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Chinese savers stashed away $2.6 trillion last year but property crash will cool ‘revenge spending’
Hong Kong CNN — Even for a country famously frugal, the Chinese saved a lot last year. Stuck at home…
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Offices are more than 50% filled for the first time since the pandemic started
New York CNN — Nearly three years after the pandemic began, US offices are finally more than half filled as…
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China’s cities are struggling to pay their bills from three years of Covid and a real estate crash
Hong Kong CNN — three years Strict pandemic control in China and a real estate crash has drained the locality…
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South Africa’s power blackouts are causing havoc for citizens
Johannesburg, South Africa CNN — Car accidents, opportunistic criminals, rancid food, decomposing bodies, bankrupt businesses and water shortages. Welcome to…
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Japan considers downgrading Covid-19 to same level as seasonal flu
Tokyo CNN — Japan will consider downgrading Covid-19 the same type as seasonal flu this spring, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida…
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Peru protests offer cautionary tale for democracies
CNN — Peru is seeing some of the worst political violence in recent decades, but the protesters’ grievances are brand…
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Paying back Covid loans is hammering millions of businesses
CNN — At Teddy & The Bully Bar near downtown Washington, DC, business has never been the same since the…
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Post-zero-Covid: What the return of Chinese tourists means for the global economy
Hong Kong CNN — In the years before Covid, China was the world’s most important source of international tourists. Its…
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China will end Covid restrictions and quarantining for international travelers
New York CNN — China will drop quarantine requirements for all passengers arriving from outside the country’s borders starting January…
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