Top news of the week: 20.09.2022.
Don't touch foreigners to reduce monkeypox risk, says senior Chinese health official
A senior Chinese health official advised people to avoid physical contact with foreigners to prevent possible monkeypox infection after the first known case of the virus on mainland China ...
Taiwan eyeing earlier end to COVID quarantine for arrivals
Taiwan is eyeing an earlier end to its mandatory quarantine for all arrivals and has been making relevant preparations, Premier Su Tseng-chang said on Friday, as the government continues to ...
End of COVID pandemic is 'in sight' -WHO chief
The world has never been in a better position to end the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, his most optimistic outlook yet on the years-long ...
China plans easier border entry rules for some foreign tourists
China's government on Monday issued draft rules aimed at making it easier for some foreigners to enter China for visits to tourism sites along the Chinese border.
China leaves lending benchmarks unchanged amid global rates squeeze
China kept its benchmark lending rates unchanged at a monthly fixing on Tuesday, as expected, as authorities appeared to hold off immediate monetary easing following rapid declines in the ...
European investment in China concentrates more on handful of large firms -report
European investment in China is growing more concentrated with a handful of large firms particularly from Germany doubling down on their bets while virtually no new players seek to enter ...
Monkeypox: don’t touch foreigners, says China health chief, as first case reported
Official Wu Zunyou also called for people to avoid ‘skin-to-skin contact’ with those who had been abroad recently, as well as ‘strangers’
China and India among SCO states urging 'balance' in climate approach
Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation called for a "balance" between reducing carbon emissions and allowing poorer states to catch up with economically developed countries in a ...