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BEIJING: Apple said Covid restrictions have "temporarily impacted" production at the world's largest iPhone factory in central China, warning that customers will now face longer wait times ahead of the holiday season. Foxconn, Apple's…

(Reuters) -China ordered an industrial park that houses an iPhone factory belonging to Foxconn to enter a seven-day lockdown on Wednesday, in a move set to intensify pressure on the Apple supplier as it scrambles to quell worker discontent…

<!-- -->Over 2,100 households in the financial hub were affected because of just one infection. (File)Shanghai: China recorded more than 2,000 Covid cases on Monday, its highest level for a month, as officials imposed new lockdowns…

BEIJING: The death toll from a strong earthquake that struck southwest China rose to 82, state media reported Thursday, as rain and possible mudslides threatened the search for dozens of missing people. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43…

Panicked shoppers at an Ikea in China rushed for the exits and pushed their way through throngs of security guards Saturday when it was announced that a flash COVID-19 lockdown was about to commence. According to CNN News, city health…

When Chinese businesswoman Yang Jing was planning this year’s summer holiday in 2021, she chose the tropical southern island of Hainan because of its nigh-perfect COVID track record. The island in the South China Sea recorded just two…

On a balmy Sunday night, residents of an upscale Shanghai compound took to the streets to decry COVID-19 lockdown restrictions imposed by their community. By the following morning, they were free to leave. The triumphant story quickly…

After months of stringent lockdown to contain Covid-19, Chinese citizens are hopeful that the country will defeat the virus by the end of this month. The residents of the capital city Beijing adhere to the instructions of…

<!-- -->Some people were refused entry into their homes and ordered to stay in hotels after exiting quarantine.Shanghai: The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting young against old, locals…

China’s financial hub of Shanghai said on Sunday it would lock down the city in two stages to carry out COVID-19 testing over a nine-day period, after it reported a new daily record for asymptomatic infections. Authorities said they…