HONG KONG/TAIPEI/TOKYO -- Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan are opening their pandemic-shut borders to kick-start growth, banking on a tourism-led rebound, but a slumping world economy could dash hopes for a quick recovery.
Shaky growth in China and worldwide dim hopes for post-pandemic bounce

Hong Kong, Taiwan and Japan are opening their pandemic-shut borders to kickstart growth. (Source photos by Getty Images and Ken Kobayashi)
HONG KONG/TAIPEI/TOKYO -- Hong Kong, Japan and Taiwan are opening their pandemic-shut borders to kick-start growth, banking on a tourism-led rebound, but a slumping world economy could dash hopes for a quick recovery.