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Workers in protective suits stand near planes of Air China airlines at Beijing Capital International Airport as coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreaks continue in Beijing, China January 6, 2023. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

Travel Curbs Rack Up As COVID-Hit China Readies Reopening

More countries around the world are demanding that visitors from China take COVID tests, days before it drops border controls and ushers in an eagerly awaited return to travel for a population that…

06 January 2023

Passengers walk to departure gates in an area for Olympics travellers at Beijing Capital International Airport, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic continues, during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, February 19, 2022. REUTERS/Toby Melville

China To Scrap COVID Quarantine Rule For Inbound Travellers

China will stop requiring inbound travellers to go into quarantine starting from Jan. 8, the National Health Commission said on Monday in a major step towards easing curbs on its borders, which have…

26 December 2022

People wearing face masks wait for COVID-19 tests at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2022. Chinese authorities faced more public anger Thursday after a second child's death was blamed on overzealous anti-virus enforcement, adding to frustration at controls that are confining millions of people to their homes and sparked fights with health workers. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Chinese Leaders Face Anger Over 2nd Child’s Quarantine Death

Chinese authorities faced more public anger Thursday after a second child’s death was blamed on overzealous anti-virus enforcement, adding to frustration at controls that are confining millions of…

AP 17 November 2022

Travellers queue up for shuttle bus to quarantine hotels at the Hong Kong International Airport, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Hong Kong, China, August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

Hong Kong to Scrap Hotel Quarantine for Travellers from Early Oct -Media

Hong Kong will scrap its controversial COVID-19 hotel quarantine policy for all arrivals from early October, more than 2-1/2 years after it was first adopted, news portal HK01 said on Thursday,…

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“When television is good, nothing—not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers—nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse.” Nearly 60 years ago, the FCC chairNewton…

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