As China Lifts Pandemic Border Controls, Mixed Feelings at Home and Abroad
Friends and families are planning reunions; tourists are booking flights. But amid the anticipation, there’s a whiff of anxiety.
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China drops quarantine for visitors as lunar new year travel kicks off amid Covid surge
Virus outbreaks tipped to worsen as mainland China opens border to Hong Kong on Sunday and millions begin holiday-period travelChina has lifted quarantine requirements for inbound travellers, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as …
Australia live news update: fifth child airlifted to hospital with irukandji jellyfish sting; Albanese and Dutton trade insults over Indigenous voice
Federal opposition leader wants Labor to legislate its preferred model before referendum is held this year. Follow all the day’s news live‘I’m genuinely interested in advancing the cause of reconciliation’Peter Dutton is asked about whether the prime m…
China’s 40-Day Period Of Lunar New Year Travel (The Grat Migration) Begins
VOA/Reuters: China’s ‘Great Migration’ Kicks Off Under Shadow of COVID SHANGHAI — China on Saturday marked the first day of “chun yun,” the 40-day period of Lunar New Year travel known pre-pandemic as the world’s largest annual migrati…
China’s COVID surge poses ‘uncertainties’ for global supply chain. What about Canada?
Beijing’s tough COVID-19 rules and factory shutdowns can wreak havoc on supply chains that Canada relies on to keep its economy running.
Chinese billionaire Jack Ma to give up control of fintech giant Ant Group
Ant Group’s announcement follows other efforts over the years by the Chinese government to rein in Ma and the country’s tech sector more broadly.
China censors over 1,000 COVID policy critics on social media
The Sina Weibo social media platform said it had addressed 12,854 violations including attacks on experts, scholars and medical workers and issued temporary or permanent bans.
Global Chinese Firms Are ‘Decoupling’ From China
CNA/SCMP: Global Chinese firms try ‘decoupling’ from China as business climate turns hostile * In the United States, “Made in China” and “China-based” labels are now politically toxic * Public relations specialists note a growing trend of so…
Jack Ma to give up control of China’s Ant Group, firm says
Billionaire Chinese businessman has rarely been seen in public since criticising regulators’ attitude to tech companies two years agoJack Ma will cede control of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, the company has announced, following a Communist party cr…
Jack Ma, Ant Group Founder, Will Relinquish Control
Ant Group, the fintech sister company of the e-commerce behemoth Alibaba, is one of China’s most influential companies.