
Maskless World Cup scenes spark anger in zero-Covid China
Images of maskless crowds at the World Cup in Qatar have sparked anger in China, where people worn out by harsh Covid-19 restrictions are questioning their…
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Images of maskless crowds at the World Cup in Qatar have sparked anger in China, where people worn out by harsh Covid-19 restrictions are questioning their…
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China's capital Beijing posted a record number of new Covid cases on Tuesday, with the city hunkering down under a tightening chokehold of restrictions that…
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Protesters in southern China clashed with police in a rare display of public opposition to anti-Covid measures, videos posted online showed, after lockdowns in…
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China's exports shrank in October, the first such decline since mid-2020, customs authorities said Monday, as a domestic slowdown and the threat of global…
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Chinese authorities imposed lockdowns on 600,000 people in the area surrounding the world's largest iPhone factory on Wednesday after workers fled to avoid a…
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Millions of people in China were under tight Covid restrictions on Wednesday as sporadic outbreaks across the country prompted business closures and disruption…
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Chinese censors on Friday scrubbed reports that a teenager had died in a quarantine facility, after the case sparked anger and prompted citizens to question…
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The declining number of Chinese tourists in the country is not related to the controversial move to ban the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations, but with…
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President Bongbong Marcos signed a proclamation declaring 31 October, a Monday, as a special non-working holiday, Press Secretary OIC Usec Cheloy Garafil said…
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The Department of Health on Friday said more cases of non-Covid diseases are being reported compared to last year.
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Dozens of people have taken part in a rare protest in the southern Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen, social media footage shows, after officials announced a snap…
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The International Monetary Fund has projected the Philippines' gross domestic product to grow by 6.5 percent in 2022 but to slow to 5 percent in 2023 as the…
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Despite the normalization of policy settings, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' policy rate is still accommodative, BSP Governor Felipe Medalla said on Thursday.
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China's "inflexible" and "inconsistent" zero-Covid policy is crippling European business operations in the country, a major business lobby…
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Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday said he will soon make a decision on further relaxing coronavirus restrictions, as residents and businesses decry quarantine…
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Beijing on Monday said President Joe Biden's latest comments that the United States would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion "severely violate"…
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Millions of people in the Chinese megacity of Chengdu emerged Monday from a COVID-19 lockdown that had closed schools, disrupted businesses, and forced…
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The Executive Order of the City of Cebu that makes the wearing of face masks in the city's open spaces non-obligatory is "opposing" the protocols…
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