Tag: Shanghai

28 November 2022, 11:30 AM

27 November 2022, 6:19 AM

The BBC said on Sunday Chinese police assaulted one of its journalists covering a protest in Shanghai and detained him ...

A healthcare worker conducts a COVID-19 test.

Shanghai hit by COVID-19 protests as anger spreads across China

by Bomkazi Malobola

Protests against China's heavy COVID-19 curbs spread to more cities, including in the financial hub Shanghai early on Sunday, nearly ...

Epidemic prevention workers in protective suits guard the entrance to an office building in the Central Business District (CBD) as outbreaks of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continue in Beijing, China, November 23, 2022.

Shanghai cancels auto event as rising COVID-19 cases add to reopening worries

23 November 2022, 9:30 AM

A rise in the number of new COVID-19 infections in China prompted the commercial hub of Shanghai to abruptly cancel ...

Shanghai reported more than a dozen new cases but none was found outside quarantined areas

Shanghai enforces new COVID testing, some areas in China extend lockdowns

18 July 2022, 2:29 PM

Several large Chinese cities including Shanghai are rolling out new mass testing or extending lockdowns on millions of residents to ...

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident for nucleic acid testing at a mobile testing vehicle, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China May 24.

Beijing ramps up COVID quarantine, Shanghai residents decry uneven rules

by Lebo Tshangela

24 May 2022, 8:31 AM

Beijing stepped up quarantine efforts to end its month-old COVID outbreak as fresh signs of frustration emerged in Shanghai, where ...

A medical team member takes a swab sample from a woman to be tested for coronavirus

Shanghai lets some residents leave home, cautiously eases COVID curbs

by Thabiso Malesele

12 April 2022, 6:48 AM

Some residents of Shanghai stepped out of their homes for the first time in more than two weeks on Tuesday, ...

Workers in protective suit spray disinfectant at a community, during the lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Shanghai, China, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song

Shanghai’s 26 mln people in lockdown after tests uncover COVID infections

5 April 2022, 9:25 AM

Chinese authorities extended the lockdown of Shanghai to cover all of the financial centre's26 million people on Tuesday, after city-wide ...

A pair of rubber gloves is hung to dry, as a security guard in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks along a street, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China

Shanghai tightens COVID lockdown on second day of curbs

29 March 2022, 6:32 AM

Shanghai, China's most populous city, on Tuesday again tightened the first phase of a two-stage COVID-19 lockdown, asking some residents ...

Residents line up at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site during a mass testing for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Chaoyang district of Beijing, China March 14, 2022.

China records more local COVID-19 cases so far this year than in whole of 2021

by Bongisipho Magcaba

14 March 2022, 9:35 AM

27 September 2020, 3:23 AM

China has reported more local symptomatic COVID-19 cases so far this year than it recorded in all of 2021.

China on Friday moved to further ease foreign access to its capital markets.

China needs to step up global financial integration: FX regulator

by Wendy Mothata

China needs to further open its capital markets and financial industry to avoid being globally isolated，a senior foreign exchange regulator ...

A staff member disinfects seats in a cinema as it reopens following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Shanghai.

Cinemas in China begin to reopen after six-month coronavirus closure

20 July 2020, 1:49 PM

Some cinemas in Chinese cities from Shanghai to Chengdu reopened on Monday after a six-month closure, raising hope that the ...

The plunge wiped almost $370 billion in market capitalization from the benchmark Shanghai Composite index .SSEC, which opened nearly 9% lower.

Shanghai stocks hit by $370 billion wipeout as virus fears pound Chinese markets

by Sesona Mahlahla

3 February 2020, 6:42 AM

Chinese stock and commodity markets fell heavily at the open on Monday, in the first trading session after an extended ...

A woman wearing a mask walks past buildings on a polluted day in Handan, Hebei province, China.

China’s 2019 winter pollution gains offset by worsening in other regions: Study

by Busi Magudulela

16 January 2020, 6:18 AM

30 December 2019, 6:43 AM

Smog-prone regions near Beijing and Shanghai posted big improvements in air quality in late 2019, but pollution in other parts ...

A Tesla employee proposes to his girlfriend with a China-made Tesla Model 3 vehicle filled with flowers at a delivery ceremony in the Shanghai Gigafactory of the US electric car maker in Shanghai, China.

Tesla delivers first China-made Model 3 sedans in just under a year

by Celestine Hendricks

27 December 2019, 7:20 AM

Tesla has started delivering Model 3 electric cars built at its Shanghai factory in just under a year since it ...

The electric car maker said it has also signed agreements for an unsecured revolving loan facility of up to 2.25 billion yuan, adding that both the loans will be used for its Shanghai car plant.

Tesla secures $1.29 billion loan from Chinese banks for Shanghai factory

by Sesona Mahlahla

Tesla Inc entered into agreements with lenders in China for a secured term loan facility of up to 9 billion ...

A 2018 Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle is shown in this photo illustration taken in Cardiff.

Tesla shares soar 21% as surprise profit answers skeptics

24 October 2019, 5:51 AM

Tesla shares rose nearly 21% to $307.12 after hours on the unexpected news, crossing $300 for the first time since ...

Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, at right welcomes United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, center and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, at left before holding talks at the Xijiao Conference Center in Shanghai.

China, US officials meet for trade talks in Shanghai

by Bongisipho Magcaba

31 July 2019, 5:36 AM

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned China against waiting out his first term to finalize any trade deal.

Apple starts China app development program

by Bongisipho Magcaba

10 July 2019, 11:33 AM

Apple opened a similar accelerator in 2017 in India. Both the Indian and Chinese smartphone markets are dominated by companies ...

The building had previously been used as a dealership for Mercedes-Benz cars, the fire rescue bureau said.

Five killed in Shanghai building collapse

16 May 2019, 2:48 PM