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SHANGHAI: As one of China's richest and most developed cities, Shanghai has always been a magnet for migrants - both internal and international. I had been drawn to it because it was the global face ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s state-backed developers scrap rents in financial lifeline for tenants as lockdown squeezes small businesses
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Shanghai Covid crisis a test for Xi’s leadership
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Apple workers in Shanghai riot over COVID restrictions
Hundreds of factory workers at a Shanghai facility that makes Apple products rioted on Thursday, clashing with guards in hazmat suits and jumping across security barriers in an apparent mutiny ... ( read original story ...)
It’s time for youngsters to take up the cudgels for seniors and disabled in today’s digital world
They are old or disabled, not knowing what to do when the world outside is totally changed. In a China News Week story published on April 30, Shanghai visually impaired resident Wen Qing was reported ... ( read original story ...)
In Shanghai, Citizens Cope with Lockdown and Censorship by Minting NFTs
China's largest city — are minting non-fungible tokens of the Covid-19 lockdown to memorialize the experience and circumvent gov ... ( read original story ...)