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China locks down a city of 9 million residents amid a new spike in COVID-19 cases
Residents are required to remain home and undergo three rounds of mass testing, while non-essent…
PTI
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China's zero-COVID lockdown protests drag on Chinese and Hong Kong stocks as unrest spooks investors
Hong Kong's benchmark Hang Seng Index closed 1.6% lower, and mainland China's CSI 300 index dropped…
Phil Rosen
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A woman was forced to have her eyelid stitches removed at the gate of her residential complex after the building was put into COVID-19 lockdown
The woman, who lives in Shanghai, had undergone double-eyelid surgery and risked scarring if the st…
Waiyee Yip
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32 people in China's Guangzhou city were quarantined in an internet cafe for 9 days after a Covid case was detected next door
One woman played so many online games during the lockdown, that her gaming account upgraded from "d…
Waiyee Yip
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Videos show health workers going into people's homes in Shanghai to spray disinfectant, against the WHO's recommendations
"If they ruin any of my limited-edition comic books or figures, I'll be very socially unstable," on…
Waiyee Yip
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Chinese censors tried to block a viral video about the harsh realities of life in Shanghai, so locals went to extremes to get the video's message out
The video, titled "Voices of April" reflects the people's suffering amid food shortages and the str…
Waiyee Yip
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Apple's top iPhone assembler is halting work at its China HQ and a key manufacturing plant because of a COVID-19 lockdown, reports say
Foxconn's suspension of operations in Shenzhen threatens to exacerbate global supply-chain disrupti…
Weilun Soon
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About 80,000 tourists reportedly stranded in China resort city after authorities declared it a COVID-19 hot spot
Some 80,000 tourists are stranded in the Chinese resort city of Sanya after authorities put the are…
Pocharapon Neammanee
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China is testing 3.5 million Beijing residents after a 'ferocious' COVID outbreak just days after easing restrictions on nightlife
Nearly 200 COVID cases have been linked to Heaven Supermarket bar in the capital, after social dist…
Rosie Bradbury
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Rare mass protests erupted in China over tough COVID restrictions after fire kills 10. 'We are human beings,' chanted the demonstrators.
Protests erupted in the city of Urumqi in the western Xinjiang region of China as frustration mount…
Bethany Dawson
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Chinese stocks continue to melt down as spike in COVID-19 cases spurs new lockdowns and threatens global supply chain
Lockdowns spurred by a surge in COVID-19 cases shut down factories operated by Foxconn that are use…
Matthew Fox
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Xi orders senior officials to make sure China's GDP outpaces US despite COVID-19 lockdowns, WSJ reports
Cities and regions across China were forced into lockdown following a recent surge in COVID-19 case…
Jake Epstein
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China's 'zero-COVID' policy has prompted mass protests throughout the country. Here's what it is.
The country has one of the strictest Covid-19 approaches in the world, with tens of millions living…
Erin Snodgrass
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Apple has seen $165 billion in market value erased in less than a week as investors grow concerned about building iPhone shortages due to China Covid protests
"The reality is Apple is... at the mercy of China's zero Covid policy which remains a very frustrat…
Matthew Fox
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JPMorgan says China is going to bring in stimulus to protect its economy while it controls the spread of COVID
China has a target growth rate of 5.5% growth for the economy this year, but its zero-COVID policy …
Hamza Fareed Malik
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China is swinging into panic mode ahead of the Winter Olympics, locking down a city of 200,000 people over one COVID-19 case
China's COVID-zero approach has led it to impose harsh travel curbs, including a swift lockdown on …
Cheryl Teh
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2 reasons why China is still in lockdowns, more than 2 years after the pandemic started — and what it'll take for life to go back to normal
China's zero-Covid policy is not just about national pride and safety in the COVID-19 pandemic. It'…
Huileng Tan
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I've been stuck inside for 2 months due to Shanghai's COVID-19 lockdowns. It's taken a toll on me.
When Shanghai went into COVID-19 lockdown in March, residents were told it would last five days. Tw…
Stefano Montali
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One jarring chart shows how China's latest COVID lockdown could threaten the US economic recovery
China's COVID lockdown has hurt its manufacturing industry. It's likely to hit the US economy as we…