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West Bengal's Champahati firecracker market limping back to business after
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Champahati (West Bengal) [India], October 21 (ANI): Champahati, one of the largest wholesale firecracker hub in West Bengal, which was badly affected due to lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic over the past two years is gradually slowly limping back to business.
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Beijing's economy grows gloomy amid strict covid norms, affects social sta
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 20 (ANI): As Chinese leader Xi has put a premium on national security and politics, its side effects are seen in terms of slowing economic growth and employment in the country.
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Xi Jinping's zero-Covid policy likely to downgrade global economic growth
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 20 (ANI): Xi Jinping's strict zero-Covid policy has resulted in an economic slump not only in China but also in the Asian region as the Chinese President's authoritarianism has brought down the growth prospects toward zero.
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China defers scheduled release of its third quarter economic data amid slo
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 20 (ANI): Amid the ongoing 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), China deferred the scheduled release of its third-quarter economic data sparking immediate speculation of a slowdown in its GDP growth rate.
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China's economy badly hit by Covid lockdowns, negatively affecting busines
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 20 (ANI): The economic indicators from China don't look encouraging as the country had been badly hit by widespread coronavirus lockdowns negatively affecting both businesses and consumers.
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Chinese people upset over prolongation of zero-Covid policy ahead of 20th
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 12 (ANI): Chinese people, who were hoping that the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) zero-Covid policy will be relaxed after the 20th National Congress, were upset to know that the policy will continue.
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Ahead of 20th National Party Congress, single-person quarantine zones beco
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI): Amid a surge in Covid-19 outbreaks ahead of the 20th National Party Congress, the Chinese authorities have started to impose single-person quarantine zones in Shanghai.
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Draconian zero-Covid policy is proving self-defeating to China: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI): The anxiety to enforce a 'Zero-Covid Policy' has now turned into an obsession with the authorities in China which is crippling Beijing.
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Extreme zero-covid curbs in China ahead of Communist Party Congress
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 11 (ANI): Ahead of the 20th Communist Party Congress, authorities across China are doubling down on "Zero-COVID" efforts, imposing measures including pre-emptive lockdowns and blanket bans to stop coronavirus flare-ups.
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China's COVID policy responsible for exodus of multinational companies: Re
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 9 (ANI): China's Zero-Covid policy and its sporadic lockdowns are pushing multinational firms from its lands to different countries, a media report said citing the report of the European Union Chamber of Commerce.
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Covid cases flare up despite Chinese lockdowns, create chaos ahead of part
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 8 (ANI): Ahead of 20th National Party Congress in which Xi Jinping is set to secure a third term in power, the Chinese authorities have scaled up the restrictions locking down regions and cities and mandating quarantines, disrupting lives of people and drawing widesp
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Return to normalcy and pent-up demand have Bangaloreans most optimistic ab
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Gurugram (Haryana) [India], September 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): After two and a half years since the COVID-19 pandemic began, this year's festive season in India will be the first one with no restrictions or holdbacks. With a return to normalcy becoming a closer reality, consumers across the coun
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