China locks down almost one million people near iPhone factoryAlmost one million residents of Zhongyuan district were ordered to stay at home starting Monday, except for when they need to undergo Covid...
17 Oct, 2022, 06.43 PM IST
Beijing in 'race against time' to contain COVID surgeThe flare-up means millions of people are facing mandatory testing and thousands are under targeted lockdowns, just days after the city sta...
14 Jun, 2022, 06.17 PM IST
Beijing launches probe into bar blamed for capital's COVID surgeAll the city's bars, nightclubs, karaoke venues, internet cafes and other places of entertainment are being inspected, the paper said, with...
14 Jun, 2022, 01.09 PM IST
COVID-19: Virus cluster at nightclub sets off new Beijing clampdownA total of 166 cases have been linked to the Heaven Supermarket club in the downtown Gongti nightlife area after an infected person visited...
13 Jun, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
Copper hits 1-month high on hopes of U.S. tariff cut, demand recovery in ChinaBeijing and commercial hub Shanghai have been returning to normal in recent days after two months of bitter isolation under a ruthless COVI...
06 Jun, 2022, 01.48 PM IST
'Tomorrow will be better': Shanghai inches towards COVID re-openingShanghai aims essentially to end its lockdown from Wednesday. More people have been allowed out of their homes and more businesses permitte...
28 May, 2022, 11.33 AM IST
Apple to keep iPhone production flat in 2022Apple had told its suppliers to speed up iPhone development after China's COVID-19 lockdowns hampered the schedule for at least one of the ...
26 May, 2022, 01.41 PM IST
No lockdown in Beijing as Shanghai hunts CovidDaily cases in Beijing have remained in the dozens, a tiny fraction of the outbreak in Shanghai and what other cities around the world now ...
13 May, 2022, 12.07 AM IST
Setback for Shanghai's COVID battle; Beijing focusses on mass testingShanghai residents breathed a sigh of relief at the weekend on news that no cases had been confirmed outside quarantine areas for two days,...
02 May, 2022, 11.58 AM IST
COVID-hit Beijing increases curbs, fears Shanghai-like miseryAs Beijing rolled out three rounds of mass testing this week across a number of districts, it locked down a number of residential compounds...
28 Apr, 2022, 10.47 AM IST
Beijing Covid spike prompts mass testing, panic buyingChina is already trying to contain a wave of infections in its biggest city Shanghai, which has been almost entirely locked down for weeks ...
25 Apr, 2022, 03.11 PM IST
COVID outbreak 'extremely grim' as Shanghai extends lockdownThe COVID-19 outbreak in China's largest metropolis of Shanghai remains "extremely grim" amid an ongoing lockdown confining around 26 milli...
05 Apr, 2022, 12.30 PM IST
Chinese city Xi'an lifts some restrictions after lockdownThe city went into strict lockdown on December 22, following a coronavirus outbreak that officials attributed to the delta variant. Xi'an, ...
17 Jan, 2022, 12.02 PM IST
China battles Omicron spread as millions more start new lockdownAuthorities in Anyang announced the lockdown late on Monday, issuing a notice ordering residents not to leave their homes or drive cars on ...
11 Jan, 2022, 10.26 AM IST
China seeks clarity on imports stuck in India due to 100% inspectionFicci, handset lobby ICEA, and MAIT reach out to Centre, including finance, commerce ministries.
26 Jun, 2020, 12.33 PM IST
Parts of Beijing locked down as virus outbreak gathers fresh paceThe outbreak came after China had largely brought coronavirus under control following its emergence in a central Chinese city late last yea...
16 Jun, 2020, 10.07 AM IST
Beijing shuts down several markets after six new COVID-19 cases reportedChina's National Health Commission, (NHC) said on Saturday that out of the 18 new coronavirus cases, 11 were confirmed cases reported in th...
13 Jun, 2020, 04.26 PM IST