2022-12-30 China to Issue Passports, Visas as COVID Rules Ease
China recently said it will resume giving out passports for tourism to its citizens. The move is another step away from severe COVID-19 rules that have isolated the country for…
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China recently said it will resume giving out passports for tourism to its citizens. The move is another step away from severe COVID-19 rules that have isolated the country for…
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The United States has announced new COVID-19 testing requirements for all travelers from China. The new rules follow an easing of pandemic restrictions in China that has led to rising…
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Under a new National Security Strategy (NSS) and other documents, Japan will nearly double its defense spending and deploy missiles in a new way. Since the end of World War…
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As many areas of daily life continued to move past the pandemic in 2022, problems in the classroom show how far the recovery still has to go. Almost two school…