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As China’s borders reopen, people book travel.

As a result of Beijing's announcement that the country's borders will reopen next month, the Chinese population has raced to plan trips abroad. Chinese passport applications for overseas travel will begin on January 8, according to the immigration agency. It follows a Monday declaration that eased nearly three years of rigorous...

China’s Covid outbreak risks supply chain turmoil for Apple’s iPhone business.

China's large Covid epidemic poses an increasing danger to Apple's profitable iPhone business. The business has been dealing with issues at Foxconn's 300,000-employee factory in Zhengzhou, China - the primary iPhone assembler - since a wave that began in October. Experts believe that the huge outbreak, which, according to stolen Chinese...

China is pressuring Taiwan to lengthen mandatory military service.

China has escalated its military harassment of Taiwan in recent years, and Taiwan's president has been assessing the island's military capabilities since 2020. According to a senior government official, Taiwan is planning to increase the period of mandatory military service from four to twelve months. The official told the news agency...

In January, China eliminates Covid quarantine.

China will end traveler quarantine on January 8, according to government authorities, marking the last major change to the country's zero-Covid policy. This will restore the country's borders to individuals with employment, study, or family visit visas after nearly three years of closure. Tuesday, the immigration authority announced that Chinese people...

China invades Taiwan’s air defence zone.

In the past two years, Taiwan has accused China of conducting repeated operations in the southern regions of its air defense identification zone. According to Taiwan's authorities, China has conducted its greatest invasion of Taiwan's air defense zone yet. In the previous twenty-four hours, more than seventy Chinese aircraft, including fighter...

China’s Covid turmoil could spark a doomsday variation that resets pandemic efforts.

Today, experts warned that China's Covid turmoil might put the rest of the globe back to square one in the fight against the epidemic. Since Beijing reversed its contentious zero Covid policy a month ago, hospitals have been overburdened and mortuaries have become full. In the following months, up to...

Experts say it’s too soon to announce end of pandemic because of China.

The second-largest economy in the world might experience an increase in cases and more than a million deaths next year, according to projections. Scientists have cautioned that it may be premature to declare the end of the COVID-19 epidemic due to fears of a possibly catastrophic new wave in China. China...

China Covid: Winter waves predicted

This winter, according to a senior Chinese health official, China is witnessing the first of three projected waves of Covid infections. Since the removal of the strictest restrictions earlier this month, there has been an increase in the number of instances. The most recent official statistics indicate a relatively low number...

US-China chip war: technology dispute

The United States is accelerating its efforts to impede China's advancement in the semiconductor industry, which is essential for everything from cellphones to armaments. In October, Washington issued the most expansive export curbs to date, mandating licenses for companies shipping chips to China using US-made tools or software, regardless of...

US student accused of stalking pro-democracy flyer-poster from China

A Chinese international student in the United States has been charged with stalking and threatening a Chinese student who participated in pro-democracy action on campus. US prosecutors allege that Xiaolei Wu, age 25, sent threats to the youngster and denounced her family to Chinese authorities. Wednesday, the Berklee College of Music...

Five Chinese authorities are removed for hitting a Hong Kong protester in Manchester.

The Chinese government has "removed" a consul general and five staff involved in the assault of a Hong Kong demonstrator at its consulate in Manchester. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly stated that his department had given the Chinese government until December 14 to waive the diplomatic immunity of six of its...

Jimmy Lai’s trial was delayed because his British lawyer refused a visa extension.

A Hong Kong court has postponed the national security trial of media billionaire Jimmy Lai until September 2023, after a hearing revealed that Lai's British attorney was denied a visa extension and forced to leave the country. The trial of Lai was set to begin on Tuesday but has been...

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Prisoner charged with stabbing Beckenham rail passengers

A male juvenile has been apprehended on suspicion of attempted murder subsequent to the stabbing of a man in south-east London aboard a train in the presence of appalled passengers. Wednesday afternoon, while the train was traveling from Shortlands and Beckenham to London, Victoria, the passenger sustained life-threatening injuries. The victim, who is in his twenties, is in critical but stable condition at the hospital, according to the British Transport Police (BTP).

King Charles’ Easter sermon after cancer diagnosis

The monarch, who suspended significant public responsibilities in March to endure cancer treatment, was photographed seated at his Buckingham Palace desk during the recording of his audio message. The message was scheduled to be played for a congregation at Worcester Cathedral on Thursday during his absence. Following his and the Princess of Wales's cancer diagnoses, the King stated in a personal Easter message that he would continue to serve the nation with "my whole heart."

Where do UK properties sell fastest and slowest?

According to research by Rightmove, Scotland is home to nine of the ten fastest-moving property markets in the United Kingdom. Local properties in Falkirk, located in the Central Lowlands, sell in an average of 26 days, which places them in close second place. In contrast, properties in the adjacent town of Larbert require 27 days on average to find a buyer.