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EU to aim for coordinated approach to air travel amid Covid surge in China

European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how authorities should check incoming airline passengers from China for any new COVID-19 variants after several member nations announced individual efforts over the past week.

France 24

Rights of nature

The idea that nature — forests , rivers, mountains — could have rights, in the same way that human rights, or corporate rights exist has been building momentum.

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EU to try again for coordination on China Covid policies

European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how to check incoming airline passengers from China for any new COVID-19 variants after several member nations announced individual efforts over the past week

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China arrivals in UK next week will not face compulsory COVID tests -Independent

Passengers from China who arrive in the United Kingdom next week will not face compulsory COVID-19 tests on arrival, The Independent reported on Monday.

Reuters

Experts urge end to Covid fear as gates swing open

Health experts are attempting to allay concern that new coronavirus strains in China may be imported into Thailand, saying they are less worrisome than the already dominant strain in Thailand.

Bangkok Post

A challenging year ahead

Global economic growth in 2023 is expected to remain sluggish, following a year roiled by the war in Ukraine and soaring inflation.

Bangkok Post

Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly advised against mandatory COVID-19 testing for travellers from China

Australia's chief medical officer explicitly advised the Albanese government not to introduce mandatory COVID-19 testing on travellers from China, a newly released letter shows.

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Brazil's Lula says he received letter from China's Xi on further cooperation

Brazilian new president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said on Monday he had received a letter from Chinese leader Xi Jinping expressing a desire to increase cooperation between the two countries.

Reuters

Revealed: Covid tests on arrival from China optional as government accused of ‘muddled thinking’

Exclusive: Passengers who volunteer and test positive at Heathrow won’t have to self-isolate

The Independent UK

Chinese automakers launch into Australia with lower-cost EVs as local uptake is about to accelerate

China has become the world's largest electric vehicle manufacturer, with some of its models are coming to Australia in the new year, bringing a more-attractive price tag for Australian consumers.

ABC News

Belgium to test wastewater on airliners from COVID-hit China

Belgium will test wastewater from planes arriving from China for new COVID variants as part of new steps against the spread of the coronavirus as infections in China surge, the government announced on Monday.

Reuters

China's new foreign minister seeks better US ties

New Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang sought better Sino-U.S. ties in a phone conversation with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on New Year’s Day, according to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing.

Tribune News Service

'Iconic' Edinburgh Zoo pandas set to return to China

TWO pandas who “just don’t get on” will return to China after they failed to reproduce while at Edinburgh zoo, a “hugely" disappointed…

The National (Scotland)

Tesla Starts 2023 With Multiple "New Year" Incentives In China

There was a question of whether Tesla's long list of incentives would only apply to the end of 2022. Now, the EV brand is offering more deals in China for 2023.

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‘Paper unions’ letting down China’s internal migrant workers

Although trade unions are widespread in China, conditions for rural-to-urban migrant workers haven’t improved as fast as they have for local urban employees, says Jason Hung.

The Times of India

Budget, recession, elections: 10 factors that may influence stock markets in 2023

NEW DELHI: After a yearly gain of 4.4%, investors of benchmark BSE sensex are now looking forward to a fresh beginning in 2023.

InsideEVs

China: Plug-In Car Sales Increased By 50% In November 2022

The overall car sales in China decreased in November, but the plug-in electric car market does not stop growing, not even for a while.

Al Jazeera

Which countries have placed COVID curbs on travellers from China?

Governments cite lack of information from Beijing on variants as they express concerns over a new wave of infections.

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Third of global economy to be in recession in 2023, IMF chief warns

A THIRD of the world economy will be in recession in 2023, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned.

The Times of India

Karnataka makes 7-day quarantine essential for travellers from these countries

As per a latest development, the Karnataka state government has now made home quarantine mandatory for seven days for passengers arriving at the Bengaluru airport from six countries, China, Thailand, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore. This move comes in the wake of rising COVID cases in other countries.…

Reason

Chinese Protesters Use Their Bodies as Weapons Against the State

Standing with blank pages in hand, the protesters' goal is to make manifest the implied violence that authoritarian states use to keep order.

Bangkok Post

Hong Kong's actual Covid count could be up to 200,000 daily

Coronavirus: Hong Kong's actual Covid count could be up to 200,000 daily, HKU expert says while arguing risks from reopening border with mainland China are small.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Qatar to Require All Travelers from China to Have a COVID Test

Qatar will from Tuesday require travelers arriving from China to provide a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 48 hours of departure, Qatar's state news agency QNA said on Monday. The testing requirement is imposed on all travelers regardless of vaccination status, the agency added.

Reuters

Qatar to require all travelers from China to have a COVID test -QNA

Qatar will from Tuesday require travelers arriving from China to provide a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 48 hours of departure, Qatar's state news agency QNA said on Monday.

Reuters

Japan says it scrambled jets to monitor Chinese aircraft carrier operations

Japan said on Monday it scrambled jet fighters and dispatched aircraft and warships over the past two weeks to keep tabs on China's Liaoning aircraft carrier and five warships that conducted naval manoeuvres and flight operations in the Pacific.

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