Travelers say they feel safer in South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, China and Vietnam, according to a 2022 report by Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection.
China has relied on infrastructure to boost growth on the past, and analysts said the approach can be effective near-term, but adds to long-term problems.
Economic dangers and Xi Jinping's responses to them will affect China first and foremost — but trouble there could spell trouble everywhere this year and next.
In a first for China, Baidu's Apollo Go and Pony.ai received permission from Beijing city to remove the safety driver for part of their robotaxi business.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un responded to a personal letter from South Korean President Moon Jae-in this week, the North's state news agency KCNA reported.
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