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President Jinping warns against maligning China's zero-Covid policy

The stringent, frequent lockdowns due to Covid cases are fuelling public discontent and dealing a devastating blow to the Chinese economy

Asian Games 2022 scheduled for Sept postponed amid Covid surge in China

The Games were scheduled to take place from September 10-25 in the capital of Zhejiang province, about 175 kilometres southwest of Shanghai

TMS Ep165: RBI rate hike, Shanghai pile-up, markets, stock consolidation

How will RBI's rate hike impact the economy? Will pile-up at Shanghai port affect white goods supply? What will the markets react after RBI's rate hike? What is stock consolidation? Answers here

Pile-up at Shanghai port to affect supply of home appliances in India

The backlog of cargo and container ships near Shanghai port is going to affect the supply of consumer durables in India. We analyze the looming crisis to understand its impact on consumers

Consumer durables market hit as containers pile-up at Shanghai port

Consumer durable companies in India have stocked up on components, but inventory could start to dry-up from mid-May onwards.

China reports 846 new local Covid-19 cases, 32 deaths in last 24 hours

As many as 32 people, all in Shanghai, succumbed to the virus in the past 24 hours, Xinhua reported

China's Covid-19 hard line eats into everything from Teslas to tacos

With the Shanghai lockdown grinding into its fourth week, and similar measures imposed in dozens of smaller cities, the world's largest boom market for electric cars has gone bust

As Beijing tightens Covid curbs, hard-hit Shanghai sees signs of life

The outbreak in Shanghai, which began in March, has been China's worst since the early months of the pandemic in 2020

Apple faces up to $8 billion revenue hit due to Covid-19 lockdowns in China

As Shanghai entered the second month of lockdown and more cities in China face pandemic restrictions, demand for Apple products in the country might slow further, reports Nikkei Asia

Thousands of elderly people in Shanghai hit hard by Covid lockdown

Images shared on social media have showed unsanitary conditions, with clogged up toilets and overflowing rubbish bins, the BBC reported

China reports 1,410 new local Covid-19 cases, 47 deaths in last 24 hours

With 47 deaths, all in Shanghai, reported in the past 24 hours, the COVID-19 death toll in the country mounted to 5,022, Xinhua reported

With surge in fresh infections, Shanghai reports 5,487 new Covid-19 cases

Shanghai has been facing the worst COVID-19 outbreak and has been desperately seeking medical care and basic supplies like food

Shanghai reports 1,606 confirmed Covid-19 cases; death toll climbs

China's economic hub Shanghai on Tuesday reported 1,606 confirmed locally transmitted COVID-19 cases and 11,956 asymptomatic carriers, Xinhua reported citing the municipal health commission as saying

As Shanghai struggles with coronavirus, focus on Beijing as cases rise

A Shanghai health official told a press briefing that the pandemic is still developing at a "high level" as the city of 25 million recorded more than 2,000 fresh cases and over 39 new deaths

Oil prices bounce back from sharp drop on China demand concerns

Brent crude futures were at $102.57, up 25 cents, or 0.2% and U.S. West Texas Intermediate contracts climbed to $98.70, up 16 cents, or 0.2% at 0002 GMT

Shanghai reports 1,661 new coronavirus cases, 15,319 asymptomatic carriers

Shanghai authorities have imposed draconian lockdown measures since March that have locked 25 million residents in their homes

China lockdown fears rip through markets as stocks, commodities, Yuan tank

A Covid flareup that shut down much of Shanghai appeared to worsen over the weekend after China ordered mandatory tests in a district of Beijing and locked down some areas of the capital

Covid-19: Beijing shoppers throng stores as district starts mass testing

Since Friday, Beijing has reported 70 locally transmitted cases in eight of its 16 districts, with Chaoyang accounting for 46 of the total, said a local health official on Monday

Oil prices extend losses as Shanghai lockdowns hit demand outlook

Brent crude futures slid $1.90, or 1.8%, to $104.75 a barrel at 0015 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell $1.89, or 1.9%, to $100.18 a barrel

China reports 2,666 new local coronavirus cases, 51 deaths in last 24 hours

Of the new local cases, 2,472 infections were reported in Shanghai while the rest of the cases were reported in 17 other provincial-level regions