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Dec 7, 2021

Hong Kong loses shine amid tough coronavirus restrictions

The bustling, cosmopolitan business hub of Hong Kong may be losing its shine among foreign companies and expatriates with its stringent anti-pandemic rules requiring up to 21 days of quarantine for new arrivals

Dec 7, 2021

Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher as virus fears ease

Asia stock markets have followed Wall Street higher as anxiety about the coronavirus’s latest variant eased

Dec 2, 2021

Asian markets mixed after Wall St decline, virus unease

Asian stock markets are mixed after a turbulent day on Wall Street as traders tried to forecast the impact of the coronavirus’s omicron variant

Dec 1, 2021

Japan suspends new reservations on all incoming flights

Japan's transportation ministry says it has asked international airlines to stop taking new reservations for all flights arriving in Japan until the end of December

Dec 1, 2021

Omicron keeps world jittery as more information drips out

The omicron variant kept a jittery world off-kilter as Japan further tightened travel restrictions, infections linked to the new version of the coronavirus popped up in more places and new evidence made clear the mutant strain was circulating weeks earlier than thought

Dec 1, 2021

Global shares mostly rise despite mounting omicron worries

Global shares are mostly higher amid nervous trading due to worries over the newest coronavirus variant

NHK TV says Japan will suspend new reservations on all incoming flights for a month to guard against new virus variant.

Dec 1, 2021

NHK TV says Japan will suspend new reservations on all incoming flights for a month to guard against new virus variant.

Nov 30, 2021

Japan confirms first case of new coronavirus variant

Japan has confirmed its first case of the new omicron coronavirus variant, a visitor who recently arrived from Namibia

Nov 30, 2021

Asia shares slip as investors weigh omicron economic risks

Asian shares have fallen, with South Korea's benchmark down 2.4%, as investors cautiously weigh how much damage the new omicron coronavirus variant may unleash on the global economy

Nov 29, 2021

UK set to expand COVID vaccine boosters amid omicron fears

The independent body advising the British government on the rollout of coronavirus vaccines is mulling whether to expand the booster program to younger age groups following the discovery of the new potentially more dangerous omicron variant, with a decision widely expected later Monday

Health

Hong Kong loses shine amid tough coronavirus restrictions

Asian stocks follow Wall Street higher as virus fears ease

Asian markets mixed after Wall St decline, virus unease

Japan suspends new reservations on all incoming flights

Omicron keeps world jittery as more information drips out

Global shares mostly rise despite mounting omicron worries

NHK TV says Japan will suspend new reservations on all incoming flights for a month to guard against new virus variant.

Japan confirms first case of new coronavirus variant

Asia shares slip as investors weigh omicron economic risks

UK set to expand COVID vaccine boosters amid omicron fears

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