For photographer Xu Haifeng and many others of his generation, Shanghai in the 1990s was a place teeming with possibilities. As China’s economic reforms put the city at the forefront of globalization, ... ( read original story ...)
Up to 70% of Shanghai population infected with Covid: top doctor
A senior doctor at one of Shanghai's top hospitals has said 70 percent of the megacity's population may have been infected with Covid-19 during China's huge surge in cases, state media reported ... ( read original story ...)
Asian Stock Market: Traces recovery in S&P500 futures, oil struggles around $80.00
Oil price is struggling to sustain above $80.00 amid ambiguity in the sentiment of market participants. Markets in the Asian domain have followed the footprints of S&P500 futures as the latter ... ( read original story ...)
METALS-Shanghai metals fall as COVID surge in China unsettles traders
Prices of metals in Shanghai declined on Tuesday as the rapid spread of coronavirus infections and contracting factory activities in top consumer China heightened traders' concerns of tepid demand. ( read original story ...)
Top 6 Hong Kong IPOs to watch out for in 2023, as city tries to reclaim pole position in global fundraising
Ant Group, ByteDance, Syngenta, Amer Sports, FWD Group and Didi Global among the highly anticipated IPOs this year. Over 100 new listings are expected to raise around HK$200 billion (US$25.6 billion). ( read original story ...)
Shanghai detects imported Omicron sublineages but no community infections so far
The analysis of the 369 viral genomes from COVID-19 patients at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center revealed a certain number of sublineages of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron family. Beijing and ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai, Tianjin lead in Chinese Women’s Volleyball League semis
Shanghai and Tianjin took 1-0 lead in the best-of-three semifinals of the 2022-23 Chinese Women's Volleyball Super League with wins over Shenzhen and Fujian in Shangrao, Jiangxi province on Monday. ( read original story ...)