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BEIJING (AP) — After years of separation from his wife in mainland China, Hong Kong resident Cheung Seng-bun made sure to be among the first in line following the reopening Sunday of border crossing points.

OTTAWA — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's first official visit to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ will take place next week, as Tokyo looks to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ to provide much-needed liquefied natural gas.

Air travellers from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau flying to sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ will need to present a negative COVID-19 test starting Jan. 5.

VANCOUVER — Airline passengers leaving China, Hong Kong and Macau will have to provide evidence of a negative COVID-19 test when they enter sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ starting today.

BEIJING (AP) — Patients, most of them elderly, are lying on stretchers in hallways and taking oxygen while sitting in wheelchairs as COVID-19 surges in China’s capital Beijing.

VANCOUVER — Travellers arriving in Vancouver from Hong Kong said they were relieved to be among the last arrivals before sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s new COVID-19 testing requirements took effect, including one woman who changed her flight to avoid the rules.

BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government sharply criticized COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries involved, which include the U.S. and several European nations.

TOKYO (AP) — Major Japanese companies have grown more pessimistic about the economy, given higher costs and a weaker yen, according to a survey by Kyodo News.

BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union nations will try again on Wednesday to mold a coordinated approach on if and how authorities should check incoming airline passengers from China for any new COVID-19 variants after several member nations announced indiv

An expert says sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½'s requirement of a negative COVID-19 test of travellers from China will not help in preventing new variants or the spread of the virus.