Andrew Galbraith/ReutersResidents of the beleaguered Chinese city of Shanghai are panic buying once again after government workers started erecting high fences to lock in residential districts in its ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing and Shanghai manage to maintain opening steps despite sporadic infections
Work resumes in some parts of Beijing on June 6, 2022. As commuters return to the usual work routine, the typical morning rush hour is observed on subway lines and traffic jams on ground ... ( read original story ...)
That Didn’t Last Long: Shanghai Locks Down Millions for Covid, Again
Little more than a week after Shanghai, China crawled out of one of the most severe and taxing covid lockdowns anywhere in the world, the city is once again on notice for covid spread while ... ( read original story ...)
Ant rumours put IPO back in focus
Ant, backed by Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, was forced to pull the plug on a US$34.4bn Hong Kong and Shanghai IPO in November 2020, less than 48 hours before shares were due to begin trading, after ... ( read original story ...)
China new bank loans nearly triple in May as Beijing steps up policy support
New bank lending in China jumped far more than expected in May and broader credit growth also quickened, as policymakers try to reverse a sharp, COVID-induced economic slump. ( read original story ...)
Swathes of Shanghai to be returned to lockdown in testing drive
Shanghai will impose fresh lockdowns on residents in several city districts this weekend during a mass testing drive, officials said Friday, as President Xi Jinping called for China to stick ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai to lock down millions again for mass COVID-19 testing
SHANGHAI: China's commercial hub of Shanghai will lock down millions of people for mass COVID-19 testing this weekend - just 10 days after lifting its gruelling two-month lockdown - unsettling ... ( read original story ...)