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Shoppers rush for the exits as Shanghai Ikea goes into lockdown
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Panicked shoppers rushed for the exits at an Ikea branch in Shanghai on Saturday after city health authorities ordered the store to lock down after a close contact of a Covid-19 case was traced to the location. Mult...
Shanghai fears new lockdown as millions test for Covid amid sweltering heat
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Millions of Shanghai residents braved sweltering heat Tuesday to wait in line for compulsory Covid tests, as growing case numbers and the emergence of a highly infectious Omicron subvariant spurred new fears of a re...
China’s real estate crisis deepens as big Shanghai developer defaults
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Hong Kong (CNN Business)Another major Chinese developer has defaulted on its debt, dealing a new blow to the ailing real estate sector in the world's second largest economy. Shanghai-based Shimao Group failed to pa...
Shanghai Disneyland reopens as China relaxes more Covid rules
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Hong Kong (CNN Business)Shanghai Disneyland will reopen Thursday after a three-month hiatus, as China eases more Covid-related restrictions. Shanghai Disney Resort said Tuesday the park would resume operations "with...
Fire at Shanghai petrochemical complex kills at least one person
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Hong Kong At least one person has died after a fire broke out at a petrochemical complex in Shanghai on Saturday, Chinese state media reported. The fire occurred in the ethylene glycol plant area of Sinopec's petroch...
Panic buying in Shanghai as mass testing notices spark fears of new lockdown
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Shanghai will carry out Covid-19 testing on more than half of its 25 million residents this weekend, fueling fears of a return to more stringent restrictions just days after the financial hub emerged from two months...
Shanghai aims for business as usual but hurdles remain
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Hong Kong (CNN Business)China's richest and most international city is trying to return to business as usual after a two-month lockdown, but some restrictions will remain in place. Shanghai authorities on Sunday pled...
‘What is going on in Shanghai’: Horror as elderly man taken to morgue in body bag — while still alive
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An elderly Shanghai resident was mistakenly declared dead and taken to a morgue in a body bag, in the latest sign of dysfunction in the Covid-stricken city where millions of people remain under government-enforced l...
Shanghai erects metal barriers in fight against COVID-19
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In the city's financial district, Pudong, the barriers — thin metal sheets or mesh fences — were put up in several neighborhoods under a local government directive, according to Caixin, a Chinese business media outle...
Shanghai reports only 3 deaths during strict lockdowns, most cases asymptomatic
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The city said that it recorded 19,831 asymptomatic COVID-19 cases and three deaths on Sunday, according to reporting from Reuters. The asymptomatic cases were down from the 21,582 recorded on Saturday, while the deat...
US State Department orders departure of non-emergency personnel from Shanghai consulate amid Covid-19 restrictions
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Washington The US State Department on Monday ordered the departure of non-emergency US government employees and family members from its Shanghai consulate due to China's strict Covid-19 mitigation measures. Pressu...
Opinion: We’re locked down in Shanghai with 25 pounds of mangoes — and some very helpful neighbors
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Rodrigo Zeidan is an associate professor of practice at New York University Shanghai and an affiliate professor at Fundação Dom Cabral. Melissa Nogueira, LL.B., is a language instructor. The views expressed here are ...
China drafts in the military as Shanghai ordered to test 25 million residents for Covid
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Shanghai moves to 2nd stage of lockdown as testing lines grow
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Meanwhile, residents of Shanghai’s eastern districts who were supposed to be released from four days of isolation have been told their lockdowns could be extended if COVID-19 cases are found in their residential comp...
Port delays are getting worse in Shanghai. That’s very bad news for global supply chains
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Hong Kong (CNN Business)China's strict lockdown in Shanghai is heaping even more pressure on global supply chains. On Friday, Shanghai extended restrictions in many parts of the city, which is home to China's financ...
China implementing phased lockdown of Shanghai over COVID-19 surge
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On Monday, Shanghai's Pudong financial district and all areas east of the Huangpu River will go into lockdown for five days as officials start mass testing residents. Then on Friday, the area west of the Huangpu Riv...