Covid-19 China

Foxconn Spends $62.5 Million on New Vietnam Site – SCMP

The world’s largest manufacturer of electronic parts has recently ramped up efforts to diversify production outside of China

1 month ago

China’s Provinces Splashed $50 Billion on Covid Curbs in 2022

China's biggest provincial economy, Guangdong in the south, spent $10 billion last year, including vaccinations, PCR testing and subsidies for…

1 month ago

80,000 Laid-Off Indian IT Workers Scramble to Stay in US – Mint

Thousands of Indian IT workers in the US who lost their jobs in mass layoffs by tech giants in recent…

2 months ago

China Lunar New Year Traffic to Double Despite Covid Struggle

More countries around the world are, meanwhile, demanding that visitors from China take Covid tests as the country battles a…

3 months ago

Foxconn Says Output is Recovering Despite 12% Revenue Drop

The Taiwanese firm said resumption of production at its Zhengzhou plant had seen a gradual recovery which has contributed to…

3 months ago

WHO Pleads for More China Covid Data as Beijing Slams Curbs

China’s state media were playing down the severity of the Covid picture in China as the World Health Organization urged…

3 months ago

Foxconn’s Covid-Hit China iPhone Plant Close to Full Recovery

Production at the factory is nearly back to normal but company officials remain cautious due to a spike in Covid…

3 months ago

Xi Reassures Public Over Covid Threat as China Sees In 2023

President Xi Jinping called in his New Year's address for more effort and unity as China enters a "new phase”…

3 months ago

China Urged by WHO to Share Real-Time Covid-19 Data

The World Health Organization has asked Beijing for more accurate figures on its Covid hospitalisations, deaths and vaccinations

3 months ago

Beijing, Shanghai Resume ‘Normal Routine’ Amid Raging Covid

Subway trains in Beijing and Shanghai were packed, while some major traffic arteries in the two cities were jammed with…

3 months ago

China Factory Hub Zhejiang to See 2 Million Daily Covid Cases

Analysts have warned the world's second-largest economy is "entering the most dangerous weeks of the pandemic"

3 months ago

Tesla Pauses Shanghai Gigafactory Production Amid Covid Surge

Tesla and its suppliers have been falling sick in the current wave of infections in China, posing challenges to operations…

3 months ago