Archive List for pandemic

China’s economy anemic as industrial output and retails sales growth slows

China’s economy showed further signs of weakness in May. Industrial output and retail sales both missed forecasts. Beijing is expected to increase its efforts to boost the economy to try to shore up its post-COVID-19 recovery. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #China #economy

In China, hundreds of millions travel for May holidays

Hundreds of millions of people in China are travelling in the next five days for the longest public holiday since the Lunar New Year. Many travel websites have reported a surge in bookings with numbers set to surpass pre-pandemic levels and tickets for iconic landmarks like the Great Wall and Forbidden City already sold out. Al Jazeera’s Jessica Washington reports from Beijing, China. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ #China #Travel #Holiday #Vacation #Beijing

Why are so many jobs being shed in Big Tech sector worldwide? | Inside Story

Around 12,000 Google employees have been emailed, telling them their jobs are gone. It follows cuts at Meta, Twitter and Microsoft. More than 200,000 jobs have been lost in the sector in a year. Some blame over-recruitment during the pandemic, wrong strategies or economic factors. So why are so many jobs being lost in the sector worldwide? Is Big Tech in big trouble? Presenter: Adrian Finighan Guests: Elaine Burke, Science and Technology Journalist, Host of “For Tech’s Sake” podcast. Jim Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Beacon Software, Social Media Sector Lead at Glasswing Ventures. Adrian Weckler, Irish Independent Technology Editor. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find […]

China’s imports, exports plunge in warning sign for economy

China’s exports plummeted in December at their fastest pace since 2020, while imports sharply slowed, signalling risks to the recovery of the world’s second-largest economy. China’s economy is still recovering from the fallout of three years of ultra-strict “zero-COVID” restrictions. Al Jazeera’s Richard Kimber has more from Hong Kong, China. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #China #Economy #Imports #Exports #COVID #HongKong

Tech industry in 2022: From boom to bust

The year 2022 saw the technology industry, flying high on pandemic-era profits, come crashing to earth. Al Jazeera’s @RobReynolds reports from Los Angeles, the US. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Technology

Airlines facing financial turbulence with strikes, staff shortage

Scandinavian airline SAS has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US. It came just a day after a thousand pilots walked off the job when wage talks collapsed. But it is not just SAS that is facing difficulties, airlines around the world are struggling with strikes, staff shortages and the lingering fallout of pandemic lockdowns. Al Jazeera’s Laura Burdon-Manley reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News

Hong Kong’s new leader sworn in as Xi hails rule by ‘patriots’

China’s President has defended Beijing’s governing of Hong Kong since the handover from Britain 25 years ago. Xi Jinping made the comments at the swearing-in ceremony of the territory’s new leader. It was Xi’s first trip outside of mainland China since the COVID-19 pandemic started. Al Jazeera’s @Adrian Brown reports from Hong Kong. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #HongKong #XiJinping

How bad is COVID in North Korea? | Start Here

For two years North Korea has said it’s kept COVID out. But now Omicron is spreading through the unvaccinated population. Kim Jong Un says things are under control, but are they really? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains. Check out our other Start Here episodes https://bit.ly/3o0BEIW Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ And let us know in the comments if there’s a topic you find confusing and would like Start Here to cover ⤵️

North Korea implements nationwide COVID lockdown

North Korea has entered its fourth day of nationwide lockdown in what’s reported to be its first confirmed COVID-19 outbreak. State media are reporting 42 deaths, a figure that’s likely to rise. With hundreds of thousands of suspected cases, many worry that a health crisis is already well under way… Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hodayan reports. – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/ – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera/ – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #NorthKorea #COVID