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China logs 39,452 new Covid cases amid renewed protests against lockdowns

The protests against COVID-19 lockdowns have spread to Beijing even as China reported close to 40,000 coronavirus cases on Monday as authorities scrambled to contain the fresh surge in infections. For the fifth consecutive day, China reported close to 4,000 cases in the capital city of Beijing. China's National Health Commission said 39,452 new cases were reported on Monday, including 36,304 local asymptomatic cases. Meanwhile, the protests which broke out in the eastern metropolis of Shanghai during the weekend, have spread to Beijing where hundreds of people converged on Sunday evening near Liangmahe river in the central city. Crowds carrying lighted candles in memory of those killed in the fire at an apartment block reported under COVID-19 lockdown in Urumqi in Xinjiang shouted slogans against the arbitrary lockdowns by the government to curb the spread of the virus and in solidarity with the weekend protests in Shanghai. Several diplomats and foreigners watched the protests as

China renews 2nd highest alert for cold wave; forecasts massive temp drop

China on Monday renewed an orange alert, the second highest, for a cold wave, forecasting massive temperature drops, winds, sandstorms, rains, and snow in vast regions of the country

BBC journalist beaten by authorities as China boils over zero Covid policy

BBC has expressed concern over the treatment meted out by Chinese authorities, to its journalist, who was arrested and handcuffed while covering a similar ongoing protest in Shanghai

China announces to provide free fuel to farmers, fishermen in Sri Lanka

Over 12,32,749 farmers will be provided with fuel and over 3,796 fishing vessels in Sri Lanka

Dollar rises broadly, yuan slumps as China's Covid unrest rattles sentiment

The dollar gained broadly as protests against Covid restrictions in China stoked uncertainty and dented sentiment, sending the yuan sliding

Stocks, oil skid sharly today as China's Covid protests roil sentiment

China, the world's top oil importer, has stuck with zero-Covid policy even as much of the world has lifted most restrictions

Foxconn offers up to $1,800 bonus to workers to stay in China's iPhone city

Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., will top up wages by as much as 13,000 yuan per month in December and January for full-time workers

Growing China unrest over strict Covid curbs spooks investors in Asia

Investors are readying for a dip as markets open in Asia to news of growing unrest in China over Covid restrictions

China-Plus-One strategy: Indian API firms start to reap benefits

Rising Chinese labour costs, geopolitics, pandemic-stricken uncertainties have forced global players to derisk

'Xi step down' - protests erupt in China over harsh Covid-19 curbs

Protests against Chinese government's strict Covid measures have intensified with people taking to the streets against President Xi Jinping's harsh zero-Covid policy

'Down with Xi': Open defiance as public protests erupt across China

China's rare public protests opposing stringent Covid lockdowns turned political on Sunday with protestors shouting slogans against President Xi Jinping and the ruling Communist Party

China will be a challenge for India during G20 presidency: Pankaj Saran

Dealing with China would be a "challenge" for India during its G20 presidency and New Delhi would adopt a "cautious approach" towards Beijing, judging it by its deeds and not words, former deputy national security advisor Pankaj Saran said on Sunday. In an interview with PTI, Saran also said India would expect that China recognises it as a rising power and deals with it on equal terms. He said India's number one priority during its upcoming G20 presidency should be to restore the economic order that provides stability and creates an atmosphere conducive to the growth of an economy such as itself. India should focus on bringing a semblance of sanity back into the global order, said Saran, who is a member of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB). Saran said another important priority for India during its presidency would be to address the issues of concern to the developing world such as energy security, food security, climate security, and to see how India's voice and perspect

More protests erupt in China against Covid policy triggered by deadly fire

Protests against China's restrictive COVID-19 measures appeared to roil in a number of cities Saturday night, in displays of public defiance fanned by anger over a deadly fire in the western Xinjiang region. Many protests could not be immediately confirmed, but in Shanghai, police used pepper spray to stop around 300 protesters who had gathered at Middle Urumqi Road at midnight, bringing flowers, candles and signs reading Urumqi, November 24, those who died rest in peace to memorialise the 10 deaths caused by a fire in an apartment building in Xinjiang's capital city Urumqi. A protester who gave only his family name, Zhao, said one of his friends was beaten by police and two friends were pepper sprayed. He said police stomped his feet as he tried to stop them from taking his friend away. He lost his shoes in the process, and left the protest barefoot. Zhao says protesters yelled slogans including Xi Jinping, step down, Communist Party, step down", Unlock Xinjiang, unlock China, do n

China's iPhone city Zhengzhou sends 870 workers away without notice

The workers were transported to Xuzhou in Jiangsu province early Friday "without prior communications," the city's authorities said; it didn't say whether any of the people tested positive

China logs 35,909 new Covid cases in a day, third consecutive daily record

Friday saw no new deaths from COVID-19, with the total death toll at 5,232

Fear of quarantine camps, not Covid-19 pandemic, is shutting Beijing down

Going out in the capital of Beijing means having to scan a QR code to enter venues like shops and restaurants, or to even take public transportation

China plans to build its first moon base powered by nuclear energy by 2028

China plans to build its first base on the moon by 2028, ahead of landing astronauts there in subsequent years as the country steps up its challenge to NASA's dominance in space exploration

Over 20,000 new hires leave Apple supplier Foxconn's China plant: Report

The worker departures come after the Taiwanese firm offered 10,000 yuan ($1,396) to employees who wanted to resign and leave the chaos-hit plant

As China intensifies Covid-19 lockdowns, India gradually opens up

Data shows that spike in one country has not coincided with a rise the other

Panic-buying witnessed in Beijing as city adds new Covid quarantine centres

Residents of China's capital were emptying supermarket shelves and overwhelming delivery apps Friday as the city government ordered accelerated construction of COVID-19 quarantine centres and field hospitals. Uncertainty and scattered, unconfirmed reports of a lockdown on at least some Beijing districts have fuelled the demand for food and other supplies, something not seen in the city for months. Daily cases of COVID-19 across the country are hitting records, with 32,695 reported Friday. Of those, 1,860 were in Beijing, the majority of them asymptomatic. Improvised quarantine centres and field hospitals hastily thrown up in gymnasiums, exhibition centres and other large, open indoor spaces have become notorious for overcrowding, poor sanitation, scarce food supplies and lights that stay on 24 hours. Most residents of the city have already been advised not to leave their compounds, some of which are being fenced in. At entrances, workers clad head to toe in white hazmat suits stop