covid curbs

BEIJING: Marriages in Chinadropped in 2022 to their lowest since records began, local news outlet Yicai reported on Sunday, continuing a steady decline over the past decade although the matrimonial total may have been affected by stringent…

SEOUL: China has suspended the issuing of short-term visas to South Koreans in response to Seoul's imposition of travel restrictions on Chinese travellers over Covid concerns, Beijing's embassy said Tuesday."Chinese embassies and consulates…

Several of China's biggest cities imposed tougher COVID-19 curbs on Tuesday, further crimping the activities of tens of millions, and sparking fresh concerns for the health of a barely growing economy. Metropolises from the southern tech…

Memory chipmaker Micron Technology cut its current quarter revenue forecast on Tuesday and warned of a negative free cash flow in the following quarter as demand for chips used in personal computers and smartphones continues to drop.…

The online retailers that boomed in the UK during the pandemic have suffered a significant shakeout since the government eased Covid-19 restrictions, new figures show. The…

Widespread lockdowns hammer industrial activity, demand; analysts expect full-year growth to lag 5.5% target Widespread lockdowns hammer industrial activity, demand; analysts expect full-year growth to lag 5.5% target China's economic…

MUMBAI : The International Air Traffic in Indian airports has increased and will reportedly hit at 80-85% of the pre-pandemic volumes, credit rating agency Icra found.  Icra's study of the…

BEIJING: Shanghai's grinding coronavirus lockdown is slowly clogging China's supply chains, as delays hit the world's busiest container port where staff are tangled in a morass of Covid controls. Beijing has refused to tack away from its…

Scheduled international passenger flights have remained suspended since 23 March, 2020. Overseas flights are being operated now under bilateral air bubble arrangements with various countries. On 8 March, the civil aviation…

The Indian Premier League returns for its biggest season on Saturday, with a galaxy of top names and two new franchises expanding the world's richest cricket competition to 10 teams for its 15th edition. But crowds in the cricket-mad nation…