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China says COVID deaths top 12,600 in week before Lunar New Year

China said its COVID-related death toll topped more than 12,600 in the week before the Lunar New Year holiday, while a top health official suggested more than 1.1 billion people had been infected since virus controls were abruptly dismantled late last year.

Tribune News Service

Russian warship armed with hypersonic missiles to join drills with China, S.Africa

A Russian warship armed with new-generation hypersonic cruise weapons will participate in joint exercises with the navies of China and South Africa in February, the Russian state agency, TASS, said on Monday.

Reuters

Lunar New Year shooting: A grim moment in Monterey Park, America’s first suburban Chinatown

Sometime between 1970 and 1990, Monterey Park became America’s first suburban Chinatown, where swift demographic changes heralded conflicts over language, signs, a changing business scene and political voice. In 2023 it is a city once again in flux, but as a tight-knit community whose residents typify what it means to…

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China COVID deaths top 12,600 in week before Lunar New Year

China said more than 12,600 people died of COVID-related causes in the week leading up to the Lunar New Year holidays, with a a health official saying about 80% of the population was infected with the virus in the current outbreak.

Tribune News Service

Top international news of the day

At least ten people were killed in a mass shooting late Saturday in a city east of Los Angeles following a Lunar New Year celebration that attracted thousands.

The Times of India

Can India create enough jobs for its booming population?

India is on the cusp of a "demographic dividend," but economic growth isn't guaranteed.

Fortune

China is celebrating the Lunar New Year, with most COVID rules lifted

People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict "zero-COVID" policy.

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Ageing planet: the new demographic timebomb

India is about to overtake China as the most populous country – but as birthrates fall, we’re facing life in a greyer world. Are we prepared for the physical, political and financial challenges ahead?

The Guardian - UK

Chinese Pray for Health in Lunar New Year as COVID Death Toll Rises

China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic, as officials reported almost 13,000 new deaths caused by the virus between January 13 and 19. Queues stretched for about one kilometer (a half-mile)…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘I feel so happy’: China's tourists hit Thai beaches for first time in 3 years

PHUKET: Hitting the white sand beaches and eating mango sticky rice and seafood, Chinese tourists are returning to Thailand for their first trips abroad since China ended its strict Covid-19 curbs and reopened its borders.

Bangkok Post

'I went through hell to escape communism. I pinch myself at how blessed this country is'

Timothy Cho, 34, fled from North Korea as a teenager and made a new life for himself in Denton

Manchester Evening News

China rings in Lunar New Year with post-lockdown family reunions

People across China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy, marking the biggest festive celebration since the pandemic began three years ago.

France 24

COVID curbs over, China's tourists hit Thai beaches for first time in 3 years

Hitting the white sand beaches and eating mango sticky rice and seafood, Chinese tourists are returning to Thailand for their first trips abroad since China ended its strict COVID-19 curbs and reopened its borders.

Reuters

Bali welcomes back 1st flight from China as COVID rules ease

A direct flight from China has landed in Indonesia’s resort island of Bali for the first time in nearly three years after the route was suspended due to the pandemic

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China says COVID outbreak has infected 80 percent of population

Scientist says Lunar New Year travel rush unlikely to lead to a COVID surge as most people have been infected.

The Independent UK

China rings in Lunar New Year with most COVID rules lifted

People across China are ringing in the Lunar New Year with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy, marking the biggest festive celebration since the pandemic began three years ago

Tribune News Service

Yellen says China may be prepared to join Zambia debt deal

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen again expressed cautious optimism that China will be willing to enter into a multilateral debt restructuring deal with Zambia.

Daily Mirror

Chinese tech giants Huawei and TikTok bankrolling MPs and peers in lobbying effort

Tech giants from China like TikTok and Huawei have donated tens of thousands of pounds to a parliamentary group, sparking calls for a review of lobbying rules to MPs and peers

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Bangkok Post

More good news on China tourist front

When the Chinese government announced it would allow overseas group tours to resume to 20 countries including Thailand from Feb 6, it brought mixed reactions.

Bangkok Post

Tourism prone to dodgy dealings

Earlier this month, a flight from China touched down in Bangkok with 269 passengers onboard. A few years ago, this would hardly be worth reporting, but this flight was celebrated with smiles and flowers to mark the arrival of Chinese tourists in Thailand after three long years.

The Guardian - AU

Australia is banking on China’s economy to take off but headwinds are looming

The Albanese government is wary of Chinese economic volatility amid a slumping property sector and shrinking population

The Independent UK

The AP Interview: Yellen says debt standoff risks ‘calamity’

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says in an Associated Press interview that she expects Congress will ultimately vote to raise America's debt limit

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Govt eyes Golden Week for COVID downgrade

The government is considering lowering the classification of COVID-19 under the Infectious Diseases Control Law around the Golden Week holiday period in early May.

Daily Mirror

Tibet avalanche: Death toll hits 28 after drivers buried alive in deep snow

Chinese state media reported late on Friday that rescue workers had been digging by hand when they uncovered eight more bodies which bought the search to an end in Nyingchi, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region

Bangkok Post

Expert rules out Covid rebound in China

BEIJING: The possibility of a big Covid-19 rebound in China over the next two or three months is remote as 80% of people have been infected, a top government scientist said on Saturday.

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