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Can they stand the test of the Omicron variant?

Tight curbs introduced as part of the country’s zero-Covid strategy have seen thousands of trucks delayed at border crossings.

As global travel slowly resumes and many young people start thinking about working overseas again, global competition for this market will be intense.

But despite border closures, authorities there are now fighting a growing local covid outbreak. officials in the city of xian reported 175 new infections on monday. while small compared to other countries, thats the highest daily count in any chinese city since march of 2020. cnns steven jiang has been following all of this and he joins us now from beijing. this is where all of this started, right? china with their strict lockdowns. at this point, its 175 cases, but is this worrying authorities ...

And that is a devastating blow for the second year running because bethlehem needs tourism to keep surviving. the glimmers of tourism restarting last month have gone, derailed by border closures due to the new covid variant. people trying to find joy and happiness from nothing. so its very interesting, very impressive. since the beginning of 2020, everything is closed. all hotels are empty. its very, very difficult - for people — especially those who are working i in tourism sector. they are s...

Its a march of faith. but this seasons greetings are mainly between the locals. the scout bands are a fixture of christmas in manger square and you can feel the energy. but what is missing are the international visitors and pilgrims that would usually be thronging the square here, and that is a devastating blow for the second year running because bethlehem needs tourism to keep surviving. the glimmers of tourism restarting last month have gone , derailed by border closures due to the new covid v...

Tom bateman reports. in manger square, they wait for the biggest night of the year. a christmas procession follows the route believed to have been taken by mary and joseph. its a march of faith. but this seasons greetings are mainly between the locals. the scout bands are a fixture of christmas in manger square and you can feel the energy. but what is missing are the international visitors and pilgrims that would usually be thronging the square here, and that is a devastating blow for the second...

A christmas procession follows the route believed to have been taken by mary and joseph. its a march of faith. but this seasons greetings are mainly between the locals. the scout bands are a fixture of christmas in manger square and you can feel the energy. but what is missing are the international visitors and pilgrims that would usually be thronging the square here, and that is a devastating blow for the second year running because bethlehem needs tourism to keep surviving. the glimmers of tou...

At the church of the nativity, built on the spot where its believed thatjesus was born. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. in manger square, they wait for the biggest night of the year. a christmas procession follows the route believed to have been taken by mary and joseph. its a march of faith. but this seasons greetings are mainly between the locals. the scout bands are a fixture of christmas in manger square and you can feel the energy. but what is missing are the internationa...

But this seasons greetings are mainly between the locals. the scout bands are a fixture of christmas in manger square and you can feel the energy. but what is missing are the international visitors and pilgrims that would usually be thronging the square here, and that is a devastating blow for the second year running because bethlehem needs tourism to keep surviving. the glimmers of tourism restarting last month have gone derailed last month have gone, derailed by border closures due to the new ...