China’s business hub Shanghai has reported seven more fatalities due to COVID-19, taking the death toll to 17 amidst signs of a declining trend in fresh cases, the health commission said on April 20. ( read original story ...)
China Says It’s Assisting Global Companies During Covid Lockdowns. Business Groups Are Still Frustrated.
Business groups from the U.S., Europe, and Japan in China have reached out directly to top leadership to discuss how pandemic restrictions are hampering operations. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai Businesses Slowly Restart as Lockdown Headwinds Endure
Carmakers to supermarkets are gradually resuming operations in Shanghai as the city seeks to recover from the economic toll of an unprecedented lockdown that’s still restricting more than 16 million ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s Covid Lockdown Deals A Blow To Elon Musk’s Tesla Production Goals
Giga Shanghai suspended production operations from March 28 until about April 17, resulting in the loss of up to 50,000 electric vehicles. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s manufacturing firms resume production
Manufacturing firms in east China's Shanghai have started to resume production despite the strict COVID-19 control measures in the city. China recently launched the first batch of 666 Shanghai firms ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s Shopkeepers Appeal for Rent Cuts as Lockdown Chokes Business
Operators of brick-and-mortar stores in Shanghai still have to pay high rents and labor costs even though their sales have cratered as the city enters its fourth week of lockdown amid a new wave of ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai says some people may have to sleep at work even after lockdown ends
Beijing is insisting on draconian measures even for the more than 600 firms that are on a “white list” to be prioritized to reopen Monday. ( read original story ...)