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Air travel to soar near record in 2023, says industry group

ISTANBUL, Turkey—Airlines will return to profit and fly a near-record 4.35 billion passengers this year, but the sector’s post-pandemic recovery remains fragile, an industry...

China production declined despite loose restrictions starting December

BEIJING—China’s manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to official figures released Saturday, despite Beijing’s loosening of...

China growth ‘very likely’ to slow down on COVID surge

WASHINGTON, United States—A lower growth forecast is “very likely” for China this year and next, with easing Covid-19 restrictions bringing a surge in infections...

COVID rules stifled China’s exports, imports in November

BEIJING—China’s imports and exports plunged in November to levels not seen since early 2020, official figures showed Wednesday, as severe Covid restrictions hit the...

DOH seeking new alert system for COVID

The Department of Health (DOH) said Tuesday they will be recommending a new alert system that will serve as a warning signal to the...

China’s July factory activity fell on soft demand

Beijing, China—China’s manufacturing activity logged a surprise drop in July, official data showed Sunday, on the back of weak demand and as strict zero-Covid...

Lacking tourism workers, Croatia recruits abroad

By Lajla Veselica ROVINJ, Croatia—Tourists are flocking back to Croatia after the pandemic decimated its vital travel industry, except the Adriatic nation has a problem:...

Battling COVID amid conflicting behaviors

"Why are we jeopardizing what healthcare workers have died for and are still laboring to achieve?" The Philippines is massively in debt in part because...

Looser restrictions powered 7.7% growth in fourth quarter

The relaxed COVID-19 restrictions in 2021 allowed the economy to breathe freely and regained its strength. The gross domestic product expanded 7.7 percent in...

The economy and looser restrictions

The relaxed COVID-19 restrictions last year allowed the economy to breathe freely and regained its strength. The gross domestic product expanded 7.7 percent in...

Doctors’ group cautions gov’t to put breaks on easing curbs

The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) cautioned on Wednesday against further easing of COVID-19 restrictions in Metro Manila to Alert Level 1, saying the...

Biz group, doctors bat for relaxing NCR curbs

A key medical association and an influential business group on Tuesday said they supported easing COVID-19 restrictions in Metro Manila to Alert Level 2,...

Church seeks 50% capacity, 100 percent under Level 2

With loosening COVID-19 restrictions, the Catholic Church hopes the government will allow churches to admit half their capacity in worshippers, an official of the...

Swiss Re says disaster losses reached $77 billion in first half of 2021

Zurich, Switzerland—Total losses caused by natural and man-made disasters hit an estimated $77 billion in the first half of 2021, Swiss reinsurance giant Swiss Re...
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