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As virus cases surge, can China’s zero-COVID strategy hold?

"There has been a grinding impact on ordinary lives." China, the country where the coronavirus was first detected in 2019, is among the last remaining...

Chinese cities, factories shut amid outbreak

Beijing—Seventeen million people in the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen began their first full day under lockdown Monday, as a key factory making iPhones...

Mandatory COVID testing ‘not a priority’—HK leader

Hong Kong’s leader said Wednesday that mandatory coronavirus testing was no longer a priority after plans for mass screening of all 7.4 million residents...

Canada’s economy bounced back from worst plunge, grew 4.6% in ‘21

OTTAWA, Canada—Canada’s economy grew 4.6 percent in 2021, bouncing back from its worst plunge on record the previous year due to the pandemic, the...

Hard lockdown on HK to contain Omicron up

Hong Kong may impose a China-style hard lockdown that confines people to their homes, authorities signaled Monday, with the city’s zero-COVID strategy in tatters...

A tale of 2 very different cities: HK, Singapore COVID response

Rivals Singapore and Hong Kong have become pandemic polar opposites, the former opting to live with the coronavirus and reopen to the world while...

Duque eyes travel ban on Hong Kong

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said Thursday the government was checking if there would be aneed to impose a travel ban on Hong Kong,...

Population immunity

"Get vaccinated. Please." The Department of Health recently announced that the country has overcome the Omicron crisis. With a little more than a thousand cases...

Air France-KLM slashed losses by half in 2021

Paris, France—French-Dutch aviation giant Air France-KLM on Thursday said its net loss narrowed by more than half last year but would need more capital...

Japan’s GDP rebounds before Omicron wave hit

TOKYO, Japan—Japan’s economy rebounded in the last part of 2021, as virus cases slowed and restrictions were eased, spurring demand before the Omicron wave...

Ensure ‘sabong’ complies with health rules—DILG

The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) has directed all local government units to ensure that the resumption of cockpit operations and...

Tonga virus cases hike after volcano eruption

The Omicron variant coronavirus entered Tonga for the first time in the wake of last month’s volcanic eruption, officials confirmed Thursday, as the number...

South Korea drops vaunted ‘test and trace’ strategy

South Korea said Wednesday it was dropping its vaunted “trace, test and treat” program as a surge in Omicron cases threatens to overwhelm the...

Indonesian economy grew 3.69% in ‘21 on higher commodity prices

JAKARTA, Indonesia—Indonesia’s economy returned to growth last year as surging commodity prices helped drive a recovery from a coronavirus-triggered recession, data showed Monday, though...
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