Lockdown in China

Apple supplier Foxconn said on Tuesday it has quadrupled bonuses on offer for workers at its Zhengzhou plant in central China as it works to quell employee discontent at the major iPhone manufacturing site over Covis curbs. Daily bonuses…

BEIJING: Investors hoped China would ease its stringent Covid Zero strategy once the pivotal Communist Party congress cemented President Xi Jinping’s grip on power. Instead, the opposite seems to be happening. Fresh lockdowns are being…

One of China’s biggest cities, Chengdu, announced a lockdown of its 21.2 million residents as it launched four days of citywide COVID-19 testing, as some of country’s most populous and economically important urban centres battle outbreaks.…

BEIJING: China's economic activity cooled sharply in April as widening Covid-19 lockdowns took a heavy toll on consumption, industrial production and employment, adding to fears the economy could shrink in the second quarter. Full or…

Shanghai published plans to resume production in the city after weeks of Covid-19 lockdown snarled supply chains and dealt a blow to the Chinese economy. Businesses should formulate plans for…

File photo: A medical worker collects a swab from a resident in Lanzhou's Chengguan district.BEIJING: Authorities in China cancelled hundreds of flights, closed schools and ramped up mass testing on Thursday to try and stamp out a new…