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Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:41:13 +0800More Chinese cities force curbs as cases nudge higher
Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic Covid-19 cases on Saturday, as other areas across China imposed restrictions in response to the spread of the Omicron variant.
The Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone, manufacturing area in central China ...
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 11:10:29 +0800Chinese astronauts land home after six-month mission
Three mainland astronauts returned to Earth on Saturday after 183 days in space, the country’s longest space mission to date, state television reported.
The astronauts landed nine hours after leaving a key module of China's first space station.
W...
Sat, 16 Apr 2022 00:21:06 +0800Xian imposes temporary, partial lockdown
The northwestern city of Xian said on Friday it will temporarily impose a partial lockdown to reduce its 13 million residents' movement, after reporting dozens of Covid-19 infections this month, as China fights a record wave of cases.
Since March, ...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 18:26:11 +0800Ministry to help companies in Shanghai resume work
The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said on Friday it had identified 666 companies in Shanghai that it will help to resume production amid the ongoing Covid-19 outbreak in the city.
In a public notice, the regulator said it wi...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 12:03:46 +0800China's new home prices stalled in March
New home prices on the mainland stalled for a second straight month in March, official data showed on Friday.
Average new home prices in China's 70 major cities remained unchanged month-on-month in March, the same as in February, according to calcul...
Fri, 15 Apr 2022 11:45:03 +0800Shanghai reports increase in symptomatic Covid cases
Shanghai recorded 19,872 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases and 3,200 new symptomatic cases on Thursday, the local government said on Friday.
The number of asymptomatic cases was down from 25,146 a day earlier, while the number of symptomatic cases ...
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:28:33 +0800Commerce ministry hopes US tariffs will end soon
Beijing hopes the United States will remove tariffs on Chinese goods and stop cracking down on Chinese firms as soon as possible, commerce ministry spokeswoman Shu Jueting told a news conference on Thursday.
Stable and healthy bilateral trade relati...
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:15:10 +0800Sticking to tough Covid curbs will bring victory: Xi
President Xi Jinping has said China must stick to its strict "dynamic Covid clearance" policy as the global pandemic remains very serious, and promised those enduring lockdowns that persistence will win out in the end.
The country's zero-Covid polic...
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 10:48:53 +0800Shanghai sees slight rise in Covid cases
Shanghai reported a slight increase in new Covid infections on Thursday.
According to the National Health Commission, the country's financial hub reported a total of 27,719 cases.
That's 1,389 more than the previous day.
Authorities said 25,146, ...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 11:45:34 +0800China-Russia trade up by more than a quarter
China's overall trade with Russia rose to 243 billion yuan (US$38.18 billion) between January and March, up nearly 28 percent from a year earlier, a Chinese customs spokesman said on Wednesday.
The country's total trade with Ukraine, meanwhile, clim...
Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:20:17 +0800Covid infections continue to rise in Shanghai
Shanghai on Wednesday reported another surge in Covid-19 infections, as authorities banned most cars from the roads and warned anyone who violates lockdown rules will be dealt with strictly.
According to figures released by the National Health Com...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 19:15:14 +0800Guangzhou logs 13 new Covid cases
Guangzhou officials on Tuesday announced that the city added 10 symptomatic Covid-19 cases and another three infections without symptoms.
Authorities said the new infections were linked to previous cases with clear transmission chains.
“The epi...
Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:09:44 +0800Shanghai sees slight drop in Covid cases
Shanghai on Tuesday saw a slight drop in new local Covid-19 infections.
The financial hub reported over 23,000 new local cases for the day, among them 994 symptomatic and 22,348 asymptomatic.
That compares with more than 26,000 local infections t...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 11:44:07 +0800Shanghai cases stay high, Guangzhou shuts schools
As Shanghai continues to battle a high number of Covid-19 infections, new cases emerging in Guangzhou have prompted local authorities to suspend in-person classes.
Shanghai on Monday reported over 26,000 new local Covid cases – among them 914 wer...
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 09:57:35 +0800Confirmed Covid cases on the mainland level out
Most of the latest Covid-19 cases across the border were again reported from Shanghai.
Health authorities recorded a total of 26,355 new infections on the mainland in the past day. That compared with a little more than 25,000 the day before.
The Na...
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 18:23:33 +0800Shanghai to ease lockdown after another mass testing
Shanghai will soon begin lifting lockdowns in communities that report no positive cases within 14 days after another round of Covid testing, authorities said on Saturday.
The fresh round of testing comes as the city reported about 23,000 cases on Sa...
Sat, 09 Apr 2022 09:45:04 +0800Mainland reports slight drop in confirmed Covid cases
The mainland reported 1,350 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, the country's national health authority said on Saturday, compared with 1,576 a day earlier.
Of the new cases, 1,334 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 21:32:25 +0800Li Keqiang pledges more policy support for economy
China will step up policy measures to support the economy while studying new stimulus plans, state media on Friday quoted Premier Li Keqiang as saying.
"Currently, some emergency events in the international and domestic environment have exceeded exp...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 10:28:15 +0800Shanghai sees rising number of new Covid infections
The number of new Covid infections found in Shanghai has continued to rise with authorities reporting 21,222 cases on Friday, up from 19,982 the day before.
Of the latest patients, 824 people were showing symptoms of the virus.
Wu Qianyu, an inspec...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 21:51:02 +0800Beijing calls for efforts to stabilise employment
Vice Premier Hu Chunhua on Thursday called for all-out efforts to stabilise and expand employment.
Hu, made the remarks while chairing a symposium on the mainland's employment situation, Xinhua News Agency reported.
The stability of employment sho...