JP visa service back normal; NYC lit red for CNY [

Sunday, Jan 22, 2023

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• Universities in Shanghai have arranged plenty of activities to ensure students who remain on campus can enjoy the Spring Festival away from home. More

  

• It's the coldest day of the year, but the hustle and bustle and bright red decorations in Yuyuan Garden made Damien Hehir feel warm. The Australian went to buy decorations for the Chinese New Year on Tuesday. This year will be his 21st Spring Festival in China. More

  

• At Zhou Tianxiao's hotel in Beijing's northern suburbs, where room service includes belly rubs and squeaky toys, reservations are filling up fast as the loosening of COVID restrictions in China fuels a travel boom. More

• The festive mood has been high across China during the Spring Festival, the grandest holiday for the Chinese, with more family reunions expected after a new COVID-19 response policy. More

• Well-known landmarks in New York City have been lit in red in celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year which falls on January 22 this year. More

  

• Japan's visa service in China has resumed normal operations, according to the website of the Japanese Embassy in China. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the visa service at the Japanese Embassy in China was temporarily reduced for a period of time. It has now returned to normal in line with changes in the pandemic situation, according to a release posted on the website Friday. 

• China Development Bank, one of the country's policy banks, issued a total of 261.9 billion yuan (US$38.68 billion) of loans to support the country's science and technology innovation in 2022. 

• Incomes of people lifted out of poverty grew at a robust rate of 14.3 percent year on year in 2022, data from the National Rural Revitalization Administration showed. The growth rate was 8 percentage points higher than that of per capita disposable income of rural residents, the administration said. More

• The fixed-asset investment of China's centrally administrated state-owned enterprises (SOEs) increased 5.6 percent year on year to 3.6 trillion yuan in the first 11 months of 2022, data from the country's SOE regulator showed.

• Dozens of Peruvians were injured after tensions flared again on Friday night as police clashed with protesters in anti-government demonstrations that are spreading across the country.

• South Korea will lift the requirement to wear masks indoors from January 30, the prime minister announced on Friday.

• Some of Shanghai Daily's crew shared their hopes and dreams for the coming Chinese New Year. In the Year of the Rabbit, Shanghai Daily and City News Service will keep providing you with the latest news and the most useful service.

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