The swift measures, from mass-testing drives to lockdowns, for just a mere handful of COVID-19 cases, aim to keep flareups at bay and avoid the economic hardship endured by Shanghai.
Monthly Archives For April 2022
X Financial Files Annual Report on Form 20-F for Fiscal Year 2021
X Financial (NYSE: XYF) (the “Company” or “we”), a leading online personal finance company in China, today announced it filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 …
Ping An Life becomes first China insurance company to issue ESG bond index
Company of China, Ltd. (hereafter “Ping An” or the “Group”, HKEx:2318; SSE:601318) announced that the ChinaBond Ping An Life Insurance ESG Integration Strategy Credit Bond Index has been jointly …
165 million people impacted by China’s Covid lockdowns. Here’s what you need to know
By Jessie Yeung, CNN China has introduced lockdown measures in its two biggest cities, Beijing and Shanghai — the twin engines that power much of the nation’s economy — in an uncompromising bid to …
China Matters documents the encounter of an American family and the Grand Song of the Dong ethnic group in Guizhou
Among dozens of minority groups in southwestern China’s Guizhou province, the Dong ethnic group is widely known for its tradition of passing on culture and knowledge in music, especially in “dage,” or …
‘Super App’ for Crypto? Startup Attracts Top Backers to Make One
The startup has drawn support from some of the top names in crypto investing. Argent plans to announce Thursday that it raised $40 million in a deal led by Fabric Ventures and Met …
China Is Insisting On a Zero-Covid Approach That Isn’t Working
China’s zero-Covid approach to tackle Omicron is not working, but the country is committed to it for reasons both epidemiological and political.
China jobs: employment being ‘hit quite hard’ by coronavirus, Beijing pledges support
China’s so-called dynamic zero-Covid policy has forced factories and businesses to close over the last two months amid the worst coronavirus outbreaks for two years.
Hangzhou and Beijing follow Shenzhen’s approach to ‘dynamic zero’ by implementing mass testing for public transport and large venues
The southern tech hub of Shenzhen has managed to keep an early outbreak of Omicron under control through only a week of lockdown.
Beijing Orders Schools Closed in Tightening of Virus Rules
Beijing is closing all city schools in a further tightening of COVID-19 restrictions, as China’s capital seeks to prevent a wider outbreak.
Beijing ramps up COVID testing to avert Shanghai-like lockdown
A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab sample from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site in Beijing, April 28, 2022. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins …
China reports first human infection of H3N8 bird flu strain
China’s National Health Commission said that it recorded its first human infection with the H3N8 strain of avian influenza.
Blockchain Supply Chain Finance Market Is Booming So Rapidly | IBM, Ripple, Rubix by Deloitte
The Latest Released Blockchain Supply Chain Finance market study has evaluated the future growth potential of Global Blockchain Supply Chain Finance …
