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Xi warns officials about ‘collusion’ with business
Published on 10/01/2023
» Chinese leader Xi Jinping warned officials against “colluding” with the business world, underscoring that his government’s crackdown on the private sector will remain a concern for investors despite efforts to revive the economy.
China pushes story of triumph over Covid
Published on 08/12/2022
» Chinese state media have struck a triumphant tone over the country’s efforts to contain Covid-19, reflecting the government’s efforts to dilute perceptions that its shift away from the stringent approach was forced by public discontent.
China only 'refining' Covid rules
Published on 12/11/2022
» BEIJING: China’s top health officials say that a sweeping overhaul to its zero-Covid playbook was a refinement of rules and not a relaxation of controls, dismissing interpretations that the changes were a step toward living with the virus.
Some Shanghai residents sent out of city in overnight Covid raids
AFP, Published on 02/05/2022
» SHANGHAI: In the middle of the night, Shanghai resident Lucy said she and her neighbours were forced into buses and taken hundreds of kilometres away from the locked-down Chinese metropolis to a makeshift quarantine centre.
Virus chaos pushes more expats to join Hong Kong exodus
AFP, Published on 07/03/2022
» HONG KONG: For the last eight years Mathilde and her family have called Hong Kong home, but as the coronavirus tears through the city they are joining an exodus of foreign workers looking for an escape route.
US warns against Hong Kong travel over Covid rules, child separations
Published on 02/03/2022
» The United States warns citizens against travelling to Hong Kong, citing the risk of children being separated from parents as the Chinese city imposes controversial Covid isolation policies.
Disarray grips Hong Kong ahead of mass Covid testing, isolation
AFP, Published on 02/03/2022
» HONG KONG: Overflowing hospitals, empty supermarket shelves and grim quarantine camps -- Hong Kong is in chaos battling a ballooning Covid outbreak in a business hub once renowned for its efficiency.
Suspension of Test & Go continues amid Omicron spike
Online Reporters, Published on 04/01/2022
» Thailand continues the suspension of the Test & Go scheme for travellers, as the country is battling the spike in Covid-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, a senior Public Health Ministry official said on Tuesday.
Treating Covid patients in secret Myanmar clinics
AFP, Published on 27/12/2021
» A handful of Myanmar nurses hiding from the junta have been running makeshift clinics to treat Covid patients and resistance fighters with medicine smuggled past military checkpoints.
Tycoon bets ‘silent majority’ can oust military rulers
Bloomberg News, Published on 06/11/2021
» A steel tycoon is setting up a new party as an alternative to the military-backed establishment and anti-government protesters, seeking to appeal to what he called a “silent majority” alienated by the festering political divide.