richard kimble has more from hong kong. what are you holding out hope for a recovery these days? fruit cell, mrs. gwen has few customers, but she's keeping her shop in beijing open and hoping the upcoming loot new year will bring some good fortune to us. taiyah lira, businesses lie restaurants are doing much better nowadays. there are more customers seized kaufman east cove igniting policies. but i am selling fruit and nuts and serves us. do not good. these things are not daily necessities. and since people don't have their money, they are more careful with spending a widespread coated 19 outbreak in china in recent weeks has crippled consumer spending. millions of people have caught the virus or stayed at home in the hope of avoiding it. the government says everything is under control, but there is science is rapid dismantling of pandemic policies. last month is undermining the economic, rebound exports fell in december and factory production shrink the most since long term locked downs. 8 months earlier. in some places, frustration is boiling over the factory and central china.

richard kimble, al jazeera hong kong. ah, what's out there? he's around the headlines. human rights watch is released in 2023 report looking at the conditions of human rights and more than a 100 countries. it says unchecked power across the world is leading to abuses and violations. a lot of the focus of this press, sir, that is still ongoing right now, has been on the human rights situation in asia. given that this presser is, are happening still ongoing in this region. and in fact, during the opening statement of asia director, elaine pearson, the 1st name that she mentioned was marcus. of course, the current president of the philippines is fred, in and bonbon marcus junior. and she was, of course, alluding to the election of the current president and alluding to the return to power off the market says the father of the president is ferdinand mark a senior. he was president of the philippines for more than 20 years. the u. s. in japan of announced plans to expand military cooperation, calling china the greatest security challenge in the regi