the Chinese government is looking at gradually opening up the economy. Even with the recent spike in case, curbs are being gradually eased but things are apparently not easy for the millions of Chinese after living under strict Covid-19 regulations for nearly three years.

China Covid: Xi administration gradually dismantles Zero-Covid policy

The Covid situation around the world is easing but not in China. The country is struggling to balance the rising cases and public frustration over the zero covid policy.

WION Fineprint: Beijing authorities on high alert, some businesses shut

In China, a protest against the Zero Covid policy turned violent. Hundreds of protesters in Guangzhou clashed with the police and tore down Covid control barriers.

Gravitas: China: Citizens use new language to slam Zero Covid

China's 'zero Covid' regime has saved many lives but has also slowed the country's economy. It has exacerbated the supply chain disruptions and kept millions under lockdown for months.

China: Zero Covid policy sparks worry among Beijing residents

China: Officials to refine 'Zero-Covid' policy, pledge to avoid excessive disruptions to public life

The coveted menace continues to trouble the people of China. Despite facing descent, Chinese regime has not shied away from taking harsh measures to implement its zero Covid policy.

China Covid Chaos: Shanghai government bars people from entering and exiting Disney park

China's Zero Covid Policy is taking a toll on businesses and also on job seekers. Now Beijing has been stressing on the need to maintain its Zero Tolerance approach to save lives but there seems to be little emphasis on saving livelihoods of people impacted by the lockdowns.

China: Urban unemployment rate at 6.1% in April 2022; reported 5226 Covid deaths since 2020

China Zero Covid Policy is possibly hurting the country in more ways than one. Its Covid-19 model initially curbed the infection successfully but ever since the Omicron Barium started to spread, China has not been able to curb the infections effectively.

Despite stringent curbs, Covid cases rise in China

Nepal's foreign minister reaffirmed his country's one-China policy during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi. China promised to invest $15 billion dollars in multiple Nepalese projects. How must India respond to these moves? Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you.

Gravitas: Nepal's foreign minister reaffirms one-China policy

China is currently assessing the impact of climate change and has unveiled a new climate policy. It is planning to decrease industrial water use by 16%.

China assesses climate change impact as it releases new climate policy

In an unprecedented move, British government plans to resettle thousands of asylum seekers in Rwanda, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday. On Thursday, Interior Minister Priti Patel signed a partnership agreement in Kigali and presented the policy at a news conference with Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta.

UK: Govt move to send asylum seekers to Rwanda leads to sharp criticism      

If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had recommended better masks from the beginning, how many people would have worn them and for how long? If the Biden administration had flooded stores with cheap rapid tests, would people have used them?

Opinion: The Covid policy that really mattered wasn’t a policy

A new social media policy for the Kashmir region has been developed by the Jammu and Kashmir Police. They recently ran ads in local newspapers warning people about the risks of misusing social media sites.

Jammu and Kashmir police warns against social media misuse, reviews policy

Pakistan is all set to announce its first ever national security policy, this according to reports will cover all internal and external security aspects including the situation in Afghanistan and its ramifications in the region.

Pakistan is all set to announce its first ever national security policy

Pakistan's government is announcing the country's first-ever National security policy at a meeting that will cover all internal and external security aspects. This will include the situation in Afghanistan.

Pakistan to announce its first-ever National security policy today

Twitter has announced that its updated privacy policy comes into effect from Thursday, August 19. In a blog post Twitter highlighted the changes in its privacy policy, including those around Twitter Blue, Twitter Spaces, payment features, and the like.

Twitter's updated privacy policy to come into effect from today, read everything here

A top doctor in China's fight against the coronavirus is under investigation for plagiarism, weeks after making a social media post questioning the country's zero-tolerance strategy to control the pandemic.

'China's Fauci' probed for plagiarism after questioning COVID-19 policy

OPEC+ will resume talks on Monday after failing to reach a deal on oil output policy for a second day running on Friday because the United Arab Emirates blocked some aspects of the pact.

OPEC+ to resume oil policy talks on Monday after UAE roadblock

The United States has formally ended the Trump-era 'remain in Mexico' policy, which forced tens of thousands of Central American asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico for US court cases, according to a US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo sent to agency leaders on Tuesday.

US formally ends Trump’s 'remain in Mexico' asylum policy

The US is setting up a USD 1.7 billion national network to identify and track worrisome coronavirus mutations whose spread could trigger another pandemic wave, the Biden administration announced on Friday.

US setting up $1.7B national network to track virus variants 

A top Chinese diplomat said on Friday that US Policy toward China is 'too negative' and that cooperation could be critically important as the Biden administration focuses on combatting Covid-19 and promoting economic recovery.

US 'too negative' towards China, says top Beijing diplomat 

New Zealand has announced a number of proposals that intend to outlaw smoking for the next generation and making the nation smoke-free by 2025. These plans include gradually increasing the legal smoking age, which could lead to a complete ban on the cigarettes and tobacco products sale to people born after 2004, reports The Guardian.

No smoking: New Zealand announces proposals to make the nation smoke-free by 2025

In order to put an end to the exploitation of elephants by temples and private owners for joyrides or as beasts of burden, the Madras High Court has sought a uniform policy.

Madras High Court asks Tamil Nadu government to form policy on ownership of elephants

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