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Virus outbreaks tipped to worsen as mainland China opens to Hong Kong, ends quarantine for visitors and millions begin holiday-period travel
China has lifted quarantine requirements for inbound travellers, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases.
On Sunday, mainland China also opened its border to Hong Kong, dismantling the last pillars of a zero-Covid policy that had shielded people from the virus but also cut them off from the rest of the world.

Ant Group, the fintech sister company of the e-commerce behemoth Alibaba, is one of China’s most influential companies.

The Chinese Exclusion Act and other anti-immigration ... He had affidavits made,” Yee said of the American-born members of the family. It says something of Yee’s father’s community ...

Chinese government will end its mandatory five-day quarantine for inbound travelers (reduced late last year from 10 days), although it will still require a negative result from a PCR test taken no ...

China's Liaoning and Shandong aircraft carrier groups have carried out massive drills in the western Pacific and the South China Sea Sheer number of fighter jet sorties shows China's naval operation ...

Billionaire Chinese businessman has rarely been seen in public since criticising regulators’ attitude to tech companies two years ago
Jack Ma will cede control of Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, the company has announced, following a Communist party crackdown on the nation’s tech sector that targeted the charismatic billionaire.
One of China’s most recognisable entrepreneurs, Ma once exemplified a generation of Chinese technology moguls with his rags-to-riches personal tale and penchant for public showmanship.

An Indian-American body has welcomed the nomination of lawyer diplomat Richard Verma for Deputy Secretary of State, a top diplomatic position in the State Department. In December, the White House in a ...

Retired Navy Captain Dan Gruta, who is the first and only Asian-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor, will now have a navy ship named after him.

As COVID-19 testing mandates for travelers entering the U.S. from China take effect, some worry they could prompt a rise in anti-Asian hate crimes.

Retired Navy Captain Dan Gruta, who is the first and only Asian-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor, will now have a navy ship named after him.

Millions are expected to travel home this month, spreading Covid to rural communities where health care services are woefully underdeveloped.