After Covid Zero, No Trust for Beijing on Outbreaks: Next China: Hello, this is Allen Wan in Shanghai.
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-12-01/after-covid-zero-no-trust-for-beijing-on-outbreaks-next-china
China’s population extended a historic decline in 2023 as deaths rose after Beijing ended strict pandemic curbs trib.al/8sJvARJ
China’s Weak Trade Data Signals More Economic Pain to Come: China’s imports unexpectedly shrank in November from a Covid-hit period a year ago ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-07/china-s-exports-expand-from-covid-hit-period-a-year-ago
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China Shrinks Budget Deficit Again in Weak Support for Growth: China’s budget deficit continued to contract so far this year, as government revenue grew from a ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-15/china-shrinks-budget-deficit-again-in-weak-support-for-growth
Schroders Keeps Covid-Era Flexible Working Despite London’s Return to Office: Asset manager introduced flexible working policy in 2020
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-15/schroders-keeps-covid-era-flexible-working-despite-london-s-return-to-office
US Increases China Flights Before Peak Summer Travel, Still Below Pre-Covid: The US will allow further direct flights with China, though they still remain well ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-27/us-allows-more-china-flights-before-peak-summer-travel-season
US Suspends Wuhan Institute of Virology’s Access to Federal Funding: The Biden administration formally halted the Wuhan Institute of Virology’s access to US ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-18/us-suspends-wuhan-institute-funds-over-covid-stonewalling
Quick Glance: US Government Bans Funding for Wuhan Lab
- The Wuhan Institute of Virology is at the center of the debate over the origin of the coronavirus pandemic.
- The Biden administration is imposing a 10-year funding ban on the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
- The institute has repeatedly refused requests for documents regarding safety practices.
- The funding ban is aimed at mitigating potential public health risks.
The Highs and Lows of Jacinda Ardern's Time as Prime Minister: New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern says she no longer has the energy or inspiration to continue as the ...
financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/the-highs-and-lows-of-jacinda-arderns-time-as-prime-minister
Quick Glance: Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand, has announced her resignation.
- Jacinda Ardern stated that she no longer has the strength to rule.
- Jacinda Ardern announced her resignation at Napier's War Memorial Centre.
- Jacinda Ardern, 37, became the world's youngest female prime minister in 2017.
- After the Christchurch attack, a photo of Jacinda Ardern wearing a headscarf in solidarity with Muslims went viral.
China estimates COVID surge is infecting 37 million people a day - Bloomberg News
reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/china-estimates-covid-surge-is-infecting-37-million-people-day-bloomberg-news-2022-12-23/
China’s COVID wave spurs fears that dangerous new variant could emerge: COVID-19 wave in China is spurring concern that a dangerous new variant could emerge for ...
financialpost.com/news/economy/chinas-covid-wave-spurs-new-variant-worry
Multinationals Remain Keen on China. But is China Keen on Them?: After trade wars, tech sanctions and a pandemic, China is dusting itself off and inviting the ...
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-11-07/multinationals-remain-keen-on-china-but-is-china-keen-on-them
Leaked notes from Chinese health officials estimate 250 million Covid-19 infections in December: reports
cnn.com/2022/12/23/china/china-covid-infections-250-million-intl-hnk/
China holds emergency talks with chip firms after U.S. curbs -Bloomberg News: China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology convened a series of ...
reuters.com/technology/china-holds-emergency-talks-with-chip-firms-after-us-curbs-bloomberg-news-2022-10-20/
More countries impose COVID rules on China travellers after almost half of passengers on two flights test positive
financialpost.com/news/economy/covid-restrictions-china-travellers
COVID isn’t seasonal. So why are COVID booster shots?: Bloomberg surveyed 11 immunologists, public health officials and infectious disease experts about the best ...
ocregister.com/2023/09/01/covid-isnt-seasonal-so-why-are-covid-booster-shots/
Apple sets Sept 5 deadline for employees to return to office - Bloomberg: Apple Inc (AAPL.O) has set a Sept. 5 deadline for corporate employees to return to ...
reuters.com/business/apple-sets-sept-5-deadline-employees-return-office-bloomberg-2022-08-15/
China’s Economy Rebounds From Covid Slump as Spending Picks Up: China’s economic activity strengthened in the first two months of the year as investment picked ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-15/china-s-economy-rebounds-from-covid-slump-as-spending-picks-up
Markets: Don’t Look Back: Wall Street would rather forget 2022.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-06/looking-back-at-a-year-of-surprises-for-investors-in-six-charts
China’s Better-Than-Expected GDP Fuels Hopes for Rebound: China’s economy grew at the second slowest pace since the 1970s last year as Covid restrictions ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-17/china-economic-growth-slows-less-than-forecast-as-recovery-seen
China’s Growing Appetite for LNG Is a Long-Term Concern for Europe: Europe made it through winter without an energy crisis thanks in part to China ...
bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-europe-energy-crisis-updates-china-lng-dominance-europe/
China Tourists Overwhelm Attractions as Travel Explodes After Covid: Millions of Chinese travelers thronged major cities and tourist hotspots across the nation ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-02/china-tourists-overwhelm-attractions-as-travel-explodes-post-pandemic
Covid Lockdowns Really Did Mess With Our Memories: The psychological toll of Covid lockdowns could lead some people to misremember the timing of recent events ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-31/covid-lockdowns-messed-with-memories-in-ways-seen-in-prisoners-study-finds
Bodies pile up in China as COVID surge overwhelms crematoriums: While death totals are unknown, it's clear funeral homes in China's major cities are already at ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-03/bodies-pile-up-in-china-as-covid-surge-overwhelms-crematoriums
Women, overweight people and those above age 40 more at long COVID risk: Study: Researchers also found that patients with conditions like asthma ...
torontosun.com/news/women-overweight-people-and-those-above-age-40-more-at-long-covid-risk-study
Apple sets Sept. 5 deadline for employees to return to office: report: Apple joins several technology and finance companies that have begun mandating a return to ...
theglobeandmail.com/business/international-business/article-apple-sets-sept-5-deadline-for-employees-to-return-to-office-report/
Paid articlePaid Companies Are Extending Bereavement Leave to Pregnancy Loss: Parents’ benefits are shrinking, with one notable exception
bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-01-12/employee-benefits-some-companies-offer-paid-time-off-for-miscarriage
Apple delays plan to require workers in the office three days a week: The tech giant also reinstates mask requirements for common areas, citing a rise in ...
washingtonpost.com/business/2022/05/17/apple-office-three-days-week/
How a mysterious China screenshot sparked a $696 billion sharemarket rally: Nobody is quite sure who wrote it, when it was written or if it’s even true ...
smh.com.au/business/markets/how-a-mysterious-china-screenshot-triggered-a-696-billion-sharemarket-rally-20221103-p5bv5l.html
Paid articlePaid China’s Top Brands Stay Cautious on Post-Covid Consumer Recovery: China’s biggest consumer brands, from sneaker makers to brewers, say they’ve seen a boom in ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-26/china-s-top-brands-stay-cautious-on-post-covid-consumer-recovery
China’s return to normal to take at least a year, analysts say: Almost half of the 23 economists surveyed said they think China's reopening will begin in Q2 ...
straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-s-return-to-normal-to-take-at-least-a-year-analysts-say
Tesla to halt Shanghai factory production amid COVID curbs, Bloomberg News reports
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-halt-shanghai-factory-production-amid-covid-curbs-bloomberg-news-reports-2022-03-27/
Quick Glance: The covid-19 epidemic has been ongoing for two years.
- The coronavirus problem is far from ended two years after a pandemic was declared.
- He examines China's zero-covid policy and speculates about the pandemic's future.
- Natasha Loder, The Economist's health policy editor, also looks into the current vaccine campaign.
- Subscribe to The Economist's print, digital, and radio editions at economist.com.
China's Shenzhen orders big firms such as Foxconn into closed loop to curb COVID: The Chinese city of Shenzhen told 100 major companies including iPhone maker ...
reuters.com/world/china/china-puts-iphone-maker-cnooc-into-shenzhen-closed-loop-battle-covid-bloomberg-2022-07-25/
China’s Recovery Still Uneven With Industrial Sector Lagging: China’s economy rebounded in February after the long holiday, although early indicators point to an ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-02-26/china-s-uneven-recovery-continues-with-industrial-sector-lagging
Omicron more severe for unvaccinated children than other strains: A total of 1,147 children aged 0-11 were hospitalized in Hong Kong due to COVID-19 from Feb ...
torontosun.com/news/world/omicron-more-severe-for-unvaccinated-children-than-other-strains
U.S. to clear additional booster shot for older adults against COVID-19: The move comes as the Biden administration is warning of waning supplies in its fight ...
pennlive.com/coronavirus/2022/03/us-to-clear-additional-booster-shot-for-older-adults-against-covid-19.html
T-Mobile to fire corporate staff who don’t get vaccine by April: Bellevue-based T-Mobile US will fire corporate employees who are not fully vaccinated against ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-29/t-mobile-to-fire-corporate-staff-who-don-t-get-vaccine-by-april
Plenty of Americans are drinking bleach, still for sale on Amazon: Enter the term “Miracle Mineral Solution” into the search bar on Amazon.com, and, sure enough ...
thestar.com.my/tech/tech-news/2023/02/02/plenty-of-americans-are-drinking-bleach-still-for-sale-on-amazon
Apple orders corporate staff back to the office by Sept. 5: Apple Inc. will require employees to work from the office at least three days a week. Read more
financialpost.com/fp-work/apple-sets-return-to-office-deadline-of-sept-5-after-covid-19-delays
Is it COVID or flu? New at-home test can tell you: An at-home COVID-19 test that can also detect other common respiratory viruses like the flu was authorized for ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-16/is-it-covid-or-flu-new-at-home-test-spots-multiple-viruses
China Stops Reporting Covid Tally as Data Criticism Intensifies: China hasn’t updated its daily Covid reports for three days, adding to global concerns that the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-12/china-stops-reporting-covid-tally-as-data-criticism-intensifies
Shanghai Reports First COVID-19 Deaths Since Beginning of Lockdown: The city’s actual recent mortality rate due to the virus may be far higher ...
thedailybeast.com/shanghai-reports-first-covid-19-deaths-since-beginning-of-lockdown
Quick Glance: No one is talking about the biggest risk to the world economy.
- As part of China's rigorous zero-Covid policy, about 400 million people in 45 cities are under full or partial lockdown.
- Long-term interruptions in Chinese manufacturing and transportation might assist expedite a key Biden administration project aimed at reducing the United States' reliance on Chinese products and supply chains.
- However, the task has serious immediate economic ramifications.
- Meanwhile, one-third of China is quarantined, and its economy is suffering.
- According to study from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, China's current pandemic response is anticipated to cost at least $46 billion in lost economic productivity every month, or 3.1% of GDP.
China’s Economic Growth Slows, Prompting Interest Rate Cut: China’s economic growth slowed last quarter as consumer spending took a dive, giving the central bank ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-17/china-s-economic-growth-slowed-prompting-interest-rate-cut
China’s Stretched Health System Braces for Peak in COVID Infections: Nearly 37 million people in China may have been infected with COVID-19 on a single day this ...
thewire.in/world/china-covid-infections-wave
Bodies pile up at Chinese crematoriums as Covid surges: SHANGHAI: For five days the elderly Chinese woman’s corpse lay decomposing in the Shanghai house she ...
bangkokpost.com/world/2474475/bodies-pile-up-at-chinese-crematoriums-as-covid-surges
Apple to keep iPhone production flat in 2022 - Bloomberg News: Apple Inc (AAPL.O) plans to keep iPhone production for 2022 roughly flat at about 220 million ...
reuters.com/technology/apple-keep-iphone-production-flat-2022-bloomberg-news-2022-05-26/
Microsoft CEO Nadella warns of the impact of all those late-night emails: Microsoft found that about a third of remote workers have a "third peak" of ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-07/microsoft-ceo-warns-of-the-impact-of-all-those-late-night-emails
Covid confinement leaks in China: Videos of people being dragged into isolation censored in China
dailymaverick.co.za/article/2022-05-09-videos-of-people-being-dragged-into-isolation-censored-in-china/
Tesla to halt Shanghai factory production amid COVID curbs, Bloomberg News reports
reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/tesla-halt-shanghai-factory-production-amid-covid-curbs-bloomberg-news-reports-2022-03-27/
As China wants no Covid trouble, Olympians toil within a bubble: In line with its Covid-zero policy, the country has confined those involved in the Games to a ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-06/beijing-s-olympic-city-has-swabs-aplenty-but-no-great-firewall
Germany sounds alarm as COVID-19 infections rise to record levels: The rising infection numbers are due in part to the spread of the even more infectious BA ...
pennlive.com/coronavirus/2022/03/germany-sounds-alarm-as-covid-19-infections-rise-to-record-levels.html
Philadelphia reimposes indoor mask mandate: (Bloomberg) — Philadelphia is bringing back its indoor mask mandate from April 18, Health Commissioner Cheryl ...
torontosun.com/news/world/philadelphia-reimposes-indoor-mask-mandate
Musk says cost-cutting averted $3-billion Twitter shortfall: Elon Musk said Twitter Inc. was on course for $3 billion of negative cash flow before he stepped in.
torontosun.com/news/world/musk-says-cost-cutting-averted-3-billion-twitter-shortfall
Mask mandate likely to be extended, U.S. flight attendants say: The requirement is set to expire March 18 after being extended three times since it first was ...
pennlive.com/nation-world/2022/02/mask-mandate-likely-to-be-extended-us-flight-attendants-say.html
Oil surges past $105 for first time in 8 years as Russia attacks Ukraine: The escalation has spooked a market that was already under stress
financialpost.com/commodities/energy/oil-gas/oil-soars-past-100-as-russia-attacks-targets-across-ukraine
FDA expected to approve Covid treatment pills within days: Agency will give go-ahead for Pfizer and Merck to launch groundbreaking oral treatments perhaps this ...
theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/21/fda-approve-paxlovid-molnupiravir-covid-pills
Apple sets April 11 deadline for U.S. corporate staff to return to office - Bloomberg News
reuters.com/technology/apple-sets-april-11-deadline-us-corporate-staff-return-office-bloomberg-news-2022-03-04/
Had COVID at Christmas? You could get it again now: As a stealth wave of COVID-19 makes its way across the U.S., those who have so far evaded the virus are now ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-05-13/can-i-get-covid-twice-covid-surges-again-in-us-with-reinfections-rising
Hong Kong Arrests Ex-Cathay Crew at Center of Covid Outbreak: Two former Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. flight attendants were arrested for violating pandemic rules ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-18/hong-kong-arrests-ex-cathay-crew-at-center-of-omicron-outbreak
China Reports Most Daily Covid Cases Since Wuhan Outbreak: China reported its biggest one-day tally of coronavirus infections since the Wuhan outbreak at the ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-07/china-reports-most-daily-covid-infections-since-wuhan-outbreak
What we know about IHU: New COVID variant discovered in France: Scientists in France have identified a new COVID-19 variant called the IHU variant ...
al.com/news/2022/01/what-we-know-about-ihu-new-covid-variant-discovered-in-france.html
J&J COVID vaccine booster helps keep omicron patients out of hospital: The study from the South African Medical Research Council found that protection levels ...
al.com/news/2021/12/jj-covid-vaccine-booster-helps-keep-omicron-patients-out-of-hospital.html
TD CEO Bharat Masrani plans on caution amid ‘bumpy’ recovery: Even amid the increased payouts, Masrani said the bank wants to keep enough capital on hand to ...
financialpost.com/fp-finance/banking/td-ceo-bharat-masrani-plans-on-caution-amid-bumpy-recovery
OPEC postpones technical meetings to evaluate Omicron impact -Bloomberg News: OPEC is moving two technical meetings to later this week in order to give ...
reuters.com/business/energy/opec-postpones-technical-meetings-evaluate-omicron-impact-bloomberg-news-2021-11-28/
Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine safe for use on grade-school children ages 5 to 11
nationalpost.com/news/world/pfizer-says-it-covid-19-vaccine-safe-for-use-on-grade-school-children-ages-5-to-11
U.S. sewer data warns of a new bump in COVID cases after lull: A wastewater network that monitors for COVID-19 trends is warning that cases are once again rising ...
bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-14/are-covid-cases-going-back-up-sewer-data-has-potential-warning
Working from home is a breeze — for men: New Zealand study finds that while both sexes mostly liked working from home during the pandemic ...
financialpost.com/fp-work/working-from-home-is-a-breeze-for-men
France’s president uses vulgarity to criticize unvaccinated, threatens to limit their access to activities
pennlive.com/coronavirus/2022/01/frances-president-uses-vulgarity-to-criticize-unvaccinated-threatens-to-limit-their-access-to-activities.html
Shanghai Bars All From Leaving Homes, Allowed Out Only To Get Covid Test: Shanghai cranked up lockdown restrictions for people residing in the eastern half of ...
ndtv.com/world-news/shanghai-tightens-covid-curbs-residents-can-step-out-only-for-testing-2849586
Quick Glance: Due to the COVID-19 lockdown, a woman's sutures were removed at her home's gates.
- The woman, who resides in Shanghai, had double-eyelid surgery and was at risk of scarring if the stitches were kept in any longer.
- According to accounts, a woman in Shanghai had the cosmetic-surgery stitches in her eyelids removed at the gate of her housing complex after the region she lives in was placed under a COVID-19 lockdown.
- According to The Paper, Zhou initially advised mailing the woman a box of medical instruments so she could have a neighbor remove the stitches for her.
- According to Reuters, the city had 4,381 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and 96 symptomatic cases on Monday.
Beijing Winter Olympics’ COVID cases accelerate as Games open: Those visiting the city for the event are being kept within a tightly controlled bubble.
nationalpost.com/sports/olympics/beijing-winter-olympics-covid-cases-accelerate-as-games-open
Cyprus reportedly discovers a COVID-19 variant that combines omicron and delta
jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Cyprus_reportedly_discovers_a_COVID-19_variant_that_combines_omicron_and_delta
Omicron accounts for 59% of all US COVID cases, up from 22.5% a week earlier, CDC reports
al.com/news/2021/12/omicron-accounts-for-59-of-all-us-covid-cases-up-from-225-a-week-earlier-cdc-reports.html
Apple delays return to office - Bloomberg News: Apple Inc (AAPL.O) is delaying its return to the office indefinitely, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday ...
reuters.com/technology/apple-delays-return-office-bloomberg-news-2021-12-15/
Bank of America to increase bonus pool for employees - Bloomberg News: Bank of America Corp (BAC.N)is planning to increase the bonus pool for its employees ...
reuters.com/markets/us/bank-america-increase-bonus-pool-employees-bloomberg-news-2022-01-07/
Remote work for high-paying jobs to pick up this year, report says: More than a quarter of all professional positions in North America will be remote by the end ...
financialpost.com/fp-work/remote-work-for-high-paying-jobs-to-pick-up-this-year-report-says
Markets are failing to realize how big a risk China is, warns Frances Donald: COVID-zero slowdown has not been priced in
financialpost.com/news/economy/markets-are-failing-to-realize-how-big-a-risk-china-is-warns-frances-donald
Cathay pilots being offered extra pay for flights to China: HONG KONG (Bloomberg): Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. is dangling allowances of up to HK$5 ...
thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/08/19/cathay-pilots-being-offered-extra-pay-for-flights-to-china
What we know about the new coronavirus variant in South Africa: (Bloomberg) — A new variant of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 — called B.1.1 ...
torontosun.com/news/world/what-we-know-about-the-new-coronavirus-variant-in-south-africa
China’s economic recovery tested as Covid outbreak persists
thestar.com.my/business/business-news/2022/08/13/chinas-economic-recovery-tested-as-covid-outbreak-persists
'Strike-tober': U.S. labor unions are having a moment: Nearly 40 workplaces across the nation have gone on strike since Aug. 1, according to Bloomberg Law's ...
nationalpost.com/news/world/strike-tober-u-s-labor-unions-are-having-a-moment
WHO Exploring When and How to Declare End of COVID Emergency: (Bloomberg) — Public health experts at the World Health Organization have begun discussing how and ...
torontosun.com/news/world/who-exploring-when-and-how-to-declare-end-of-covid-emergency
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