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China Seeks to Minimize COVID-19 Risk during Travel Rush

China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures. The Transportation Ministry on Friday called on travelers to reduce trips and gatherings, particularly if they involve elderly people, pregnant women,…

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China targets air traffic at around 75% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023 -state media

China's aviation regulator wants air traffic to reach around 75% of pre-pandemic levels in 2023, state media reported on Friday.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: Is China sharing enough COVID-19 information?

As COVID-19 rips through China, other countries and the World Health Organization are calling on its government to share more comprehensive data

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China seeks to minimize COVID-19 risk during travel rush

China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month's Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures

The Independent UK

Covid strains from West more serious than from China, says virologist

New coronavirus strains from visitors arriving from western countries could pose a higher health threat than older strains from tourists arriving from China, according to virologist Yong Poovorawan.

Bangkok Post

Weekly Must-Read: China’s Road to Economic Recovery Faces Post-Covid Speed Bumps

Policymakers are now squarely focused on reviving the economy. But some analysts warned against ‘excessive optimism’ about when pre-pandemic growth rates will return

Caixin Global

China set to reclaim third of global emerging-market stock gauge

China’s equities are poised to claim back a one-third weighting in a benchmark emerging-markets index, following a sharp outperformance sparked by an easing of strict Covid curbs and a pivot to pro-growth policies.

Bangkok Post

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Teslas now over 40% cheaper in China than US

SHANGHAI: Tesla Inc made another round of price cuts on its Model 3 and Y electric vehicles (EVs) in China on Friday, while also introducing its higher-end Model S sedan and Model X to get a better hold on the premium end of the world’s biggest EV market.

Bangkok Post

Sick of the grind, China’s well-off seek slower pace in Thailand

Chinese social media is abuzz with the benefits of moving to the Southeast Asian country after years of COVID curbs.

Al Jazeera

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 for a population that has been largely stuck at home for three years.

Reuters

Japan wants G-7 to team up against ‘economic coercion’ by China

Japan wants the Group of Seven advanced economies to take a coordinated approach this year aimed at preventing the “economic coercion” that China has applied to some of its trading partners.

Tribune News Service

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

SINGAPORE: 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.

Bangkok Post

China expects passenger traffic during Lunar New Year to double from 2022

China expects the total number of passenger trips made by travellers by road, rail, water and flight during the upcoming Lunar New Year to reach 2.1 billion this year, double from last year's 1.05 billion during the same period.

Reuters

Proof of Covid jabs for all visitors revived

All visitors to Thailand must show proof of at least two Covid-19 vaccinations under revised rules that coincide with the revival of travel from China, authorities said on Thursday.

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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.

Reuters

Taiwan offers China help again to deal with COVID surge

Taiwan has again offered to provide China with assistance to help it deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases but Chinese authorities have not yet responded, official Taiwan media reported late on Thursday.

Newcastle Herald

Australian coal exporter confidence on the rise as China allows imports to resume

Australia-China relations appear on the mend amid reports Beijing will allow coal imports to resume for the first time since 2020.

Al Jazeera

US waged war on China’s chips; S Korea, Taiwan felt the fallout

Washington’s bid for self-sufficiency in semiconductors is complicating relations with its tech-savvy partners in Asia.

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ABC News

The latest COVID-19 news and case numbers from around the states and territories

Here's a quick wrap of the COVID-19 news and case numbers from each Australian jurisdiction from the past week.

Bangkok Post

Navy names new transport ship 'Chang'

A ceremonial launching of the Royal Thai Navy's third amphibious transport dock ship took place in China on Wednesday, a source said.

Bangkok Post

Too lax on Covid curbs?

This Sunday, the Great Wall of Covid quarantine in China finally will be lifted, with millions of Chinese travellers set to make their first overseas trip in three years after an outbound travel ban that has been in place since January 2020.

Irish Mirror

Irish expert explains travel changes to cope with rising Covid infections in China

"A lot of Irish people concerned"

InsideEVs

Tesla China: Delivery Trucks Line Up At Giga Shanghai As It Reopens

Tesla gave its workers in China a break as it headed into the new year, though it seems production is back up to speed as planned, and deliveries are imminent.

The Guardian - UK

China isn’t following the science in dealing with its Covid outbreak

Letters: Readers take issue with an article by the Chinese ambassador to the UK about his country’s coronavirus response

The Independent UK

As COVID surges in China, US begins testing more travelers

As COVID-19 surges in China, the U.S. is expanding its traveler surveillance program, an early warning system for detecting new variants

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