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Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets resumed their strong start to the year Monday, tracking a surge on Wall Street fuelled by optimism over China's reopening and hopes the Federal Reserve will slow its pace of interest rate hikes.

Authorities around the world are imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China as Covid-19 cases there surged following its relaxation of "zero-Covid" rules. China has rejected criticism of its Covid data.

Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets resumed their strong start to the year Monday, tracking a surge on Wall Street fuelled by hopes that US data will allow the Federal Reserve to slow its pace of interest rate hikes.

What makes cities work? It is not the historic monuments or grand architecture but something far more prosaic.

The ability of residents Hong Kong to cross into mainland is one of the most visible signs of China's easing of border restrictions, with travelers arriving no longer required to undergo quarantines.

HONG KONG: Over the past three years, Zhou Wanhui, a Hong Kong resident, has visited her parents in China just three times.

Hong Kong (AFP) - Hugging her boyfriend goodbye, student Yuri Tan was among hundreds excitedly heading north across Hong Kong's border with mainland China on Sunday as pandemic travel restrictions were mostly lifted, finally allowing separated families to reunite.

China lifted quarantine requirements for inbound travelers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases. The first people to arrive expressed relief at not having to undergo the grueling quarantines that were a fixture of life in zero-Covid China.…

HONG KONG/SHENZHEN: Normal travel between mainland and Hong Kong resumed as various control points linking Shenzhen and Hong Kong reopened on Sunday morning.

China lifts quarantine rules for inbound travellers, ending nearly three years of self-imposed isolation.

Travellers streamed into China by air, land and sea on Sunday, many eager for long-awaited reunions, as Beijing opened borders that have been all but shut since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.