To have an accurate count of its over 1.3 billion citizens, starting in November, the world’s most populous country will mobilize millions of officials to visit households nationwide. This will be China’s seventh census since 1953.

Kenya received about $2 billion in aid to be used to fight the spread of the coronavirus, but investigators found evidence that nearly half of it may have been given to politically connected people and businesses. Doctors and nurses in the country have been striking over poor working conditions and lack of protective equipment.

Hong Kong’s Stand News found most respondents to an online survey feared loss of free speech and were taking precautions to protect themselves in their social media and communications — including deleting chat histories, using VPNs and encrypted messaging, and deleting social-media posts.

Foreign investment has historically been an important source of economic growth for the country. But the coronavirus pandemic has compounded environmental and political challenges confronting investors. Brazil’s Central Bank reported just $1.4 billion in foreign investment this August, compared to $9.5 billion in August of 2019.