Coronavirus
Japan relaxes mask guidelines in COVID milestone
Masked faces still abound after government makes wearing them a personal choice
Masked faces still abound after government makes wearing them a personal choice
Travel recovery and production bottlenecks drive up costs for airlines
Testing, vaccine requirements for international arrivals to end on May 8
SIM0417 and VV116 lack data on effectiveness, face competition from Paxlovid
Expanded investment plan includes hotels, anticipating rapid tourism rebound
Hospitality industry hammered by pandemic and military takeover
Li Qiang went from locking down Shanghai to resisting Xi's reopening hesitance
Occupancy rate drops below 70% for the first time in four months
Japan takes first step toward regaining 2m cruise passengers annually
Beijing rips U.S. 'credibility'; Washington says no consensus on pandemic origin
Easing of COVID restrictions, rising consumer sentiment buoy February PMI
Mask mandate dropped, government 'desperate' to return to global stage with shows
80% of hotels short-staffed as country sees 84 times as many overseas visitors
Aims to lure back visitors and business, restore normal life after over 3 years
Travellers still need to show negative results before takeoff
Stronger room demand set to drive up revenue following U.S. recovery
Officials claim 'major decisive victory' over virus although there are still cases
Australian airline announces $341m share buyback
Beijing willing to consider reciprocal measures when appropriate
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