Japan allows more visitors

May 30, 2022 Japan Crime & Legal

Japan has moved cautiously to loosen its strict COVID-19 era entry requirements. It will double its cap on overseas arrivals on June 1 and exempt the majority of them from testing and quarantining. It will also begin a strict, limited tourism opening on June 10. All holidaymakers will have to be part of organized groups and be closely monitored throughout their trips.

Elsewhere, South Korea has announced it will resume issuing tourist visas. In China, which continues to pursue a “zero COVID” policy, Shanghai residents are still waiting to be released from a two-month lockdown; the finance hub aims to restore all activities in the coming month.

Duterte Legacy summit

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s communications office holds a two-day event devoted to his legacy, a month before he ends his six-year term on June 30. Duterte is mostly known internationally for a deadly drug war that has killed thousands of people and been widely condemned by human rights groups. His supporters hope to widen the debate to focus on his records regarding the economy, justice and climate change mitigation.

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China official PMI

China’s Purchasing Managers Index announcement for May will provide a vital gauge of factory activities as continued COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai and other cities trigger concerns about the world’s second largest economy. The PMI fell to 47.4 last month, the steepest drop since February 2020. Premier Li Keqiang told officials last week that the country’s recent challenges were “greater” than those experienced in 2020 as the pandemic took hold.

New board for Foxconn

Foxconn, the world’s biggest contract electronics manufacturer, hosts its annual shareholders meeting at its headquarters in New Taipei City in Taiwan. Shareholders are set to approve the company’s proposal of new board members. Current boards of Foxconn vice chairman Jay Lee, former chairman of Asia Pacific Telecom Lu Fang-ming, and chairman of FIT Sidney Lu are not among the new board members. Foxconn Chairman Young Liu is expected to continue in his role.