China's population fell last year for the first time in six decades, a historic turn that is expected to mark the start of a long period of decline in its citizen numbers with profound implications for its economy and the world.

As the Bank of Japan kicks off its two-day monetary policy meeting, 10-year Japanese government bond yields will be in focus.

Markets in the Asia-Pacific traded mixed as expectations of cooled inflation in the U.S. lifted investor sentiment.

Thailand is mandating Covid insurance for foreign visitors from countries that require negative RT-PCR test results before returning home, reinstating the entry rule ahead of the likely arrival of Chinese tourists in large numbers.

China is pushing hard to prop up its embattled property market to help reignite growth in the world’s second-largest economy that has been crippled by years of Covid restrictions.

It is the first major energy extraction agreement with a foreign firm since the Taliban took power.

In the years before Covid, China was the world's most important source of international travelers. Its 155 million tourists spent more than a quarter of a trillion dollars beyond its borders in 2019.

Announcement comes after three years of border controls that have isolated the financial hub from the Chinese mainland.

European nations agreed to recommend imposing new restrictions on travelers from China amid fears of an increase in Covid cases.

Australia and Canada join other countries including the U.S., U.K., India, Japan and several European nations in imposing tougher COVID-19 measures on Chinese travelers amid fears of new variants.

China will drop quarantine requirements for international arrivals from January 8, in a major step toward reopening its borders that have shut the country from the rest of the world for nearly three years.

Many foreign companies hold the viewpoint that China has entered a new era epitomized by more economic growth.

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