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China’s manufacturing activity contracted sharply in December for the third month in a row, according to official figures released Saturday, despite Beijing’s loosening of Covid restrictions at the beginning of the month. The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) — a key gauge of manufacturing in the world’s second-biggest economy — came …

The U.K. said on Friday that passengers arriving in Britain from China will require a negative Covid-19 test after a surge in infections in China. Starting on Jan. 5, Chinese travelers will need to show a negative Covid-19 test taken no more than two days prior to departure, U.K.’s Department …

North Korea fired three ballistic missiles toward the sea east of the Korean Peninsula on Saturday, the South Korean military said. The launches were the latest in an unprecedented number of missile tests conducted by North Korea this year, as Pyongyang presses on with weapons development amid speculation it could …