Japan’s emperor gives first live New Year address since pandemic began
CNN — Japanese Emperor Naruhito greeted well-wishers at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo for the first time in three years on Monday, reviving an annual New Year tradition that was…
China zero-Covid policy: How did it all go so wrong for Xi Jinping?
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter, a three-times-a-week update exploring what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it…
China will end Covid restrictions and quarantining for international travelers
New York CNN — China will drop quarantine requirements for all passengers arriving from outside of the country’s borders starting on January 8, 2023, its top health authority announced Monday.…
China’s top health body stops publishing daily Covid case figures as infections soar
CNN — China’s top health authority has announced that it has stopped publishing daily Covid-19 case numbers, as reports claimed that the true toll of the country’s ongoing outbreak is…
Chinese megacity Chongqing says people with Covid can go to work ‘as normal’
Hong Kong CNN — The sprawling Chinese metropolis of Chongqing announced Sunday that public sector employees testing positive for Covid-19 can go to work “as normal,” a remarkable turnaround for…
China to abolish its Covid-19 trace tracking service, the ‘Mobile Itinerary card,’ on Tuesday, officials say
CNN — China will abolish its Covid-19 trace tracking service, the “Mobile Itinerary card,” on Tuesday, officials say. “Mobile Itinerary card inquiry channels such as text messages, web pages, WeChat…
Urumqi apartment fire: Uyghur families demand answers over blaze that triggered China protests
Hong Kong CNN — For more than five years, Sharapat Mohamad Ali and her brother Mohamad had been unable to contact their family in far western China, where the government…
China’s Zhengzhou, home to world’s largest iPhone factory, ends Covid lockdown
Hong Kong CNN Business — The central Chinese city of Zhengzhou, home to the world’s largest iPhone factory, has lifted a five-day Covid lockdown, in a move that analysts have…