A viral lockdown trend illustrates some of China’s attitudes to international relations and people-to-people diplomacy – including persistent stereotypes. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai index dives below 3,000 points on Friday morning, following ‘the worst day of US stock this year’ after Fed interest rate hike
China's mainland stock market slipped on Friday's market opening, with benchmark Shanghai index diving below 3,000 points and main share indexes all slumping by more than 1 percent, as investors were ... ( read original story ...)
From lockdown to wedlock: Shanghai couple defy Covid woes to marry
Shanghai's weeks-long lockdown has brought the business hub of 25 million people to a halt as China sticks with its zero-Covid policy. But an easing of the rules in recent weeks has allowed some ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Factories in Shanghai Still Shut Despite City’s Assurances
The majority of Japanese factories in Shanghai are yet to resume any production, with the city’s lockdown still damaging business activity even as the local government claims that production is ... ( read original story ...)
‘Worse than Wuhan’: Shanghai suffers as Xi doubles down
China’s most cosmopolitan city is now an Orwellian ghost town with many of its 25 million residents at breaking point. But the government is pushing ahead with eradicating COVID-19. ( read original story ...)
From lockdown to wedlock: Shanghai couple defy COVID-19 woes to marry
SHANGHAI: A couple in Shanghai have beaten COVID-19 lockdowns and bureaucracy to tie the knot, celebrating their marriage in the car park of their housing compound after a ceremony officiated via Zoom ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai says COVID infections on downward trend for 2 weeks
The number of COVID-19 infections in China's financial hub of Shanghai has been on a "continuous downward trend" since April 22, the city's vice major Wu Qing ... ( read original story ...)