Harsh COVID-19 lockdowns have had a direct hit on business prospects in Shanghai, leaving finance sector workers desperate to move to Hong kong. ( read original story ...)
Financial lobby group urges Shanghai to ease COVID rules for staff stuck in offices
A leading lobby group for global financial services firms has urged Shanghai authorities to let hundreds of exhausted staff go home after a month-long strict COVID-19 lockdown that has kept them in ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai lockdown supply chain issues are a ‘real nightmare’: Gordan Chang
Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang reacts to the Shanghai lockdown creating a supply chain nightmare. ( read original story ...)
China: Weibo removes hashtag about food shortages in Shanghai as locked-down residents go hungry
Despite Shanghai authorities’ assurances of providing necessities to the 26 million people confined to their homes, residents of China’s most-populous city have been struggling to keep hunger at bay ... ( read original story ...)
China’s top chip maker SMIC has two-thirds of Shanghai workers sleeping in factory as lockdown threatens semiconductor supply chain
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, China’s best hope in achieving chip self-sufficiency in chip-making, has been operating under “closed-loop” arrangement. ( read original story ...)
Situation in Shanghai reminiscent of Indians’ suffering after sudden nationwide lockdown in 2020
Shanghai’s 25 million residents are going through a harrowing time after Chinese authorities enforced severe restrictions as part of the fight against a wave of the Omicron variant of COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai wants ‘societal zero COVID’ as Beijing residents stockpile supplies for another lockdown
Shanghai's total lockdown has been in place for near a month, taking a toll on residents who have been confined to their homes. ( read original story ...)