Topline China announced it was relaxing some of its strictest Covid restrictions on Wednesday, a major policy shift that suggests Beijing is preparing to abandon its zero-Covid strategy in favor of le...
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What Is It, Why Did People Protest And What Comes Next?
Topline China announced broad changes to its zero-Covid policy on Wednesday, a major policy shift and a significant step towards reopening as pressure on officials to reassess the increasingly unsusta...
China’s lockdown protest NFTs emerge, Candy Digital cuts staff, and more
China’s COVID-19 protests cemented as NFTs Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) depicting the ongoing protests in China against the country’s tough zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy have found their way to the NFT ...
Their Pride Challenged, Bucks Find Their Groove With Lockdown Defensive Effort
MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 16: Robin Lopez #33 of the Cleveland Cavaliers is defended by Brook … [+] Lopez #11 of the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half of a game at Fiserv Forum ...
Mainland China’s total daily Covid cases soar above Shanghai lockdown highs
Only a few vehicles, including one with two health workers, drive through Beijing’s central business district on Nov. 23, 2022, as the area has announced tighter Covid controls. Kevin Frayer | G...
Guests Trapped In Disney On Halloween As China Locks Down Theme Park Over Covid Scare
Topline Shanghai’s Disney Resort unexpectedly closed its doors on Monday after officials tightened Covid restrictions, trapping guests inside as cases across China climb and patience over Beijing̵...
How A Breakup And Lockdown Led To Lissie’s Best Record Yet
The singer-songwriter Lissie. credit: Lili Peper There would hardly be any disagreement to say that 2020 was a very difficult year for everybody—including the indie pop singer-songwriter Elisabeth Mau...
New China Lockdown Hits 21 Million People In Chengdu Amid ‘Zero Covid’ Push
Topline Chinese officials will lock down the city of Chengdu on Thursday in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19, confining millions to their homes and closing business in one of China’s largest a...
Here’s What Another China Lockdown Could Mean For The U.S. Economy
More Covid lockdowns in China would be “another headache” for the Federal Reserve in its battle against inflation, experts say, though global supply-chain bottlenecks are easing. If there’s any indica...
Chinese EV Billionaire Shrugs Off Lockdown Pain To Add $7 Billion Fortune
Chinese electric car maker BYD is not only surviving the disruptions caused by the country’s Covid lockdowns, but the company appears to be thriving like never before. BYD’s stock has jumped just over...
Apple doubles down on protecting user privacy with new Lockdown Mode
Apple is doubling down on preserving user privacy by launching a new Lockdown Mode feature. The new feature offers unprecedented security and protection from targeted spyware attacks. The company said...
More parts of China battle Covid and threats of lockdown as cases spike
Covid-related restrictions tightened in parts of China as local cases climbed, while lighter measures such as virus testing linger on in Shanghai, pictured here on July 3, 2022. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg...
De Rucci Healthy Sleep Mints Two Furniture Billionaires
Shenzhen, located over the mainland China board with Hong Kong, is home to Asia’s busiest bourses … [+] for IPOs. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan) ASSOCIATED PRESS It was a down year for billionaire...
May Sales At China Billionaire’s Geely Auto Drop 7% Amid Lockdown Disruptions; EVs Gain
Geely Auto is controlled by China billionaire Li Shufu. (Photo by Zhang Peng/LightRocket via Getty … [+] Images) LightRocket via Getty Images Geely Automobile Holdings, a China automaker control...
China will gift digital yuan to its citizens to boost the economy after the lockdown
In contrast to many other nations, China has adhered strictly to a zero-COVID policy, resulting in the repeated shutdown and closure of non-essential enterprises in key financial centres such as Shang...
How is China’s plan to drop free Digital Yuan effective to boost lockdown affected economy?
Digital currencies could turn out to be crucial for economic boost that China’s planning to utilize to do the same China is on its way to give a boost to its economic condition and financial activitie...
China Express Delivery Billionaire Leaves Alibaba-Backed ZTO
Staff members disinfect express parcels at a branch of ZTO Express on May 11 in Beijing, China. … [+] (Photo by Cui Jun/Beijing Youth Daily/VCG via Getty Images) VCG via Getty Images China billi...
Chinese buyers not living in lockdown shake off EV price hikes
Guangzhou-based Xpeng is one of several Chinese electric car companies that’s started to expand overseas. Feature China | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — In a sign Chinese drivers are...
Don’t Take Your Freedom For Granted
Out from Shanghai: Automobility CEO Bill Russo returned home to Reno, Nevada this month. Bill Russo American businessman Bill Russo has a long record of success in China. The 18-year veteran in the co...
Shanghai Hits Key ‘Zero-Covid’ Milestone But No Immediate End To Lockdown Despite Concerns About China’s Economy
Topline Shanghai on Tuesday achieved a key milestone in its reopening plan of three consecutive days with no new Covid-19 cases outside designated quarantine zones, however, most of the city’s residen...
Shanghai’s Strict 6-Week Lockdown Nears End As Covid Outbreak Eases
Topline Covid-19 cases in Shanghai continued to decline, prompting authorities on Monday to announce plans for a phased reopening of the city after it endured six weeks of stringent lockdowns that lef...
North Korea Reports Its First Covid-19 Outbreak, Kim Jong-Un Orders National Lockdown
Topline North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered a nationwide lockdown on Thursday after his country publicly reported its first Covid-19 outbreak in a surprising acknowledgment after denying any cases...
Tesla’s China Sales Take A Pounding As Covid Lockdown Drags On
A driver in PPE moves a new Tesla passenger car from Shanghai off a cargo ship in the port in Yantai in China’s Shandong province on April 25, 2022. Future Publishing via Getty Images Tesla’s El...
Shanghai production plunged in April after Covid lockdown
Although Shanghai began in mid-April to prioritize several hundred companies for resuming work, foreign business organizations have said that doesn’t mean the factories can operate at full capac...
China Faces Omicron ‘Tsunami’ If It Abandons Controversial Zero-Covid Policy, Researchers Warn
Topline China faces an omicron “tsunami” that could overwhelm hospitals and kill more than 1 million people if it abandons its “zero-Covid” strategy, according to a new study published in Nature Medic...
Peloton Wants to Believe in Life After Lockdown
On May 24, 2021, Peloton Interactive’s (PTON) – Get Peloton Interactive, Inc. Class A Report then-President William Lynch had exciting news. Lynch announced the interactive fitness compan...
Shanghai Residents Switch to NFT Showcasing Hardships During Lockdown
2 hours ago | 2 mins read Editors News There’s a famous six-minute movie here called ‘Voices of April.’ It is irretrievable when an NFT is coined or uploaded to the blockchain. A rising number of Shan...