Nikkei closes at over 1-month high on China growth optimismWall Street closed sharply higher on Friday as signs of stubborn inflation and consumer resiliency sent investors into the long holiday wee...
30 May, 2022, 01.20 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
Shanghai to allow some students to resume class from June 6Students in the final year of middle school also can resume class from June 13, Yang said.
26 May, 2022, 08.29 AM IST
Shanghai to reopen subways in easing of COVID restrictionsIt wasn't immediately clear how frequent the service would be. Bus service resumed on a trial basis within three outlying districts this we...
19 May, 2022, 12.12 PM IST
Not a single car sold in Shanghai last month due to lockdownAlmost all dealerships in the city were closed during the month, the Shanghai Automobile Sales Association said in a statement Monday, when...
17 May, 2022, 12.09 AM 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
Shanghai residents turn to NFTs to record Covid lockdown, combat censorshipWhile some people have defiantly continued reposting such content, others are turning to NFT marketplaces like the world's largest, OpenSea...
04 May, 2022, 09.06 AM IST
China's economic data hints at cost of zero COVID strategyThe slowdown that started in March is expected to worsen this month, with even more regions placed under restrictions. This is bad news for...
18 Apr, 2022, 03.29 PM IST
Tesla, others prepare Shanghai factory restarts as city aims to ease lockdownTesla has recalled workers to its factory to prepare for the restart, two sources told Reuters. They added that while the U.S. automaker ha...
18 Apr, 2022, 10.46 AM IST
Shanghai lockdown could shave off about 2% of China's total GDPThe share of Shanghai's economy in China's total GDP amounts to more than 3.5 per cent. According to Statista, in 2021, GDP of Shanghai mun...
15 Apr, 2022, 12.25 PM IST
Shanghai residents scream from windows as China's COVID lockdown prevents them from leaving home for foodIn a clip posted online by a Twitter user that he said was taken by the father of his close friend who reported that "people (are) screamin...
12 Apr, 2022, 09.56 PM IST
Dog-culling, fight over cheap veggies: Tired Shanghai residents post videos of China's hardline virus measuresMany residents have tired of the government's grandstanding and social media has opened a window into their fury at food shortages, strict ...
07 Apr, 2022, 06.44 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
Photos of Gucci & Bvlgari delivering veggies to customers locked down in Shanghai is winning the internet. But, are these memes or client servicing?Residents of Shanghai are sharing photos of exquisite vegetable and fruit baskets.
04 Apr, 2022, 12.21 PM IST
COVID-19 cases rise in Shanghai with millions under lockdownShanghai with its 26 million people last week began a two-stage lockdown, with residents of the eastern Pudong section supposed to be allow...
03 Apr, 2022, 10.08 AM IST
As Shanghai expands Covid-19 lockdown, life on hold in city of 26 millionChina's outbreak is small by global standards. But Shanghai, now accounting for three out of every four local asymptomatic cases across the...
01 Apr, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
China reports 1,787 new local COVID-19 cases in past 24 hoursOf the new local infections, 1,363 were reported in Jilin, 358 in Shanghai, 16 in Heilongjiang, 10 in Zhejiang, and nine in Jiangsu, accord...
01 Apr, 2022, 11.25 AM IST