Covid

A general view of Hongkong International Terminals (HIT), owned by Hutchison Port Holdings, as part of the Kwai Tsing Container Terminals for transporting shipping containers in Hong Kong, China July 25, 2018/ Reuters
Economy

Hope and consternation as China economy reopens

Passengers arriving on international flights wait in line next to a staff member wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) at the airport in Chengdu, China January 6, 2023. REUTERS/Staff
Coronavirus chronicle

China's 'great migration' kicks-off under shadow of Covid

FILE PHOTO: Medical workers attend to patients at the intensive care unit of the emergency department at Beijing Chaoyang hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 27, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS
Coronavirus chronicle

Travel curbs rack up as Covid-hit China readies reopening

FILE PHOTO: Travellers arrive with their luggage at the Beijing Capital International Airport following the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
World+Biz

With few entry tests, Southeast Asia may gain most from China's travel revival

Patients receive IV drip treatment in a hallway in the emergency department of a hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China January 4, 2023. REUTERS/Staff
Coronavirus chronicle

China defends its Covid response after WHO, Biden concerns

The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Leading WHO advisers call for 'realistic' Covid data from China at key meeting

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen makes a speech at a rank promotion ceremony of military members in Taipei, Taiwan, December 26, 2022. REUTERS/Ann Wang/File Photo
China

Taiwan president offers China help to deal with Covid surge

Test tube labelled "Covid-19 Omicron variant test positive" is seen in this illustration picture taken 15 January, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

First case of new Covid sub-variant Omicron BF.7 detected in Bangladesh: IEDCR

I llustration: TBS
Supplement

No ray of hope for the majority middle class

A near empty shopping and office area in Beijing on 29 December. Source: Bloomberg
Bloomberg Special

China's economic activity at slowest since 2020 as Covid spreads

People cross a road amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China December 31, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Coronavirus chronicle

New Year Eve spurs hope in China even as censors target online Covid content

FILE PHOTO: Medical workers attend to patients at the intensive care unit of the emergency department at Beijing Chaoyang hospital, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak in Beijing, China December 27, 2022. China Daily via REUTERS
Europe

Italy urges EU peers to test China arrivals for Covid, but many say 'no'

People wearing face masks walk on Jinli Ancient Street, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China September 8, 2020. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/File Photo
China

China's services sector eyes recovery after reopening, but challenges loom