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Editorial: People’s Livelihood Must Be Guaranteed Amid Fight Against Covid-19

Virus control policies should give consideration to science, market and information transparency, and truly put lives above everything else

Caixin Global

Timeline: The life and career of Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has announced that she is stepping down in June after 42 years in government service, ending with a tumultuous 5-year term as the city’s chief executive

The Independent UK

ITF prepones Davis Cup tie in September to avoid clash with Asian Games: AITA

NEW DELHI: India will be able to field its best players at both Davis Cup and the Asian Games as the ITF has preponed the team-tournament to avoid its clash with the regional showpiece in China, the national federation AITA told PTI on Monday.

The Times of India

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China Sends in Military to Help with Shanghai COVID Outbreak

China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from across the country to Shanghai, including 2,000 military medical staff, as it struggles to stamp out a rapidly spreading COVID-19 outbreak in China's largest city. The city was conducting a mass testing of its 25 million residents Monday as what was…

Asharq Al-Awsat

China variants and Omicron XE put fresh focus on Covid mutations

BEIJING: The disclosure of new Covid variants emerging in China and the rise of a potentially more transmissible strain in the UK has recast the spotlight on the ongoing risk of the virus, even as health experts say there’s no reason to panic.

The Times of India

For Chinese evacuated from Ukraine, safety costs a pretty penny

Chinese nationals fleeing the war-torn country have had bills exceeding $5,000 for charter flights and quarantine.

Al Jazeera

Western diplomats ask China not to separate COVID-positive children from parents

Western diplomats have expressed concern about separating children from their parents as part of COVID curbs - a situation that has arisen in Shanghai as the government tries to stamp out the spread of the virus.

Reuters

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China promotes traditional cures as Pfizer pill alternatives

As Hong Kong’s outbreak became the deadliest in the world, among the aid Beijing sent to the financial hub were 1 million packets of honeysuckle, rhubarb root, sweet wormwood herb and other natural ingredients, all mixed according to principles of traditional Chinese medicine.

Tribune News Service

China sends in military to help with Shanghai COVID outbreak

China has sent more than 10,000 health workers from across the country to Shanghai, including 2,000 military medical staff

The Independent UK

Australia anxious to show it didn’t ‘drop the ball’ on Pacific after China and Solomon Islands deal

Canberra must walk a delicate line when responding to challenges presented by Beijing and Solomons’ security agreement

The Guardian - AU

Explainer-Hong Kong leadership contender emerges amid uncertain future

Hong Kong's deputy leader, former police officer John Lee, has signalled his intention to contest an election for the city's top job, media has reported, which could see Beijing signing off on the first security official to run the global financial hub.

Reuters

In Solomon Islands, Australia’s largesse faces China challenge

Canberra is facing questions about the limits of its economic diplomacy as Pacific neighbour boosts ties with Beijing.

Al Jazeera

Shanghai to extend lockdown of 26 million people as it reviews COVID test results

Shanghai will remain under lockdown as it reviews results of an exercise to test all of its 26 million residents for COVID-19, authorities said on Monday.

Reuters

Explainer-What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan blocked a no-confidence vote he looked sure to lose on Sunday and advised the president to order fresh elections, fueling anger among the opposition and deepening the country's political crisis.

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Bangkok Post

Food processors urge tariff waiver on metals

Thai food processors and the Thai Chamber of Commerce have called for an extension of anti-dumping (AD) duty waivers on tin plate and tin-free steel, used widely in canned food, for at least six months to help offset the impact of rising steel prices and their production costs.

The Hindu

Playing the strategic autonomy game

New Delhi should play its cards extremely well right now to invest in future geopolitical dividends

The Hindu

Engagement with Indo-Pacific goes back several centuries: President Kovind

India stands for a balanced, rules-based regime, he says.

Newcastle Herald

Letters: Invasion must trigger horrific memories

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Tribune News Service

China finds new omicron variant subtype as daily COVID cases exceed 13,000

China added more than 13,000 new COVID-19 infections with state media reporting a case infected with a new subtype of the omicron variant.

Bangkok Post

Shanghai asks entire city to self-test for Covid as frustration grows

SHANGHAI: Shanghai on Sunday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for Covid-19 as public anger grows over how authorities in China's most populous city are tackling a record coronavirus surge.

Al Jazeera

After Ukraine war, Taiwan’s chip supremacy raises economic stakes

Island’s importance to global supply chains is under scrutiny amid predictions of an invasion by China in coming years.

Asharq Al-Awsat

China Reports 13,000 Covid Cases, Most Since End of Wuhan's First Wave

China reported 13,000 Covid cases on Sunday, the most since the peak of the first pandemic wave over two years ago, with Shanghai now the epicenter of the country's worst outbreak.

Reuters

China expects sharp drop in holiday travel due to COVID outbreaks

China's transport ministry expects a 20% drop in road traffic and a 55% fall in flights during the three-day Qingming holiday due to a flare-up of COVID-19 cases in the country.

The Independent UK

COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdown

COVID-19 cases in China's largest city of Shanghai are still rising as millions remain isolated at home under a sweeping lockdown

Reuters

Shanghai asks entire city to self-test for COVID as frustration grows

Shanghai on Sunday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for COVID-19 as public anger grows over how authorities in China's most populous city are tackling a record coronavirus surge.

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