“Era has passed” as Beijing subway drops mandatory COVID mask rule
Beijing, China Reuters Beijing’s subway has dropped mandatory mask requirements for travellers, local media reported on Sunday, days after a Chinese health expert said the threat of COVID-19 to humans is no longer at a serious level. The mask move is in line with broader measures by China, which said last week it was now […]
In South Korea, free subway rides for the elderly become a political headache
Seoul, South KoreaReuters Every day, 71-year-old Park Gyung-sun delivers flowers, documents and other packages around Seoul – a job popular among senior citizens who are entitled to ride the city’s subways for free. The work, dubbed “silver delivery” in South Korea, earns Park, a former market stall owner, up to 700,000 won ($US550) a month. […]
Snapshot: Reading a newspaper, Pyongyang, North Korea
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