Beijing’s streets are deserted and grocery delivery services are running out of capacity as rising Covid cases trigger lockdown-like restrictions across swathes of the Chinese capital.
Monthly Archives For November 2022
As anger rises and tragedies mount, China shows no sign of budging on zero-Covid
Zhou, an auto dealer in northeastern China, last saw his father alive in a video chat on the afternoon of November 1, hours after their home on the far outskirts of Beijing was locked down.
China sentences Chinese-Canadian star Kris Wu to 13 years
Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in prison on charges including rape. Beijing’s Chaoyang District Court said Wu was given 11 years and 6 months for a 2020 rape, and 1 year and…
Global shares mixed as investors eye China virus crisis
Global shares were mixed Friday as worries deepened about the regional economy and Japan reported higher-than-expected inflation. France’s CAC 40 was little changed, inching down less than 0.1% to …
China Xinjiang: Ten dead in Urumqi residential block fire
One man in a residential compound near where the fire happened told the BBC that even in low-risk compounds in Urumqi, residents still had to follow directions from local official …
Apple Criticized Over Worker Conditions at China iPhone Plant
The company is coming under fire over protests that erupted at the iPhone assembly plant in China earlier this week.
Tesla recalls more than 80,000 cars sold in China
Tesla Inc is recalling more than 80,000 China-made and imported cars produced from as early as 2013, for software and seat belt issues, a statement by the Chinese market regulator revealed on Friday.
10 killed in apartment fire in northwest China’s Xinjiang
Authorities say a fire in an apartment building in northwestern China’s Xinjiang region has left 10 people dead and nine injured …
Moody’s Analytics says China’s growth will be less than 3% this year
Steve Cochrane of Moody’s Analytics says China’s fourth quarter is “not going to be strong at all.” Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get…
China’s Xi pledges support for Cuba on ‘core interests’
In comments to Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, Xi said China hoped to “strengthen coordination and cooperation in international and regional affairs” with Cuba. The two will “go hand in hand down the road …
Tesla recalls more than 80,000 cars in China over software and seatbelt issues
Investors will be watching for any fallout for Tesla in China — a market that has become increasingly competitive with a number of domestic challengers.
European businesses urge China to open up as Covid cases rocket
European business leaders and diplomats in China have urged Xi Jinping’s administration to change course from its contentious zero-Covid policy and set the world’s second-biggest economy on a path to …
China Local Governments Face Debt Squeeze Worth $2 Trillion
Signs are growing in China that local government debt burdens are becoming unsustainable. China’s 31 provincial governments have a stockpile of outstanding bonds that’s close to the Ministry of …
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