New maternity and paternity leave policy in Shanghai

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The 37th meeting of the 15th Shanghai Municipal People’s Congress’s Standing Committee agreed on the Decision to change Shanghai’s maternity and paternity leave policy, which will take effect on the date of publication. The city has had a “three-child” policy in place which: Allows for the birth of three children by a couple. Simplifies the … Read more

Xi’an now in lockdown mode and flights are canceled

Xi’an, the ancient city in Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, started this month’s third round of mass testing with 13 million people on Thursday following the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases found in a single day. In addition, it cancelled all flights at its airport and placed all residential communities under closed management. Xianyang International … Read more

Restrictions for the coming Chinese New Year are issued.

To strengthen the prevention and control of the epidemic during the New Year’s Day and Spring Festival in 2022, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism has issued the following guidelines. “Fuse” mechanism for cross-provincial tourism business activities For provinces (autonomous regions, municipalities) with medium and high-risk areas, travel agencies, and online tourism companies must suspend … Read more

China’s first market-based COVID19 drug effective immediately

China’s first COVID19 drug has received government approval. The I.V. drug will work immediately after inoculation and will reduce hospitalization and death by 80 per cent. The two strongest antibodies were identified and matched to produce the drug. The I.V. drug will be effective immediately after inoculation, according to Professor Zhang of Qinghua University, a … Read more

How to cancel a China Work Permit?

In this article we will explain the 3 steps required to properly cancel a China work permit in accordance with the law. Step #1: Required Documents Step #2: Upload Document(s) All original documents and Mandarin translations should be uploaded (in original color) to the service system for foreigners working in China at http://fuwu.most.gov.cn/. Please keep … Read more

Hong Kong bans non-residents from 13 more countries

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Hong Kong has banned non-residents from entering the city from four African countries and plans to expand that to travelers who have been to Australia, Canada, Israel and six European countries in the past 21 days due to fears over Omicron. The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that the Omicron coronavirus variant poses … Read more

Guide on how to distinguish between a Chinese visa and residence permit?

In this article we will explain how to distinguish between Chinese visa and residence permit as well as address the questions regarding what type of visa to apply for to enter China and whether you can enter China with your current residence permit. What is a Chinese visa? A visa is an endorsement stamped by … Read more

Mainland China reports first case of infection with Omicron

Tianjin City in northern China detected the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in a person who came from overseas, local health authorities revealed on Monday, the first known Omicron infection found on the Chinese mainland. Details about the person’s nationality or travel history were not released immediately. Officials said the individual is an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient … Read more

COVID19: China reduces the cost of nucleic acid testing

China’s National Health Care Security Administration has asked public hospitals to further reduce the cost of nucleic acid testing under COVID19. As of Friday, hospitals in 30 provincial-level regions have lowered prices from 60 yuan per person for a single test to 40 yuan or less, according to the administration. The price for testing a … Read more

Beijing 2022: Charter flights to bring in the athletes

Due to mounting concerns about Omicron, charter flights are scheduled to be used to transport athletes to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. The Beijing 2022 Organizing Committee confirmed that overseas Games participants will need to rely heavily on a charter or temporary aircraft to fly them to the Chinese capital. Thousands of athletes and … Read more