Your Guide to China by Ikky
China has accelerated its vaccinations against COVID-19, administering 10 million doses in around a week, and is considering varied visa policies based on vaccination and virus conditions in different countries, officials said on Sunday. The country had administered 74.96 million vaccine doses as of Saturday, health commission spokesman Mi Feng told a news briefing. That … Read more
Shanghai is to accelerate its COVID-19 vaccination program and the mass inoculation of senior residents and patients with underlying diseases will begin when clinical tests obtain enough safe and effective data, city health authorities announced on Tuesday. The vaccination process is rolling out in the city and groups at high risk due to their profession, … Read more
China announced on Friday that it would waive a COVID-19 test and health form requirement for foreigners applying for visas to the mainland from Hong Kong if they have been vaccinated with a Chinese vaccine. Aside from a vaccination certificate, the above-mentioned foreign nationals and their family members visiting the Chinese mainland for resuming work … Read more
Based on current vaccine production capacity, China is capable of vaccinating 70 to 80 percent of its population, or 900 million to 1 billion people, between the end of 2021 and mid-2022 to reach herd immunity amid the global epidemic; director Gao Fu was cited as saying in Chinese media reports on Saturday. However, some … Read more
At the time of posting, the certificate is available to Chinese citizens only and not yet to foreigners residing in China. On March 7, State Councilor Wang Yi announced the launch of the Chinese version of the “International Travel Health Certificate” or ITHC for short at the press conference of the Foreign Ministers of the … Read more
The greenery, the cleaner air, and the convenience of Metro stations drive up the population of foreign residents. An old Shanghai says: “People would prefer a bed in Puxi to a house in Pudong.” No longer. Nowadays, housing is as popular on the eastern shore of the Huangpu River as it is on the western … Read more
Source: That’s Shanghai China’s first inter-province residence permit was issued to a Malaysian citizen on February 26. Weng Wenxing resides in Wujiang District, Suzhou, Jiangsu province, and works as the general manager at Walter Electronic, a Suzhou-based electronics manufacturing company. Mr. Weng received the new Shanghai Residence Permit for Overseas Talent, even though his work and place … Read more
Source: Cainxin Global Close to midnight at Auckland airport, a few masked passengers and staff moved past shuttered shops and restaurants, lost in their own thoughts, or in the glow of their phones. The passengers were furtive as we congregated to board, and entering the plane for Guangzhou, the anxiety was palpable. During an intended … Read more
Source: SHINE Senior residents in Shanghai, Chinese and foreigners alike, will enjoy more convenient exit-entry services in the future, Shanghai police said on Wednesday. Among other benefits, they will be served at special windows with staff standing by to help. They won’t have to make appointments online and can call 021-28951900 for consultation and reservation. … Read more
Source: China Daily BEIJING – China has granted conditional market approval to four self-developed COVID-19 vaccines, Minister of Science and Technology Wang Zhigang said Friday. China has adopted five technological approaches in developing COVID-19 vaccines. China now has 17 self-developed COVID-19 vaccines undergoing clinical trials, with seven undergoing phase-3 clinical trials, Wang told a press … Read more