in China may die from Covid-19 as the government rapidly abandons pandemic curbs, according to a new study by researchers in Hong Kong.
Royal spinning magic
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 11/12/2022
» Indigo-dyed fabrics are synonymous with the northeastern province of Sakon Nakhon and one of the province's weaving groups came under the spotlight when it was selected to showcase national wisdom at the 29th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) summit in Bangkok last month.
China's tourism sector hails sudden policy shift on zero-Covid, but lockdown scepticism remains
Published on 09/12/2022
» The night China announced it would ease some of its most controversial coronavirus controls, Shanghai resident Yu Yuan immediately booked a high-speed train ticket to Beijing for a New Year's trip.