A suspected gas leak inside a sealed home compound in northeastern China killed a 3-year-old boy. The boy’s father posted on social media that Covid personnel prevented him from leaving their complex. His post drew millions of views on Weibo, China’s Twitter-like platform. A suspected gas leak inside a sealed home compound in northeastern China … Read more
Yu Ting Xu had to wear the wristband at all times as part of the fight against COVID-19. There was an electronic monitoring wristband within. She is concerned about the Chinese government’s extensive usage of COVID-19-related technologies. A box was recently left outside the Beijing apartment door belonging to Yu Ting Xu, 34. She was … Read more
Asian markets got off to a shaky start on Monday as U.S. stock futures took an early skid on rate worries, while a tightening lockdown in Shanghai stoked concerns about global economic growth and possible recession. “A series of rate hikes and hawkish communication came against a backdrop of plummeting Chinese and European activity, new … Read more
HONG KONG: Hong Kong is set to resume international flights from the United States, Britain and seven other countries, the government said Monday as it announced a loosening of some of the world’s toughest Covid-19 restrictions. The finance hub has struggled to maintain China’s zero-Covid policy during an Omicron-fuelled outbreak. After the highly transmissible variant fuelled … Read more
