Hundreds of flights and trains have been canceled as China’s most important holiday approaches, and more bad weather is in the forecast.
Tag: Lunar New Year
Your Wednesday Briefing: China Rebounds
Also, Russia’s resilient economy and Sri Lanka’s enduring struggle.
As China’s Covid Tsunami Recedes, Relief, Grief and Anxiety Follow
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.
Polar Vortex Drives a Cold Snap in Asia
An exceptionally cold January has brought the region misery and snarled travel. Experts blame the same arctic system that hit the United States last month.
Mass Shooting in California
A gunman killed 10 people at a dance studio.
Gunman Dies of Self-inflicted Gunshot After Mass Shooting in Monterey Park
The attack took place in a city just east of Los Angeles that earlier in the day had hosted a festival celebrating the eve of the Lunar New Year.
Your Monday Briefing: A Lunar New Year Shooting
Also, New Zealand’s next leader and a Lunar New Year travel surge in China.
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.
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.
Your Monday Briefing: China Reopens
Also, Brazilians storm government offices and the Times investigates a 2021 Kabul airstrike.