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Flights to China with British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to restart after more than two years

Services were paused when Covid arrived in 2020

Wales Online

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to relaunch China flights

Flights are being restarted following a relaxation of China’s travel restrictions.

Evening Standard

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic to fly to China for first time since 2020

British Airways and Virgin Atlantic have announced that they will start flying to China again this year after the airlines stopped running services to the country during the coronavirus lockdowns of 2020

Daily Mirror

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Virgin to restart flights between London and Shanghai for the first time since Covid

Flights will be available from May after the route was paused in December 2020

Evening Standard

Former Shanghai bookseller's wife hit with 'exit ban'

Chinese police have prevented a woman from returning to her home in Florida in an effort to compel her husband to return to China, she wrote in a letter he made public

The Independent UK

Australia is banking on China’s economy to take off but headwinds are looming

The Albanese government is wary of Chinese economic volatility amid a slumping property sector and shrinking population

The Guardian - AU

Is bias, not science, behind COVID-19 curbs on China travellers?

Experts say restrictions on China ‘very unlikely’ to help fight the virus and could lead to discriminatory behaviour.

Al Jazeera

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Mulberry takes bunny Miffy to Shanghai

Building on a series of unexpected collaborations, the Mulberry x Miffy capsule collection celebrates the Year of the Rabbit.

Bangkok Post

Harvard-Trained Former PBOC Deputy Governor Appointed Beijing Mayor

Yin Yong replaces Chen Jining, who was named Shanghai’s Communist Party secretary

Caixin Global

Millions on the move in China amid Covid worries

SHANGHAI: Tens of millions in China headed to their rural hometowns for Lunar New Year celebrations on Thursday, though President Xi Jinping said he was "concerned" about the countryside's ability to weather a Covid surge.

Bangkok Post

Make it easier to raise children say many Chinese after population falls

If China wants to reverse a decline in population, more should be done to help families raise their children, according to Wei Chao, a 31-year-old mother of twin girls living in Shanghai, and many more parents interviewed by Reuters held the same view.

Reuters

Shanghai Composite Index Ended Nearly Flat on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.09%

Caixin Global

Chinese who lost relatives to COVID angry at failure to protect elderly

Former high school teacher Ailia was devastated when her 85-year-old father died after displaying COVID-like symptoms as the virus swept through their hometown in the southeastern province of Jiangxi.

Reuters

China's Xi frets about COVID in rural areas, sees 'light ahead'

President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday he was particularly concerned about China's COVID-19 wave spreading to rural areas with poor medical facilities but he urged perseverance in stressful times, saying "light is ahead".

Reuters

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China's pessimistic Gen Z poses challenge for Xi post-COVID

The first weekend after COVID-19 restrictions ended last month, dozens of young Chinese jostled in the dark at a heavy-metal concert in a tiny Shanghai music venue that reeked of sweat and hard liquor.

Daily Mirror

Two puppies guard injured dog as they find themselves stranded in middle of traffic

Two little dogs guarded an injured puppy in the middle of the road in Shanghai, China, to protect the animal from passing vehicles. It is not clear whether the three dogs were eventually rescued

Caixin Global

Shanghai Airport Operator Buys $251 Million Stake in Duty-Free Shops

The acquisition will broaden the firm’s revenue sources to include dividends from CDF-Sunrise’s and Uni-Champion’s businesses

Tribune News Service

China’s deep-pocketed tourists are staying home, for now

During last year’s bruising COVID lockdown in Shanghai, Qin Bing dreamed of traveling overseas. As China reopens its borders on Sunday after three years of COVID isolation, however, the 36-year-old marketing manager is staying put.

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Reuters

Family members reunite in China after 3-year COVID separation

Chu Wenhong would fly back to Shanghai and visit her parents at least once a year after she moved to Singapore in 1994.

Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 1.01% on Friday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 1.19%

The Independent UK

China's trade surplus swells to $877.6B as exports grow

China’s trade surplus swelled to a record $877.6 billion in 2022 as exports rose 7% despite weakening U.S. and European demand and anti-virus controls that temporarily shut down Shanghai and other industrial centers

Caixin Global

Labor Union in Shanghai Asks for Clarity on Covid Sick Leave

Under the "zero-Covid" policy, companies were supposed to pay workers in full when they fell ill with the virus, but now that government guarantee is in doubt

Reuters

Protesting Tesla China buyers vow more pressure over price cuts they missed

Dozens of Telsa owners protested at a delivery centre in Shanghai on Tuesday, vowing to raise pressure on the electric car maker after it declined to offer them rebates on price cuts the U.S. firm made last week and that they missed out on.

RideApart

Yadea Debuts Electric Motorbike, Scooter, And E-Bike Lineup At CES

Shanghai-based electric mobility brand Yadea debuts its lineup at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 5-8, 2023.

InsideEVs

Over Half Of All Teslas Sold In 2022 Were Made In Giga Shanghai

Tesla's Giga Shanghai was responsible for building more than half of all Teslas sold last year.

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