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Top Chinese leader warns of 'complex and grave' job market due to COVID-19
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 10 (ANI): Chinese Premier Li Keqiang painted a grim picture of the job market in the world's most populous nation due to widespread COVID-19 lockdowns.
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China's export growth falls sharply as draconian COVID curbs show effect
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 9 (ANI): China's export growth witnessed a sharp fall to 3.9 per cent in the month of April, as the draconian COVID-19 curbs that the country imposed in late March in the economic hub of Shanghai, and other cities start to show their effect on the economy.
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COVID-19: Chinese lockdowns affect global supply chains
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
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.
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Shanghai reports over 3,000 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], May 8 (ANI): China's Shanghai reported over 3,760 local COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the municipal health commission said on Sunday, adding that all of them are asymptomatic.
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China replicating Xinjiang surveillance model in Shanghai
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Shanghai [China], May 7 (ANI): In the garb of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using the Shanghai lockdown to implement the most draconian of its surveillance and authoritarian systems, the kinds of which were only seen in far-off provinces like Xinjiang t
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Chinese mainland reports 345 new COVID-19 cases, 253 in Shanghai
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 7 (ANI): China on Friday reported 345 local confirmed COVID-19 cases, said the National Health Commission in its report released on Saturday.
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Xi Jinping warns against maligning China's zero-Covid policy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 7 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping issued the strongest warning yet against anyone who questions the country's zero-Covid policy.
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Chinese market analyst's social media accounts frozen over bearish forecas
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 5 (ANI): Chinese national Hong Hao, a prominent market analyst, left the state-owned bank soon following his remarks against the country's slow economy and the effects of government policy on the technology industry.
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COVID lockdowns lead to second sharpest decline in China's economy
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 5 (ANI): China's COVID-19 lockdowns has hit its economy as Beijing's gigantic services sector just contracted at the second sharpest pace on record.
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Beijing halts public transport as China continues to fight COVID outbreak
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 4 (ANI): Dozens of metro stations and bus routes in Beijing have been shut down as COVID continues to spread and millions of residents in Shanghai still remain under strict lockdown even after more than a month.
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Chinese entrepreneur loses social media accounts for speaking against coun
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 3 (ANI): Social media accounts of Chinese national, Hong Hao, who spoke against the country's slow economy and the effects of government policy on the technology industry, have been banned.
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Titan Q4 net profit falls 7.2 per cent as 3rd COVID wave hit jewellery sal
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 3 (ANI): Titan Company Limited on Tuesday said its net profit fell by 7.18 per cent year-on-year to Rs 491 crore for the quarter ended March 2022 from Rs 529 crore recorded in the corresponding period of last year due to poor show of jewellery business.
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