China Zero-COVID

<!-- -->The emergency response plan caused worry and panic amid Chinese citizens. (Representational)Xi'an, China: A Chinese city has received negative feedback on social media after saying it might consider using lockdowns in the case…

As supply chain woes continue to add to the rising cost of living, concern over how China’s zero-COVID policy may further add to it is on the rise, especially the impact it might have on Canada. Beijing’s tough COVID-19 rules and…

China has suspended or closed the social media accounts of more than 1,000 critics of the government’s policies on the COVID-19 outbreak, as the country moves to roll back harsh anti-virus restrictions. The popular Sina Weibo social…

At the public hospital in Shanghai where Nora, a 30-year-old doctor, works, tension has spiraled since China relaxed its stringent zero-COVID policy on Dec. 7. Patients quarrel with doctors to access drugs that are in short supply, like…

(This story originally appeared in on Dec 22, 2022)China is not known for being an "open book" about what is going on inside the country, government, or even the Communist Party. Keeping information under wraps is an art successive Chinese…

The World Bank slashed its economic growth outlook for the world’s second-largest economy, China, by almost a point and a half in its latest forecast published on Tuesday. This comes after the country's nearly three years of stringent…

China rolled back rules on isolating people with COVID-19 and dropped virus test requirements for some public places Wednesday in a dramatic change to a strategy that confined millions of people to their homes and sparked protests and…

Residents of China’s capital were allowed into parks, supermarkets, offices and airports without a negative COVID-19 test on Tuesday, the latest in a mix of easing steps nationwide after unprecedented protests against a tough…

Former NBA star Jeremy Lin, who plays for a Chinese team, was fined 10,000 yuan ($1,918) for criticizing quarantine facilities, according to China’s professional league and a Friday news report. The Chinese government tries to stop…

China's factory activity shrank for a second straight month in November, official data showed Wednesday, as large swathes of the country were hit by COVID-19 lockdowns and transport disruptions.The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) - a key…