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South Korea ends COVID visa restrictions for China travelers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 10 01:34 PM

South Korea said Friday it would begin issuing short-term visas to travelers from China again, ending a COVID-linked restriction. Read more »

UN aviation body sees recovery to pre-pandemic air travel in 2023

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Feb 09 04:05 AM

Demand for commercial travel is expected to make a full recovery in 2023, with volumes exceeding the 2019 level at the end of the year, a UN aviation body said Wednesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: February 7, 2023

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 11:36 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Chinese expected to lift Thailand tourism

Narong Sangnak, EPA-EFE
Posted at Feb 07 07:08 PM

Tourist groups visit the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, one of Bangkok's most popular tourist attractions in Thailand on Tuesday Read more »

Japan to strengthen border controls for travelers from China

Kyodo News
Posted at Jan 04 04:15 PM

Prime Minister Kishida said Japan will strengthen border control measures for travelers from China amid a recent surge in novel coronavirus cases. Read more »

France, Britain impose COVID tests on China travelers

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 31 08:54 AM

France and Britain have joined a growing list of nations imposing COVID tests on travelers from China. Read more »

DOH: Not yet time for strict rules on Chinese travelers

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 29 02:03 PM

It is not yet time to impose stricter rules for travelers from China, which is grappling with a new wave of COVID-19 cases. Read more »

Growth downgrade for China 'very likely' on COVID surge: IMF chief

Beiyi Seow, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 15 03:31 AM

The IMF earlier warned that tough virus restrictions have been especially hard on China's residents. Read more »

DOH may paalala sa mga pagdiriwang ngayong kapaskuhan

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 13 08:45 PM

Kahit maraming pagtitipon ang inaasahan habang papalapit ang Pasko, puwede pa ring maging ligtas ang publiko, ayon sa DOH. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 29, 2022

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 30 12:01 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Global protest vs China’s COVID restrictions

Peter Parks, AFP
Posted at Nov 29 04:18 PM

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets in China's major cities in a rare outpouring of public anger against the state over its zero-COVID policy. Read more »

Protests vs China's COVID-19 restrictions

Noel Celis, AFP
Posted at Nov 28 09:18 AM

A deadly fire on November 24, 2022 in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang region, has become a fresh catalyst for public anger. Read more »

DOH eyes new COVID-19 risk level scheme

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 11 06:25 PM

The DOH will recommend to the IATF to decouple the current COVID-19 alert level scheme and its corresponding restrictions. Read more »

Beijing Marathon is back

Mark R. Cristino, EPA-EFE
Posted at Nov 06 04:43 PM

The Beijing Marathon resumed after a two year hiatus following the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants were limited and were required to follow strict COVID-19 protocols before being able to join the race. Read more »

Canada announces end to COVID-19 border restrictions

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Sep 26 10:59 PM

Around 90 percent of Canadians 12 and older have received at least two doses of a COVID vaccine, according to official government figures. Read more »

Japan to lift COVID restrictions on foreign tourists

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 23 02:06 AM

The return of the visa-waiver program suspended in March 2020 will restore the ease of access that saw 31.9 million foreign visitors to Japan in 2019. Read more »

IATF to discuss possible easing of border controls

Davinci Maaru, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 06:02 PM

The pandemic task force is mulling the possibility of further relaxing border restrictions in the country, the DOH said. Read more »

Japan to remove entry cap in 'not-so-distant future'

Kyodo News
Posted at Sep 11 03:49 PM

Japan is reviewing its border control policy of keeping daily entries below 50,000 and will remove it in the "not so distant future," a government spokesman said Sunday. Read more »

Indonesia Q2 growth boosted by exports, easing COVID curbs

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 05 01:43 PM

Indonesia's economic growth accelerated in the second quarter of 2022 despite global uncertainty, official data showed Friday. Read more »

Paghihigpit sa borders dahil sa monkeypox, di pa kailangan: DOH

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 02 07:07 PM

Hindi nakakakita ng dahilan ang DOH para maghigpit o magsara ng border kahit pa na-detect ng bansa ang unang kaso nito ng monkeypox. Read more »