Fear and confusion are spreading among Chinese consumers and overseas suppliers that China's restrictions on international mail aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus will have a prolonged negative impact on the once-booming overseas online shopping business. Concerns about contracting Covid-19 from coronavirus traces carried on the contaminated surface of imported goods have long existed in China, but this.
Authorities in China are advising citizens to wear gloves and masks when handling international mail as the first case of omicron in Beijing is suspected to be linked to a package delivered from Canada.
2021-05-04 14:58 By: Xinhua
A tourist (C) poses for a group photo with performers at the Italian Style Area in Hebei District of north China s Tianjin, May 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
The news media have linked the travel boom to China s success in containing the spread of COVID-19 and its ongoing mass vaccination campaign.
BEIJING, May 3 (Xinhua) The May Day travel rush in China signals the nation s stepped-up recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, with people thronging at railway stations, airports and tourist sites, criss-crossing provinces.
Passenger trips on Chinese railways hit a new single-day high on Saturday, with nearly 18.83 million trips recorded, according to data released by the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd. The figure marks a 9.2-percent increase from the 2019 level, the first day of the International Workers Day holiday, which runs through Wednesday.