BEIJING, April 30 (Reuters) – China’s factory activity shrank at the sharpest pace … demand due to COVID-19 restrictions brought about a continued drop in new export orders, the survey showed. The …
Monthly Archives For April 2022
EXPLAINER: How China is using metal barriers to fight COVID
The barriers are new to Shanghai but have been deployed throughout the pandemic in other cities across China. For example … Wuhan, where the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in December 2019, …
China’s April factory activity contracts amid Shanghai lockdown – official PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s factory activity contracted at a steeper pace in April, as widespread COVID-19 lockdowns curbed production and disrupted supply chains, an official survey showed on …
Lockdowns in China turn millions into virtual prisoners
China’s zero-Covid policy has officials using increasingly extreme measures to stop the virus from spreading. CNN’s David Culver reports from Shanghai, where he remains under strict lockdown in his …
Nunes: China is our greatest ‘overseas adversary’ and a ‘major problem’ moving forward
Devin Nunes discussed how the greatest overseas adversary to the United States is China and the number of foreign affairs the Bidens might be involved in Friday on “Jesse Watters Primetime.” DEVIN …
China’s April service sector activity contracts for second month – official PMI
BEIJING (Reuters) – Activity in China’s services sector shrunk for the second straight month, an official survey showed on Saturday, as widespread COVID-19 lockdowns paralyze many cities. The official …
Politburo Brightens Mood for China Stocks After Gloomy Month
(Bloomberg) — China’s beleaguered stock market got a much-needed boost as the nation’s top leaders vowed more economic stimulus. Whether that has staying power remains to be seen. Most Read …
Flying into Beijing is tougher than ever as China ramps up its zero-Covid measures
Beijing is partially locking down to control a Covid outbreak that could completely shutter the Chinese capital. But just as the government is tightening controls in the city – testing 21 million …
China: The elderly people struggling in Shanghai’s quarantine centres
Nearly 10,000 of those people have been aged over 80. China’s Covid rules demand that anyone who is infected, or a close contact, must be sent to a state-run quarantine centre. It is not uncommon…
China’s elderly suffer in Covid quarantine centres
Nearly 10,000 of those people have been aged over 80. Load Error China’s Covid rules demand that anyone who is infected, or a close contact, must be sent to a state-run quarantine centre. It is…
China imposes strict COVID protocols in Beijing
Almost all of Beijing’s 21 million residents had to be tested three times for COVID-19 this week as China continues its zero-COVID policies. Elizabeth Palmer shares the latest.
China halts freight train traffic with North Korea, citing spread of coronavirus
China says it halted railroad freight traffic with North Korea as it deals with the spread of the coronavirus in the border town of Dandong. The countries had reopened trade between Dandong and North …
China’s southern megacity of Guangzhou rushes to quell Covid-19 outbreak
They said 20 Covid-19 cases had been detected through mass tests the day before, and that several areas of Baiyun and Huadu districts would be partially closed off. They advised citizens against …