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China Races to Vaccinate Elderly, but Many Are Reluctant

Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. But even as cases surge, 64-year-old Li Liansheng said his friends are alarmed by stories of fevers, blood clots and other side effects. “When people hear about such incidents, they may not…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China holds biggest military drill near Taiwan since Pelosi trip

China sent 71 warplanes near Taiwan as a part of its biggest display of military might since US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited the democratically run island, with Taipei accusing Beijing of “military intimidation”.

Bangkok Post

Nepal's new govt seeks to balance its ties with India, China in growth pursuit

Nepal's new government, led by a former Maoist rebel commander, will try to balance ties with its immediate neighbours China and India for the economic growth of one of the world's poorest countries, officials of the ruling coalition told Reuters.

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China races to vaccinate elderly, but many are reluctant

Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people who are older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19

The Independent UK

Taiwan Reports China's Largest Incursion Yet to Air Defense Zone

Seventy-one Chinese air force aircraft including fighter jets and drones entered Taiwan's air defense identification zone in the past 24 hours, the island's government said on Monday, the largest reported incursion to date. Of the aircraft, 43 also crossed the Taiwan Strait's median line, an unofficial buffer between the two…

Asharq Al-Awsat

'The ICU is full': medical staff on frontline of China's COVID fight say hospitals are 'overwhelmed'

In more than three decades of emergency medicine, Beijing-based doctor Howard Bernstein said, he has never seen anything like this.

Reuters

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.65% on Monday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.19%

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China ‘sends record number of fighter jets’ toward Taiwan

China sends 71 planes and seven ships towards Taiwan in display of force over US defence support for self-ruled island.

Al Jazeera

China to scrap Covid quarantine rule for inbound travellers

BEIJING: China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine starting from Jan 8, the National Health Commission said on Monday in a major step towards easing curbs on its borders, which have been largely shut since 2020.

Bangkok Post

Dozens of warplanes deployed by China in war drills - Taiwan defence ministry

Seventy-one Chinese air force aircraft including fighter jets and drones entered Taiwan's air defence identification zone in the past 24 hours, the island's government said on Monday, the largest reported incursion to date.

France 24

Beijing, Shanghai residents back to work as China limps towards living with COVID

Mask-wearing Beijing and Shanghai commuters crowded subway trains on Monday as China's two biggest cities edged closer to living with COVID-19 even as frontline medical workers scrambled to cope with millions of new infections.

Reuters

China responds to US defence bill by sending 71 warplanes, seven ships towards Taiwan in 24 hours

China's military describes the show of force as a "firm response" to "US-Taiwan escalation and provocation" after Washington approved Taiwan-related provisions in its defence spending bill.

ABC News

World economy is headed for a recession in 2023, researcher says

The world faces a recession in 2023 higher borrowing costs aimed at tackling inflation cause a number of economies to contract, according to the Center for Economics and Business Research.

Tribune News Service

India says arrivals from Thailand must show negative Covid test

India will require a negative Covid-19 test result from travellers arriving from Thailand, China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, the country’s health minister said on Saturday.

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The Independent UK

China launches 71 warplanes, 7 ships toward Taiwan in 24 hours

Taiwan's defense ministry said China’s military sent 71 planes and seven ships toward Taiwan in a 24-hour display of force directed at the island

Tribune News Service

China aims to rebuild US ties in diplomatic push for 2023

China said it will strive to “recalibrate” its relationship with the U.S. and increase communication with Europe as the country outlines its major diplomatic tasks for next year.

Tribune News Service

China stops releasing daily COVID data as accuracy questioned

China’s National Health Commission will stop publishing daily COVID-19 case numbers, after the accuracy of its data was questioned as millions were infected nationwide and the official tally remained strikingly low.

Tribune News Service

China stages military drill around Taiwan, cites US ‘provocations’

China’s military said it conducted exercises around Taiwan in response to escalating “collusion and provocations” from Taiwan and the U.S., after the latter authorized increased military assistance to the island.

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Al Jazeera

China to stop publishing daily COVID figures of cases, deaths

The decision by the NHC to scrap the daily virus count comes as COVID cases surge across multiple Chinese cities.

InsideEVs

Report: Tesla Suspends Production In Shanghai

As rumored earlier this month, the Tesla Giga Shanghai plant in China has suspended production before the end of the year.

WEKU

China has stopped publishing daily COVID data amid reports of a huge spike in cases

China's National Health Commission said in a statement it would no longer publish daily data and that "from now on, the Chinese CDC will release relevant COVID information for reference and research."

Evening Standard

China conduct strike drills around Taiwan in response to US ‘provocation’

The Chinese army conducted ‘strike drills’ in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on Sunday, it said.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Stages ‘Strike Drills’ around Taiwan, Citing Provocation

China's military said it had conducted "strike drills" in the sea and airspace around Taiwan on Sunday in response to unspecified "provocation" from the democratically-governed island and the United States. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has complained of repeated Chinese military activity nearby over the past three…

The Independent UK

China's COVID-19 surge might spawn a new coronavirus mutant

Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world

Reuters

China must raise self-reliance in agricultural technology, Xi says

President Xi Jinping wants China to accelerate efforts to achieve self-reliance in agricultural technology, identifying seed development and core equipment among areas to focus on, state media reported.

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