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Surge in electricity consumption: Manufacturing activity falls in China

Sep 03, 2022, at 12:41 am

Shanghai: China's electric consumption has increased amid record heat waves, forcing manufacturing activity to come to a halt.

Japanese companies slowly moving out of China amid growing crisis

Sep 03, 2022, at 12:34 am

Beijing: Several Japanese production facilities have started moving out of China as Beijing continues to follow its Zero COVID-19 policy and even the friction on the Taiwan straits heightening tension in the region.  

Chinese authorities close Potala Palace amid COVID-19 outbreak in Tibet

Aug 11, 2022, at 04:11 am

Lhasa: Chinese authorities have shut down the iconic Potala Palace in Tibet after  a minor outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in the Himalayan region, media reports said on Wednesday.

China: Huludao's health system buckles under Covid debt strain

Jul 19, 2022, at 05:57 am

Beijing: The Chinese city of Huludao is feeling the heat of COVID-19 on local health systems with local authorities saying debts were rising far faster than their capacity to repay them.

COVID-19: Chinese authorities neglecting elderly citizens amid new Omicron variant threat

Jul 09, 2022, at 04:11 am

Beijing: Elderly citizens in China are being neglected by the authorities despite the detection of the new Omicron subvariant of Covid-19 recently in the country.

Political or scientific: China’s patriotic COVID-19 medication

Jun 30, 2022, at 09:45 pm

Beijing: Reuters reports that Chinese health regulators have authorized TCM medications, including the Lianhua-Qingwen capsules, for use by Covid patients despite a lack of valid clinical evidence.

China: COVID-19 curbs on business establishments in Shanghai to be lifted

May 30, 2022, at 10:57 pm

Beijing: The Chinese authorities have announced that the lockdown restrictions imposed due to recent surge in Covid-19 cases on businesses in Shanghai, its biggest city, will be lifted from Wednesday.

COVID-19: China tightens ban on 'non-essential' overseas travel

May 15, 2022, at 04:17 am

Beijing: China, which is witnessing a tough fight against COVID-19, has imposed a de facto international travel ban that forbids citizens from  going overseas for "non-essential" reasons.

Social media account of Chinese billionaire's son removed for criticising Beijing's COVID-19 policies

May 02, 2022, at 08:12 pm

Shanghai: Account of Wang Sicong, son of Chinese property tycoon Wang Jianlin and an influencer on Weibo with 40 million followers, has been removed from social media platforms after he slammed the Chinese government over the state-sanctioned medicine for treating Covid-19 and even the implementation of mandatory testing policy in Shanghai.

Taiwan slams China's 'cruel' Covid-19 lockdown

May 01, 2022, at 10:00 pm

Taipei: Taiwan President Su Tseng-chang on Sunday slammed China for imposing a "cruel" lockdown and said that Taipei would instead tackle the surge in Covid cases with a new approach.

China creating new Covid strains that could kill billions: Report

Apr 17, 2022, at 03:50 am

Beijing: The Chinese government entities, which are closely connected to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, are deliberately creating Covid-style pathogens that experts say have the potential to wipe out much of humanity.

Chinese mainland reports 1,366 new local Covid-19 cases

Apr 04, 2022, at 03:39 pm

Beijing: The Chinese mainland reported 1,366 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 infections on Sunday, the National Health Commission said Monday.

China COVID-19 spike: Shanghai Disney Resort shuts down temporarily

Mar 21, 2022, at 04:01 pm

Shanghai: The Shanghai Disney Resort will be temporarily shut until further notice from Monday amid rising COVID-19 cases in China, media reports said.

COVID-19: Panic selling grips Chinese tech stocks again amid rising concerns over lockdown

Mar 16, 2022, at 01:43 am

Hong Kong: The relentless sell-off in Chinese technology stocks continued in Hong Kong on Monday amid lockdown imposed in tech hub Shenzhen due to COVID-19 spike.

COVID-19: China diverts more than 100 flights from Shanghai

Mar 15, 2022, at 03:43 pm

Beijing: China's aviation regulator said on Tuesday that it will be diverting around 106 international flights that were scheduled to arrive in Shanghai to other Chinese cities between March 21 to May 1 due to the worsening Covid-19 situation across the country.

China: Lockdown imposed on Baise city as COVID-19 cases rise

Feb 07, 2022, at 03:48 pm

Baise: Authorities have imposed a lockdown in Baise city of China after  98 people tested positive for COVID-19 in a preliminary screening test carried out on Sunday.

COVID strategy: China set to remain closed for all of 2022

Jan 08, 2022, at 12:19 am

Beijing: Goldman Sachs Group Inc group has said China's border restriction will remain for the entirety of 2022 as the country gears up for important international events, such as the Winter Olympics.

China facing the tough task of stabilising economy amid COVID-19 pandemic, fast-aging population

Dec 31, 2021, at 11:47 pm

Beijing: China is facing the tough task of stabilising employment in 2022 amid the crisis of COVID-19 and a fast-aging population.

COVID-19, aging population disrupting China's attempt to stabilise market in 2022

Dec 29, 2021, at 05:40 am

Beijing: COVID-19 spike and fast aging population have emerged as the new threat for China to fight the task of stabilising employment next year, media reports said.

China ignores people's rights to keep COVID-19 outbreak at bay during 2022 Winter Olympics

Dec 13, 2021, at 11:56 pm

China is fearing that the COVID-19 outbreak may trouble Beijing's preparedness for the 2022 Winter Olympics and hence has been trying to keep the transmissions at bay locally at the cost of people's freedom and rights, said media reports.

NW Chinese region suspends in-person classes to control Covid-19

Oct 26, 2021, at 11:56 pm

Yinchuan: Northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region has suspended in-person classes at 773 schools to control the spread of Covid-19, a regional education department official said on Tuesday.

China locks down Zhengzhou city amid surging COVID-19 outbreak

Aug 06, 2021, at 10:44 pm

Moscow/UNI/SPUTNIK: The city of Zhengzhou in central China’s Henan province has been placed under complete lockdown, the local government said on Friday.https://covid19.who.int/

US govt 'deeply disappointed' with China over COVID-19 investigation

Jul 25, 2021, at 05:09 am

Washington: The US government has slammed China for rejecting a fresh World Health Organisation (WHO) probe into the origins of COVID-19.

China: Wuhan lab staff got very sick right before COVID-19 pandemic, claim reports

May 24, 2021, at 03:09 pm

Washington: As per a report by The Wall Street Journal three laboratory researchers in China’s Wuhan city fell seriously ill and sought hospital care in November 2019, right before the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Chinese Covid vaccine processed in Pakistan to be available by May end: Minister

May 09, 2021, at 04:03 am

The first batch of a Chinese made Covid 19 vaccine being processed in Pakistan would be available for use by May end, a senior Minister said.

Chinese mainland reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, all imported

May 04, 2021, at 03:38 pm

Beijing/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases, all of which were imported, the National Health Commission said in its daily report on Tuesday.

COVID-19: China's small businesses still struggling to recover

May 04, 2021, at 08:54 am

Beijing: China's small businesses are still failing to add to the country's economic recovery as they are struggling to still deal with the damage done to them by COVID-19.

Two US states keep up with lawsuits against China for 'malicious' role in COVID-19 pandemic

May 04, 2021, at 08:49 am

Two US Republican states are keeping up their efforts to hold China accountable for the spread of the deadly COVID-19 virus which has not only left several people dead in the country but also hit the economy hard.

Fear of death due to COVID-19: More young Chinese people are writing wills

Apr 11, 2021, at 03:06 am

Beijing: Young Chinese people in large numbers are preparing wills more than ever before amid COVID-19 pandemic and deaths from the disease, media reports said.

China to launch 'health certificates' for int'l travel - Foreign Minister

Mar 08, 2021, at 01:12 am

Beijing/Sputnik: China plans to introduce health certificates for international travelers and vaccinate citizens abroad in a bid to overcome the travel and work disruptions caused by the pandemic, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.