China's strict lockdown: Migrant workers forced home, factory owners struggling to survive

Nov 14, 2022, at 05:17 pm

Beijing: Lockdowns in China’s southern manufacturing hub of Guangzhou have sent migrant workers scurrying for home and left the thousands of micro- and small-sized enterprises that they rely on for employment wondering whether they will be able to survive the latest onslaught of COVID-19.

COVID-19 in China: Area around world's biggest iPhone plant put under lockdown

Nov 03, 2022, at 03:38 am

Zhengzhou: Chinese authorities have imposed a lockdown in Zhengzhou district, a region that houses the world's largest iPhone factory, to combat Covid-19 spread, media reports said.

China’s economy badly hit by Covid lockdowns: Reports

Oct 22, 2022, at 05:24 am

Beijing: China's economic indicators are not looking very positive as the country is badly hit by COVID-19 imposed lockdowns which is affecting both businesses and consumers.

The politics driving China's hellish lockdowns

Oct 22, 2022, at 12:05 am

Beijing: The world has largely moved on from Covid -- except for China, where towns and cities are still shut down overnight.

COVID-19: Lockdown imposed on Chinese city located close to iPhone manufacturing hub

Oct 20, 2022, at 01:00 am

Zhengzhou: China has imposed a lockdown in Zhengzhou to combat COVID-19, putting a million residents in the region under stress.

China: Several residents complain about lack of food and essential services amid COVID-19 lockdown

Sep 12, 2022, at 09:00 pm

Beijing: People in several regions of China, who have been compelled to live in lockdown due to COVID-19, are complaining about shortages of food and other essential items.

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.

COVID-19 cases detected: China locks down city of more than a million people

Jan 04, 2022, at 10:33 pm

Yuzhou: Chinese authorities have imposed a lockdown in Yuzhou city of  Henan Province on Monday after detection of  three asymptomatic Covid cases on Sunday, media reports said.

Video shows Chinese authorities locking people inside house as COVID-19 Delta variant surges

Aug 13, 2021, at 05:35 am

Beijing: China is witnessing a massive surge in COVID-19 cases in recent times and videos have now emerged on social media platforms where officials could be seen locking residents inside their homes in an apparent repeat of the extreme tactics seen in Wuhan at the start of the pandemic.