Tag: to reopen
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China’s rapid reopening has brought joy and sorrow for world markets
Winners Emerging markets, benefiting from tourism and trade ties with China, topped the buying list. The favorite for Husseini and other investors was the Thai Baht. It hit its highest level since March and is up nearly 5% since early December. Chinese tourists are vital to the Thai economy, accounting for a quarter of the…
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China retaliates against South Korea, Japan over COVID restrictions
Although Beijing also demands a negative COVID test result from anyone who lands in China, officials last week threatened retaliation against countries mandating testing for people arriving from China. China’s embassy in Seoul said on its official WeChat account that it would adjust its latest visa rules subject to the removal of South Korea’s “discriminatory…
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Few tourists, deserted streets in casino hub Macau after reopening
Three years on, COVID-19 almost forced Becky Zhang’s specialty food business in Macau to collapse. Established by his grandmother fifty years ago, his shop selling pastries and dried beef survives only thanks to residents who bought small quantities to help keep him afloat. Now, even after the recent reopening of the world’s biggest gambling hub,…
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Road leading to BNP office at Naya Paltan closed again
A long line of policemen formed outside the BNP office as dozens of armored vehicles and prison vans lined the deserted road. Police blocked the road on Wednesday in the wake of violent clashes between law enforcers and BNP loyalists who gathered outside the party’s central offices in preparation for a divisional rally on December…