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Reuters PREMIUM Beijing, China   ● Tue, June 28, 2022 China on Tuesday slashed the quarantine time for inbound travellers by half in a major easing of one of the world's strictest COVID-19 curbs, which have deterred travel in and out of the country since 2020. Quarantine at centralised facilities has been cut to seven days from 14, and subsequent at-home … [Read more...] about China slashes COVID quarantine time for international travellers

Indonesia’s government is debating whether to issue nomad visas to attract digital nomads to the country. Holders will be eligible to stay for five years, tax-free, but only if they can prove their income is derived from outside Indonesia. If approved, the nomad visa will be one of the longest in the world, with most countries only offering up to 90 days for digital nomads. … [Read more...] about Indonesia Ponders Issuing Nomad Visa

There are many great reasons to wear sunglasses: They will hide how tired you look, make you look enigmatic and support a disguise. But there's one that's more important than any other: Sunglasses help protect your eyes from cataracts. Wearing sunglasses helps to filter ultraviolet light from the eye and prevents eye injury, which can slow down the development of cataracts, … [Read more...] about What to wear and eat to lower the risk of getting cataracts

Eclipsed by the rise of K-pop and Mandopop, Canto-pop’s popularity went dark for many years, until it found its voice again. For decades, it felt as if the historical performance on July 1, 1997, at Hong Kong’s handover, also immortalised the peak of Canto-pop: When superstars the 'Four Heavenly Kings' and George Lam Tsz Cheung, Alan Tam Wing Lun, Sally Yeh, and Faye Wong … [Read more...] about Hong Kong’s Canto-pop returns with a bang