Major cities have been told to set up testing stations within a 15-minute walk for all residents. Beijing and Shanghai alone have put up 10,000 or more each.
Monthly Archives For June 2022
Parts of Shanghai return to lockdown, Beijing district shuts entertainment venues
Shanghai and Beijing went back on fresh COVID-19 alert on Thursday after parts of China’s largest economic hub started imposing new lockdown restrictions while the most populous district in the …
Shanghai bucks trend as China land demand sinks
Land demand from China’s developers mostly decreased in the first round of auctions held by major cities this year, with fewer cities seeing price gains, but sales in Shanghai rebounded following its …
Credit Suisse Taps Brakes on China Expansion, Delays Local Bank
Credit Suisse Group AG is tapping the brakes on its China expansion, postponing its biggest mainland project, in a sign that weakness in Asia’s largest economy is prompting global banks to temper …
China’s growth momentum expected to rebound: economist
Despite challenges ahead, China’s growth momentum is expected to rebound in the second half of the year as a result of the government’s stimulus plans, Ibrahim Chowdhury, World Bank senior economist …
China’s economy is likely to grow ‘barely more’ than the UK’s this year, says economist
Simon Baptist of The Economist Intelligence Unit says it expects China’s economy to grow by only 4% this year, as it’s in a “really weak state.” …
Caving to China Won’t Fix Biden’s Inflation Crisis
America has a severe inflation problem. We feel it every time we go to the grocery store, or a restaurant, renew an apartment lease or fill up our car—our paychecks …
China’s Southern Strategy
Toward this end, starting in the mid-1950s, Beijing provided technical and financial assistance to revolutionary and anticolonial liberation movements in the Third World. China’s own domestic turmoil …
Live news updates: China’s May exports up 16.9%, surpassing expectations
China’s exports beat expectations in May, customs data show, as the global recovery offered a boost to the country’s Covid-hit economy. Exports grew 16.9 per cent in May compared to the same period a …
DHgate Forays Into Social Commerce, Unveils Brand New One-Stop SaaS Platform MyyShop to Make Social Power Boost Business
DHgate Forays Into Social Commerce, Unveils Brand New One-Stop SaaS Platform MyyShop to Make Social Power Boost Business …
Parts of Shanghai return to lockdown, Beijing shuts entertainment venues
Shanghai and Beijing went back on fresh Covid-19 alert after parts of China’s largest economic hub started imposing new lockdown restrictions while the most populous district in the Chinese capital …
China is offering more than $15,000 in cash, along with ‘spiritual rewards,’ for tip-offs on threats to national security
Chinese social media users warmly welcomed the move, with many saying that they would show their “full support” for the initiative.
Virus testing the new normal as China sticks to ‘zero-COVID’
Thousands of COVID-19 testing booths have popped up on sidewalks across Beijing and other Chinese cities in the latest twist to the country’s “zero-COVID” strategy. Lines form every day, rain or shine …