Top news of the week: 09.08.2022.
China shortens suspensions for international flights linked to COVID cases
China has shortened the suspension time for inbound international flights on routes found to have COVID-19 cases starting on Aug. 7.
Chinese cities in Tibet begin mass COVID testing, Hainan cluster grows
Parts of Tibet are running mass COVID-19 testing on Tuesday, including the Chinese autonomous region's two largest cities, to fight a rare flare-up, while clusters were growing in tropical ...
EU regulator begins review of Pfizer-BioNTech's variant-adapted COVID shot
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has started a rolling review of a variant-adapted COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech , it said on Tuesday.
Macau resumes quarantine free travel with mainland China
Macau's government said on Wednesday people could enter the neighbouring mainland Chinese city of Zhuhai without quarantine, a further relaxation of stringent COVID-19 policies as the ...
Analysis: Pelosi's Taiwan visit clouds Boeing's China reset hopes
Boeing Co faced added uncertainty over crucial plane deliveries to China on Wednesday as a visit to Taipei by U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi angered Beijing and risked ...
Biden to sign bill to boost U.S. chips, compete with China
President Joe Biden on Tuesday will sign a bill to provide $52.7 billion in subsidies for U.S. semiconductor production and research and to boost efforts to make the United States more ...
Factbox: Economic sanctions China has imposed on Taiwan over Pelosi visit
China on Wednesday suspended exports of natural sand to Taiwan and halted imports of fruit and fish products from the self-governed island as U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy ...
Airlines scrap, reroute flights as China fires live missiles in drills near Taiwan
Airlines have cancelled flights to Taipei and rerouted others to avoid airspace nearby that has been closed to civilian traffic during Chinese military exercises sparked by U.S. House of ...