Beijing [China], September 28 (ANI): At least 17 people were killed and three sustained injuries as a fire broke out at a restaurant in China's Changchun city on Wednesday, media reports said citing local authorities.
Beijing [China], September 22 (ANI): China's former Justice Minister and top public security official, Fu Zhenghua on Thursday, was given a death sentence with a two-year reprieve for corruption and abuse of power, local media reported.
Beijing [China], May 30 (ANI): In continuing protests against the imposition of strict Covid lockdown and China's Zero-COVID policy, students from Tianjin University staged a demonstration to protest against the local administration.
Beijing [China], May 18 (ANI): As Beijing's Zero-COVID policy continues to cause disruptions to the global supply chains, Japan has begun to encourage their companies in China to move production and distribution back home.
Beijing [China], May 10 (ANI): China's infamous Zero-COVID policy is not only harming the Chinese citizens but is also posing a significant threat to the world as the country's 'witless' rules have left hundreds of cargo ships stranded on the ports which will impact freight costs and global inflation.
Beijing [China], May 9 (ANI): Due to rising COVID-19 infections in China and the enforcement of the Zero-Covid policy by Xi Jinping, global supply chains have taken a hit as Shanghai is the main export centre of China.
Beijing [China], March 30 (ANI): In the last few weeks, China has seen its worst COVID outbreak since the initial height of the pandemic in early 2020 when the economy slumped. The latest surge in cases could hit first-quarter gross domestic product by at least half of a percentage point. The strict lockdowns are likely to cost the country at least USD 46 billion a month or 3.1 per cent of GDP and the impact could be double if more cities tighten restrictions according to an economist at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong, March 22 (ANI): China's economic slowdown is altering the geo-economic dynamics resulting in creating supply chains and new opportunities for India.
Beijing [China], March 15 (ANI): China reported two times more new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday from the previous day as the country faces, by far, the biggest outbreak since the pandemic began.
Beijing [China], March 13 (ANI): China has once again resorted to mass shutdowns of its cities, including schools and markets as the country experiences the most significant surge in COVID-19 cases since the early days of the pandemic, media reports said on Saturday.