Category: Shanghai News

China’s stock market attracts over 1.89 mln new investors in March

More than 1.89 million investors in China opened accounts to trade stocks on the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses in March, industry data showed. The number was up 111.21 percent from February, according ……


German firms plan charter flight to send staff back to China

German firms are preparing to charter a flight to China this month, a business leader said Wednesday, in a sign that Beijing may further ease a ban on most foreigners that was imposed to avoid ……


China Trade Expert Says U.S. Farm Deal Hinges on Tensions Easing

China is still willing to meet its American farm purchase commitments as long as the U.S. creates a friendly atmosphere for more imports to take place, a Chinese agricultural expert said on Wednesday….


Slowly but steadily, China strives to make widespread virus testing the new normal

Beijing resident Wang Yukun was happy to comply in April when the construction firm he works for told him he’d need to take a test for the novel coronavirus before he could come back to work, even ……


Disney: Why I’m Not Too Excited About The Reopening Of Shanghai Parks

The Shanghai Disneyland was reopened on Monday, and there was a lot of enthusiasm from park-goers. Theme parks will not be the same for quite some time, and the ……


China shares fall on virus resurgence worries

Shares in China fell on Wednesday as a jump in new coronavirus cases at home and elsewhere fed fears of a second wave of infections, with a Chinese city imposing fresh travel restrictions to contain a ……


China’s Jilin City Imposes Travel Restrictions After New Coronavirus Cases

The northeast Chinese city of Jilin is imposing fresh restrictions on travel in order to contain a new coronavirus outbreak, with six new cases reported on Tuesday….


Green or red light: China virus app is ticket to everywhere

To enter many offices, restaurants, parks or malls in China nowadays, people must show their status on an app that determines whether they are a coronavirus threat. There is often a moment of tension ……


Pollution in China’s smog-prone Hebei falls by a quarter in April

Air pollution fell by more than a quarter last month in China’s most smog-prone province of Hebei, the environment ministry said, aided by crackdowns on dust pollution and straw burning as well as ……


American health care workers receive counterfeit N95 masks from China, AP investigation finds

Counterfeit N95 masks are making their way into the U.S. health care system and into the hands of those working on the front lines to fight coronavirus, despite U.S. customs investigations on imports, ……