Chinese health officials have allowed 4mn Shanghai residents in the financial hub to leave their homes after weeks of confinement, as the country’s rigorous lockdowns weigh on its growth prospects. Wu ... ( read original story ...)
GDP growth of 4.8% in Q1 is hard won amid lockdown of Shanghai
However, if the government wants to realize the 5.5 percent GDP growth set at the beginning of the year, it needs to immediately gear up effort to drastically reduce the COVID19 infections in Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai reports first COVID deaths since citywide lockdown
Shanghai reported its first deaths as the biggest COVID-19 flareup China has faced during the pandemic prompted more cities around the country to impose restrictions on their residents. Three people ... ( read original story ...)
Property Easing Seen Insufficient for Sales: Evergrande Update
Easing property curbs may do little to brighten the outlook for Chinese residential sales as weak home-buyer confidence remains a key hurdle, with Covid’s spread adding extra near-term threats, ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai residents clash with police amid row over Covid measures
Small protests have broken out in Shanghai as residents grow increasingly frustrated with Covid-19 lockdown restrictions, just as Beijing looks to widen national support for its commitment to ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s Lin-gang eases homebuying curbs
The move will benefit talented professionals in the city's Lin-gang Special Area, and suggests that more cities are fine-tuning their residential property policies to support rational demand, industry ... ( read original story ...)
Lingang free-trade zone lowers bar for home purchases, as China’s property easing measures arrive in Covid-19 ravaged Shanghai
China’s property easing measures have reached Shanghai, the site of its worst Covid-19 outbreak, as Beijing tries to bolster the world’s second-largest economy. ( read original story ...)