Friends and families are planning reunions; tourists are booking flights. But amid the anticipation, there’s a whiff of anxiety.
Category: Hong Kong
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As China Lifts Pandemic Border Controls, Mixed Feelings at Home and Abroad
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As China Drops Travel Rules, Wariness Rises Over its Covid Outbreak
The New York Times – Business:Many welcomed Beijing’s plan to loosen quarantine rules for travelers, but concerns linger about the country’s Covid wave.
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China’s Abrupt Covid Pivot Leaves Many Without Medicines
The New York Times – Business:Millions are desperate to get their hands on fever-reducing drugs and antivirals such as Pfizer’s Paxlovid as infections across China outpace supplies.
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In China, Luxury Shopping Faces Ongoing Headwinds
The New York Times – Business:China’s zero-Covid policy has weighed heavily on the high-end market in 2022. In the wake of recent protests, is a recovery in sight?
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In Hong Kong, Artisans Struggle to Keep Making Traditional Products
The New York Times – Fashion & Style:Artisans nestled inside tenement buildings and austere malls are keen to bring traditional crafts and apparel to modern shoppers.
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How Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX Crypto Empire Collapsed
The New York Times – Business:Mr. Bankman-Fried said in an interview that he had expanded too fast and failed to see warning signs. But he shared few details about his handling of FTX customers’ funds.
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In Bid to Show It Is Open, Hong Kong Bends Covid Rules … for Some
The New York Times – Business:Three splashy events this week were meant to prove that the former British colony was still “Asia’s World City.” But pandemic exemptions were only doled out to those who could afford them.
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How Finnair’s Huge Bet on Faster Flights to Asia Suddenly Came Undone
The New York Times – Business:When Russia closed its airspace, it upended the decades-long strategy for making Finland a European travel hub to and from the East.