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Record number of Chinese to travel over Labour Day break, but stick close to home
A record-breaking wave of Chinese tourists will hit the road for the Labour Day break, and with borders still shut many will be travelling domestically, to more remote locations and for longer, giving China's economy a powerful short-term boost.
New Film Turns the Tables on China’s Infamous ‘Chengguan’
China’s city management officers, or “chengguan,” are notorious for violent clampdowns on urban street vendors. But in Chen Weijun’s documentary “City Dream,” the force bites off more than it can chew.
Shanghai Offers Locals Cash, Groceries to Get COVID-19 Vaccine
The city is just the latest in China to offer incentives as the country strives to inoculate 40% of its population by June.
Morocco acquires 65 million vaccine doses from China, UK
RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco announced it has acquired 65 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines from China’s Sinopharm and Britain’s AstraZeneca, as the north African kingdom prepares to launch a COVID-19 vaccination program that aims to immunize 80% of the country’s adult population...
Hungary eyes vaccine passport deals, holds talks with China
Hungary will pursue bilateral agreements recognising COVID-19 vaccine certificates that would allow citizens to travel among participating countries, the prime minister's chief of staff said on Thursday.
Reading the Leaves of China’s Upscale Milk Tea Craze
Frothy market valuations have driven an explosion in the number of “new-style” milk tea brands in recent years, posing the question: How much fancier can the drink get?
Vaccinating more than anywhere else, China still needs to speed up
China became the country to have administered COVID-19 vaccinations to more people than any other this week, but health authorities will need to accelerate the rollout to meet a target to inoculate 40% of its population by the end of June.
WHO team in Wuhan says discussions open, meetings frank
WUHAN, China (AP) — World Health Organization investigators looking for clues into the origin of the coronavirus in the central Chinese city of Wuhan said that the Chinese side has provided a high level of cooperation, but cautioned against expecting immediate results from the visit...
Biden rolling out plan for $4 billion global vaccine effort
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden will use his first big presidential moment on the global stage at Friday’s Group of Seven meeting of world leaders to announce that the U.S. will soon begin releasing $4 billion for an international effort to bolster the purchase and distribution of coronavirus vaccine to poor nations, White House officials said...
China aims to vaccinate 70-80% of population by mid-2022
BEIJING (AP) — China is aiming to vaccinate 70-80% of its population by the end of this year or mid-2022, the head of the country's Center for Disease Control said Saturday...
Chinese city reports coronavirus found on ice cream
BEIJING (AP) — The coronavirus was found on ice cream produced in eastern China, prompting a recall of cartons from the same batch, according to the government...
Mexico to rely heavily on Chinese vaccines
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico announced a huge bet on Chinese vaccines Tuesday, without making public any information about their efficacy...
Chinese vaccines are poised to fill gap, but will they work?
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — With rich countries snapping up supplies of COVID-19 vaccines, some parts of the world may have to rely on Chinese-developed shots to try to conquer the outbreak...
South Africa Covid Vaccination to Add Sputnik V, Sinopharm Shots
South Africa plans to buy Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines and shots developed by China’s Sinopharm Group Co. Ltd as it steps up efforts to tackle the coronavirus.
Germany's Merkel presses China for human rights dialogue
BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed China's prime minister Wednesday for broader discussions on human rights issues, telling him that the relationship between their countries “means that we can address difficult issues and put everything on the table...
Merkel Calls for Deeper Cooperation With China on Covid Vaccines
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged Germany and China to join forces to defeat the coronavirus pandemic and raised the prospect of deeper cooperation on Covid-19 vaccines.
Chinese companies considers mixing vaccines, booster shots
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese vaccine makers are looking at mixing their jabs and whether a booster shot could help better protect against COVID-19...
China Vows to Step in as India Curbs Vaccine Supply to Neighbors
India’s neighbors are increasingly looking to China to fill the gap in their stalled coronavirus inoculation drives after New Delhi curbed vaccine shipments to battle a fresh and devastating Covid-19 wave at home.
China says India welcome at anti-virus video meeting
BEIJING (AP) — China will hold a video conference with South Asian governments to discuss fighting the coronavirus and India is welcome to join, Beijing's Foreign Ministry said Tuesday, amid ongoing tensions with New Delhi over border clashes...
Hong Kong to reopen bars, nightclubs from April 29 for vaccinated customers
Hong Kong will reopen bars and nightclubs from April 29 for people who have been vaccinated and who use a government mobile phone application, the Asian financial hub's health secretary said on Tuesday.
