Tag: COVID-19

SHENZHEN: The southern Chinese tech hub Shenzhen tightened COVID-19 curbs as cases continued to mount on Thursday (Sep 1), with large events and indoor entertainment suspended for three days in ...

BEIJING: Parts of China's southern city of Guangzhou imposed COVID-19 curbs on Wednesday (Aug 31), joining the tech hub of Shenzhen in battling flare-ups, but fuelling uncertainty over commerce and ...

TOKYO: Tourists will be able to visit Japan from next week on package tours without a guide, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday (Aug 31), as the country moves ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 97, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been hospitalised for observation, his office said in a statement on Wednesday (Aug 31). ...

SEOUL: South Korea will end the pre-departure COVID-19 test rule for travellers to the country starting on Saturday (Sep 3), Yonhap news agency reported on Wednesday. South Korea lifted most ...

BANGKOK: Thailand aims to generate 400 billion baht (US$11 billion) in tourism revenue in the second half of the year, the government said on Tuesday (Aug 30), as the tropical ...

The world's biggest electronics market in Huaqiangbei has also been closed - despite just 35 daily cases being reported in the city of over 18 million. "The notice to close ...

KIDS UNDER PRESSURE The COVID-19 curbs have sometimes forced young people into extreme situations. During Shanghai's two-month lockdown this year, for instance, some 15 to 18-year-olds had to isolate by ...

SHENZHEN: Authorities in China's southern city of Shenzhen temporarily closed the world's largest electronics market of Huaqiangbei and suspended service at 24 subway stations in a bid to curb an ...

Japan in June opened up to tourists for the first time in two years, but requirements that they apply for visas and stick to guided, package tours have kept actual ...