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Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:56:01 +0800
Shenzhen firms to resume work 'gradually'
Companies in Shenzhen, that halted operations under the city-wide lockdown imposed on Sunday to tackle rising Covid-19 cases, will be allowed to resume work and production gradually by area and industry type, a local government official said on Thurs...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 11:04:49 +0800
Mainland sees drop in new Covid infections
The number of locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on the mainland continued to drop on Thursday, to 1,226. That was a decline of more than 30 percent from the 1,860 reported the day before, after a peak in the latest outbreak of 3,507 on Tuesday. Th...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 13:29:09 +0800
Mainland home prices little changed last month
China continued to see a generally stable housing market in February, with home prices in 70 major cities showing only slight month-on-month increases, according to the Xinhua news agency, quoting official data. New home prices in four first-tier ci...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 11:32:35 +0800
Jilin hardest hit as mainland adds 1,860 infections
The mainland reported 1,860 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, down from 3,507 the day before. Jilin province remains the hardest-hit in the mainland's biggest outbreak since the pandemic began, with nearly 80 percent of the new infect...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 22:02:16 +0800
China 'impartial' on Ukraine, denies aiding Russia
Beijing said on Tuesday its stance on the Ukraine conflict is “completely objective, impartial and constructive”, and repeated assertions that the US is spreading misinformation over reports China had responded positively to a Russian request for...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 13:03:25 +0800
Jilin 'severe' as mainland Covid cases surge
Daily local Covid cases on the mainland have more than doubled as the country battles its biggest outbreak in two years fuelled by the fast-spreading Omicron variant. The National Health Commission on Tuesday reported 3,507 new locally transmitted ...

Tue, 15 Mar 2022 11:12:50 +0800
China, US hold 'candid' dialogue in Rome
China and the United States said they conducted "candid, in-depth and constructive communication" over bilateral relations as well as international issues such as Ukraine on Monday. Yang Jiechi, a Politburo member and director of the Foreign Affairs...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 22:09:55 +0800
Beijing to ensure stable economy this year: cabinet
The central government will ensure stable economic operations this year, and keep economic growth, employment and prices within reasonable ranges, state media quoted the cabinet as saying on Monday. The economy faces new downward pressures and diffi...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 20:03:47 +0800
Snowstorms to hit parts of northern China
Snowstorms were set to hit parts of northern China from Monday to Tuesday, meteorological authorities said. Snowstorms will drop up to 10 centimetres in parts of Inner Mongolia, Jilin, Heilongjiang and Xinjiang, according to the National Meteorologi...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:38:31 +0800
Covid cases at 'beginning stages of exponential rise'
The National Health Commission reported some 2,300 Covid-19 cases - 1,337 of them categorised as locally transmitted infections - across dozens of mainland cities on Monday as the fast-spreading variant commonly known as “stealth omicron” fuels C...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 16:27:13 +0800
More Covid cases could emerge: Shenzhen
Shenzhen officials have warned that more coronavirus cases could be found during three rounds of universal testing for Covid-19, as they ordered everyone to stay home to curb the spread of the Omicron variant as soon as possible.  17 million people...

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 00:19:01 +0800
Millions locked down in Shenzhen to tackle outbreak
China placed all 17 million residents in one of its biggest cities under lockdown on Sunday, as virus cases doubled nationwide to nearly 3,400 and anxiety mounted over the resilience of its 'zero-Covid' approach in the face of the worst outbreak in t...

Sun, 13 Mar 2022 10:22:10 +0800
China reports spike in new coronavirus cases
The mainland reported 1,938 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, the country's national health authority said on Sunday, up sharply from 588 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 1,807 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said...

Sat, 12 Mar 2022 21:59:18 +0800
China reports highest daily Covid figures since 2020
The mainland reported more than 1,500 new local Covid-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the first nationwide outbreak in early 2020, as the Omicron variant prompted Beijing to introduce self-testing kits for the first time. China's current c...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 20:27:24 +0800
Changchun locked down, Shanghai schools shut
The Omicron variant has forced the northeastern mainland city of Changchun to go under lockdown and Shanghai to close schools. The National Health Commission detected 703 domestically transmitted asymptomatic infections for Thursday, up from 435 a d...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 18:24:00 +0800
Macau residents to get cash handouts from April
Macau permanent residents will receive planned cash handouts of 10,000 patacas from April, it was announced on Friday. Non-permanent residents will get 6,000 patacas. The SAR's government has been dishing out cash annually since 2008. The handout...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 15:30:09 +0800
New local Covid cases on mainland down slightly
The mainland reported 397 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in the past day, down slightly from 402 the day before. Shandong accounted for 121 of the latest infections, followed by 98 in Jilin and 36 in Jiangsu. Guangdong and Shanghai each rep...

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 13:39:15 +0800
'China willing to play positive role for peace'
Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that China is deeply concerned about the situation in Ukraine and is willing to make “constructive efforts” for world peace. At a press conference, the premier described the situation in Ukraine as “grave”...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 18:06:06 +0800
New local Covid cases nearly doubles on mainland
Mainland authorities have reported 402 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, nearly doubling from the daily count of 233 a day earlier. According to the National Health Commission, 165 of the latest infections were in Jilin. Some infected univers...

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 16:13:41 +0800
CPPCC endorses patriots governing HK
The country's top political advisory body wrapped up its annual session in Beijing on Thursday by adopting a resolution that ensures the principle of patriots governing Hong Kong. President Xi Jinping and other state leaders attended the closing mee...



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