Indonesian driver upbeat about operation of first high-speed rail

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Travel restrictions against Chinese tourists "ridiculous": media

STORY: Travel restrictions against Chinese tourists "ridiculous": media reports DATELINE: Jan. 13, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:05 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of airplanes and Chinese tourists 2. various of screenshots of headlines STORYLINE: Travel restrictions imposed by a few countries on Chinese tourists are "ridiculous," said some media reports on the latest discriminatory entry requirements targeting China. On Saturday, an article published by the Atlantic agreed that these measures have "no scientific basis" and pointed out that "travel restrictions can't stop COVID from crossing borders." The story goes on to say that the vast majority of China's locally acquired cases are being caused by two Omicron lineages that are "old news elsewhere." And now, the article says, the most dangerous new variant is "from New York -- XBB.1.5 -- which the U.S. is now busy exporting to the rest of the world." TodayOnline, a Singaporean news website, quoted infectious disease experts as s

Western negative reports on China's COVID-19 response "ridiculous": American expat

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China, S. Korea slam former Japanese defense minister

China, S. Korea slam former Japanese defense minister

TOKYO, Japan - Hosei Norota (R), a senior member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), chairs the House of Representatives' Budget Committee session in the Diet on Feb. 19. China lashed out at comments made a day earlier by Norota, calling his justifications for Japan's wartime aggression ''ridiculous.'' Norota told LDP supporters that a U.S. ''scheme'' forced Japan to launch military campaigns in Asia in the 1930s and 1940s and that those campaigns are still appreciated for the positive role they play in Southeast Asia.

Debate on abortion a symptom of more divided America: experts

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Milos Zeman

Milos Zeman

The criminal prosecution started by Russia over the removal of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev's statue is a counter-productive interference in foreign affairs, President Milos Zeman President said today.On the other hand, the removal of the statue in Prague itself is silly and ridiculous, Zeman said in Prague, Czech Republic, April 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/repro CT1)

Milos Zeman

Milos Zeman

The criminal prosecution started by Russia over the removal of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev's statue is a counter-productive interference in foreign affairs, President Milos Zeman President said today.On the other hand, the removal of the statue in Prague itself is silly and ridiculous, Zeman said in Prague, Czech Republic, April 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/repro CT1)

Milos Zeman

Milos Zeman

The criminal prosecution started by Russia over the removal of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev's statue is a counter-productive interference in foreign affairs, President Milos Zeman President said today.On the other hand, the removal of the statue in Prague itself is silly and ridiculous, Zeman said in Prague, Czech Republic, April 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/repro CT1)

Milos Zeman

Milos Zeman

The criminal prosecution started by Russia over the removal of Soviet Marshal Ivan Konev's statue is a counter-productive interference in foreign affairs, President Milos Zeman President said today.On the other hand, the removal of the statue in Prague itself is silly and ridiculous, Zeman said in Prague, Czech Republic, April 12, 2020. (CTK Photo/repro CT1)

China, S. Korea slam former Japanese defense minister

China, S. Korea slam former Japanese defense minister

TOKYO, Japan - Hosei Norota (R), a senior member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), chairs the House of Representatives' Budget Committee session in the Diet on Feb. 19. China lashed out at comments made a day earlier by Norota, calling his justifications for Japan's wartime aggression ''ridiculous.'' Norota told LDP supporters that a U.S. ''scheme'' forced Japan to launch military campaigns in Asia in the 1930s and 1940s and that those campaigns are still appreciated for the positive role they play in Southeast Asia.