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Is 2023 set to be a tipping point?

It's that time of year to gaze into the crystal snow globe and try to see the stories on the horizon which will affect the New Year. Our world remains an increasingly tumultuous place, and the tragedy of expanding conflicts is only surpassed by the waves of refugees fleeing those…

Bangkok Post

Debunking claims that Western media is 'exaggerating' Covid-19 in Shanghai

As China eases its zero-Covid policy amidst international fears of a new wave, a report by an anglophone journalist in China from late December is being used online as "proof" that the coronavirus figures in Shanghai are hardly cause for concern. But is all as it seems? We take a…

France 24

The startling number of patients in Greater Manchester hospitals who don't need to be there

NHS figures reveal just how few are able to be discharged

Manchester Evening News

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1 Auto Stock to Continue to Steer Clear From in 2023

Amidst the resurge of COVID-19 in China, leading Chinese EV company NIO (NIO) has been facing severe delivery and supply constraints. Moreover, the company reported a grim third-quarter result and expects a challenging first half of 2023. So, I think the stock is best avoided now. Read more.

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Can China cope? From zero to no Covid restrictions

Why did China suddenly go from draconian Covid restrictions to an "anything goes" approach? The nation where the coronavirus originated kept a lid on it for three years and an easing was expected after the October Communist Party congress. But to go from Covid protests in November to suddenly opening…

France 24

Chinese Australians' travel plans up in the air as COVID-19 surge grips China ahead of Lunar New Year

As COVID-19 cases in China surge and countries, including Australia, impose new travel rules, Chinese Australians are weighing up whether to visit relatives and loved ones.

ABC News

Expert warns 'discriminatory' COVID-19 testing policy will deter Chinese travellers

From midnight, Australia joins a growing number of countries imposing new COVID-19 travel restrictions on people arriving from China, but experts say it is neither fair nor necessary.

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EU agrees to 'coordinated approach' for changing Covid situation

The European Union Health Security Committee said on Tuesday EU member states agreed on a "coordinated approach" to the changing Covid-19 situation, adding that included implications for increased travel from China.

France 24

Ecuador reaches trade deal with China, aims to increase exports, Lasso says

Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso said on Tuesday the country has sealed a free trade deal with China, an agreement expected to increase exports and boost growth in the South American country's industrial sector.

Reuters

China vows to hit back at nations imposing COVID travel curbs

China said it would hit back at nations that placed COVID-19 restrictions on its travelers for “political goals,” showing the coronavirus remains a politically sensitive subject in Beijing even as it lets the virus run rampant.

Tribune News Service

Most EU countries back COVID pre-departure testing for flights from China

Most European Union countries favour introducing pre-departure COVID testing for travellers from China, the European Commission said on Tuesday, as Beijing plans to lift travel restrictions on its citizens despite a wave of COVID infections.

Reuters

No, this video is not proof that Shanghai's new wave of Covid-19 is fake

Some Twitter accounts have been refuting claims that the Covid-19 pandemic is resurging in China. Their proof: a report from a state media outlet that they say shows relatively empty emergency rooms. But the images in the report were taken out of context.

France 24

Covid patients overwhelm Chinese hospitals

Rural areas are now suffering a wave of infections.

Axios

U.S.-China-Taiwan tensions aren't going away any time soon

The Chinese government's territorial claims over Taiwan is a major geopolitical flashpoint.

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Liverpool Echo

People with covid coming from China don't have to isolate in new travel rules

Testing will be voluntary for those arriving in the UK

Reuters

Leading WHO advisers call for 'realistic' COVID data from China at key meeting

Leading scientists advising the World Health Organization said they wanted a "more realistic picture" about the COVID-19 situation from China's top experts at a key meeting on Tuesday as worries grow about the rapid spread of the virus.

Manchester Evening News

Full details of new travel rules for people arriving to UK from China to be announced

Beijing has condemned the introduction of Covid-19 testing on passengers

The Independent UK

China arrivals banned from England without negative Covid test from 5 January, No 10 confirms

Government promises to set out full details of new rules for travellers from China and Hong Kong

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Reuters

EU offers China free vaccines as COVID-19 infections surge

The European Union has offered free COVID-19 vaccines to China, the EU executive said on Tuesday, as infections there surged following Beijing's relaxation of its "zero-COVID" policies.

Edinburgh Live

Beloved Edinburgh Zoo pandas to return to China after failing to breed

The pair of pandas are set to be sent back to China as Chief Executive of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, David Field, said it's unlikely Yang Guang and Tian Tian 'would have matched on Tinder'.

InsideEVs

Tesla China Boss Gets Promoted, Is Now No. 2 Executive After Musk

Tom Zhu will have direct oversight for deliveries in all of the company's major markets and operations of its key production hubs, Reuters reports.

Evening Standard

Covid: What is the ‘Kraken’ variant? New case discovered in South Africa

A mutated version of the Omicron variant has caused a surge in infections in many countries, including China, USA, and the UK, with a new case identified in South Africa.

Fortune

A global recession is coming, and this is where economists predict will fare the worst

IMF director Kristalina Georgieva said simultaneous contractions in three major economies—the U.S., the EU, and China—will be the driving forces behind a global recession in 2023.

Daily Mirror

UK defends refusing to make Chinese travellers isolate if they arrive with Covid

Travellers to England from China will be offered two Covid tests, but the second will be voluntary and not require people to isolate if it comes back positive

The Independent UK

EU offers help, prepares to counter China's COVID crisis

The European Union has offered China help to deal with its COVID-19 crisis and is willing to donate vaccines

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