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China COVID Lockdown: Vice-premier signals minor relaxation in COVID policy after violent protests in GuangzhouDespite daily high case counts, China has signaled a change in its Covid stance by moving to ease restrictions after violent protests in Gu...
New Omicron subvariant BA.5.2.1 found in ShanghaiThe case, found in the financial district of Pudong on July 8, was linked with a case from overseas, said Zhao Dandan, vice-director of the...
Xi Jinping warns people for questioning China's zero-COVID policyAs severe, regular lockdowns stoke public anger and hit the Chinese economy, China's top leader Xi Jinping has issued the harshest warning ...
Millions in Beijing urged to work from home to fight CovidChinese authorities have stuck to their zero-Covid policy of lockdowns and mass testing as they battle the biggest outbreak since the early...
China reports 368 new local COVID-19 cases, 20 deathsOf the new local case, 274 were reported in Shanghai, 51 in Beijing and the rest of the cases were reported in 11 other provincial-level re...
Beijing goes on high alert to curb COVID-19 clusters; Shanghai reports 39 deaths in a dayThe city went on high alert after 10 middle school students tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday following which city officials suspended...
Shanghai reports more deaths as COVID-19 toll risesBeijing insists its zero-Covid policy of hard lockdowns, mass testing and lengthy quarantines has averted fatalities and the public health ...
China's hiding real COVID-19 deaths by masking cause of death, reports sayThe country has recorded a mere two deaths from more than 443,000 cases since March 1, both of which occurred in Jilin - a province borderi...
Shanghai becomes new COVID-19 epicentre with record cases for 6th consecutive dayThe Chinese mainland reported 1,284 new locally-transmitted COVID-19 cases, including 322 in Shanghai, on Wednesday, China's National Healt...
China sends military, doctors to Shanghai to test 26 million residents for COVIDChina has sent the military and thousands of healthcare workers into Shanghai to help carry out COVID-19 tests for all of its 26 million re...
China finds new virus subtype, daily cases top 13,000The new iteration of the virus, isolated from a mild Covid-19 patient in a city less than 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Shanghai, evolves f...
Surge in cases in Shanghai is testing China’s ‘zero COVID’ strategyThe outbreak has fanned a rising debate in China over whether the government should rethink its stringent “zero COVID” strategy of eliminat...
Shanghai warns against 'panic' as Covid cases mountShanghai authorities on Wednesday called for calm as worried citizens swamped online grocery platforms to stock up on food over fears of im...
China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicronHundreds of cases were reported in other provinces and cities along China's east coast and inland as well. Beijing, which had six news case...
China battles multiple outbreaks, driven by stealth omicronThe surge on the Chinese mainland is infecting people in cities ranging from Shenzhen to Qingdao on the coast, to Xingtai in the north and ...
China stocks close lower as December lending, consumption outlook weighConsumer staples tumbled 3%, with liquor makers down 3.5% amid COVID-19 outbreaks and tightening curbs on movements between regions that cl...
Shipping congestion is growing at world’s biggest portIn the country’s technology hub of Shenzhen in the south, testing of residents and truckers to contain an outbreak means a queue of ships h...
China shares close higher as consumer staples, chip stocks gainFor the week, the CSI300 index edged up 0.8%, while the Shanghai Composite Index added 1.2%.
China stocks close higher; Omicron, policy signal in focusThe blue-chip CSI300 index ended 0.2% higher at 4,843.85, while the Shanghai Composite Index gained 0.4% to 3,576.89 points.
China blue-chips close lower on Omicron variant, weak services dataFor the month, the CSI300 index went down 1.6%, while the Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.5%.