The Chinese financial hub of Shanghai reported 1,305 new local asymptomatic coronavirus cases for May 11, up from 1,259 a day earlier, the city's health authority said on Thursday. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai residents angered by forced-entry disinfection as Beijing censors WHO director’s comments
The glittering metropolis of Shanghai is entering its sixth week of government-mandated lockdowns as China pursues its COVID-zero strategy despite widespread skepticism about its efficacy and growing ... ( read original story ...)
Desserts from Louis Vuitton, yoga with Dior: Shanghai’s Covid-19 lockdown is not stopping luxury brands from pampering their VIP customers
Luxury brands from Dior to Prada to Louis Vuitton are sending out goodies to their VIP customers in Shanghai to ensure they continue to be loyal shoppers when the city’s lockdown is lifted. ( read original story ...)
VinFast’s $2 billion U.S. IPO might be delayed until 2023
Vietnam-based VinFast announced that it might delay its IPO to 2023 due to market uncertainties, including a shortage of chips. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai reaffirms ‘zero-COVID’ policy, WHO says it’s not sustainable
Shanghai reaffirmed Wednesday it would maintain the “zero ... says plans by Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. to sell Shaw's wireless business do not outweigh the harm that the ... ( read original story ...)
The Download: Russia’s satellite hack, and Shanghai’s intensifying lockdown
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Shanghai maintains ‘zero-COVID’ policy but the U.N. says it is not sustainable
BEIJING — Shanghai reaffirmed Wednesday it will maintain the "zero-COVID" approach to eliminate a waning outbreak in China's largest city after the head of the World Health Organization said it was ... ( read original story ...)