The secretive state claims ‘remarkable successes’ after upheaval caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. North Korea has pledged to “re-energise” industrial production and
A new Omicron variant XBB.1.5 is causing concerns among scientists as it is spreading like a wildfire across dozens of countries, with
China has suspended issuing short-term visas for South Korean and Japanese nationals, its embassies in Seoul and Tokyo said on Tuesday, in
Health minister says checking vaccinations was inconvenient and a panel of health experts had agreed to withdraw the new rule. Thailand has
China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s COVID-19 policies, as the country
‘There is minimal public health risk to New Zealand,’ COVID-19 minister Ayesha Verrall said of visitors from China. The New Zealand government
Australia’s chief medical officer advised there was not ‘sufficient public health rationale’ for new travel rules. Australia has introduced COVID-19 testing for
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia – Made, an Airbnb host who manages a luxury villa on Bali’s sultry west coast, spent two months looking
The president says Beijing overcame unprecedented challenges in the battle against COVID amid a new significant wave of cases in the country.
Italy imposes mandatory testing for air passengers from China, but other EU countries seem reluctant to follow suit. European Union health officials