The end of pandemic-era restrictions has unleashed a luxury spending rebound in China. Which Western brands are coming out on top? NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/business/china-luxury-spending.html Elizabeth Paton and Keith Bradsher Original Source: NY Times >>
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Flowers, Fresh Fish and Movies: China Is Spending Again, Cautiously
The outlook for the world’s second largest economy is brighter as consumer spending picked up after “zero Covid” was lifted. But scars remain from the harsh pandemic restrictions. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/business/china-economy-lunar-new-year.html Keith Bradsher Original Source: NY Times >>
It’s as if Nothing Ever Happened Here in China
China left its vulnerable people to fend for themselves in a deadly Covid outbreak. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/opinion/china-covid-holiday-new-year.html Lucy Meng Original Source: NY Times >>
China’s Covid Tsunami Recedes, Bringing Relief, Grief and Anxiety
Officials say an onslaught of infections has slowed, and many people seem eager to move on. But fresh flare-ups could bring more illness and deaths. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/world/asia/china-covid-infections-decrease.html Chris Buckley and Amy Chang Chien Original Source: NY Times >>
Chinese Travel Is Set to Return. The Question Is, When?
The country has dropped restrictions on overseas journeys for its citizens, but once-popular destinations are still waiting for the flood of vacationers to arrive. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/travel/china-tourists.html Ceylan Yeginsu and Patrick Scott Original Source: NY Times >>
The Victims and Suspects Are Asian American. The Crimes Are Something Else.
Asian Americans have been targeted in mass shootings before. This time, something was different. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/opinion/asian-american-gun.html Jeff Yang Original Source: NY Times >>
The Indirect Ways the U.S. Can Help China Avoid Covid Catastrophe
It’s in the United States’ best interest to find ways to aid China. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/24/opinion/the-us-must-help-china-avoid-covid-catastrophe-heres-how.html Michael V. Callahan Original Source: NY Times >>
Your Monday Briefing: A Lunar New Year Shooting
Also, New Zealand’s next leader and a Lunar New Year travel surge in China. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/22/briefing/mass-shooting-lunar-california.html Amelia Nierenberg Original Source: NY Times >>
China Celebrates Lunar New Year After ‘Zero Covid’ With Caution
With strict Covid restrictions lifted weeks ahead of the country’s most important holiday, millions, joyful yet anxious, could finally travel and reunite with family. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/21/world/asia/china-lunar-new-year-travel-covid.html Chang Che and John Liu Original Source: NY Times >>
Covid Workers in China Clash With Police Over Unpaid Wages, Layoffs
Companies that reaped windfalls helping the government implement strict ‘zero Covid’ controls are now struggling to pay and keep workers. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/world/asia/china-covid-protests.html David Pierson, Keith Bradsher and Muyi Xiao Original Source: NY Times >>