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Dec 16, 2022

China orders rural hospitals to prepare for migrants' return

China's Cabinet is ordering rural areas to prepare for the return of migrant workers for the holiday season in hopes of preventing a major surge in COVID-19 cases in communities with limited medical resources

Dec 15, 2022

China won't report asymptomatic COVID cases in further shift

China says it will stop reporting asymptomatic COVID-19 cases since they’ve become “impossible” to track with mass testing no longer required

Dec 14, 2022

China reduces COVID-19 case number reporting as virus surges

China’s National Health Commission is scaling down its daily COVID-19 report in response to a sharp decline in PCR testing since the government eased antivirus measures after daily cases hit record highs

Dec 11, 2022

Facing COVID surge, China expanding hospitals, ICUs

China is setting up more intensive care facilities and trying to strengthen hospitals as it rolls back anti-virus controls that confined millions of people to their homes, crushed economic growth and set off protests

Dec 9, 2022

China struggles with COVID infections after controls ease

Social media users are reporting a rash of COVID-19 cases in schools and businesses across China after the ruling Communist Party loosened anti-virus rules as it tries to reverse a deepening economic slump

Dec 8, 2022

South Korea widens back-to-work orders on striking truckers

South Korea’s government has expanded its back-to-work orders against thousands of cargo truck drivers who are staging a nationwide walkout over freight fare issues

Dec 7, 2022

China eases anti-COVID measures following protests

China has rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for some public places

Dec 7, 2022

S. Korea sees easing disruption as truckers' strike extends

Officials say South Korea’s economy is recovering from the initial shock of a nationwide walkout staged by thousands of cargo truckers, even as their strike reached its 14th day on Wednesday amid a stalemate with the government over freight fare issues

Dec 7, 2022

China trade shrinks amid virus pressure, interest rate hikes

China’s imports and exports shrank in November under pressure from weakening global demand and anti-virus controls at home

Dec 7, 2022

China November trade sinks under virus pressure, rate hikes

China’s imports and exports shrank in November as global demand weakened and anti-virus controls weighed on the second-largest economy