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North Korea Reopens Borders To Citizens Living Abroad: Report
North Korea has moved to further open up from strict pandemic-era isolation, with state media reporting Sunday that citizens living abroad have been allowed to reenter the country.
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As UK Battles Cost of Living Crisis, Shell Chief's Pay Hike Of 50% Shocks Campaigners
Shell's former chief executive, Ben van Beurden, received a pay package of $11.5 million last year, up 53% from 2021.
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China Covid Lockdowns Shut Delivery Workers Out Of Their Homes
Overworked, underpaid and thoroughly fed up, Wang's troubles deepened even further when authorities abruptly locked down the delivery driver's Beijing apartment block earlier this month.
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"Biden's Monitoring, We All Are": US On China Covid Unrest
US President Joe Biden is monitoring unrest in China by protesters demanding an end to Covid lockdowns and greater political freedoms, the White House said Monday, as rallies popped up in solidarity around the United States.
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"Xi, Step Down": As Rare China Covid Protests Spread, Moves To Censor It
As protests over China's draconian 'Zero Covid' policy flared up in several cities, authorities moved to censor online content on the rare demonstrations.
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Oil Tumbles About 6% As China COVID Lockdowns Weigh
Crude imports by China in the first four months of 2022 fell 4.8% from a year ago, but April imports were up nearly 7%.
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After Covid Lockdown, Shanghai Residents Grapple With Trauma
As many Shanghai residents rushed onto the streets this week to reunite with friends and pop champagne to celebrate the end of a two month-long lockdown, Li Menghua was busy packing up his hair salon.
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Symbol Of China's Lockdown Headaches: A KFC Children's Meals Character
A headache-prone Pokemon character given away in KFC children's meals has become China's most wanted toy, selling for up to $200, as people seek ways to express their frustrations over COVID-19 lockdowns.
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Oil Tumbles About 6% As China COVID Lockdowns Weigh
Crude imports by China in the first four months of 2022 fell 4.8% from a year ago, but April imports were up nearly 7%.
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Apple Urges Chinese Suppliers to Speed Up iPhone Development as COVID-19 Lockdown Hampers Schedule: Report
Apple has reportedly told its suppliers to speed up iPhone development after China's strict COVID-19 lockdowns has hampered schedule for at least one of the new phones. Meanwhile, Shanghai remains largely paralysed by a city-wide lockdown, which is now in its seventh week.
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China Sticks To Zero Covid Policy As Residents Decry Uneven Rules
Beijing stepped up quarantine efforts to end its month-old COVID outbreak as fresh signs of frustration emerged in Shanghai, where some bemoaned unfair curbs with the city of 25 million preparing to lift a prolonged lockdown in just over a week.
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Apple Supplier Quanta in Shanghai Faces Chaos Due to COVID-19 Lockdown: Report
As per a report, videos posted online showed more than a hundred Quanta workers physically overwhelming security guards in hazmat suits and vaulting over factory gates to escape being trapped inside the Shanghai factory amid rumours that workers on the floor that day tested positive for COVID.
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China Seeks To Make Covid Testing A Permanent Feature Of Everyday Life
China is setting up thousands of permanent Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing stations, with 9,000 already completed in Shanghai alone, as authorities seek to "normalise" tough pandemic controls even after the current round of lockdowns end.
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Beijing Extends Covid Curbs As Lockdown Anger In Shanghai Grows
China's capital Beijing closed more gyms, malls, cinemas and apartment blocks on Friday, with authorities ramping up contact tracing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Emotional To Economic: The Costs Of China's Zero-Covid Policy Summed Up
Many factories have been forced to shut at a time when businesses are already scrambling to keep up with soaring costs of everything from labour to raw materials.
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North Korea Reopens Borders To Citizens Living Abroad: Report
North Korea has moved to further open up from strict pandemic-era isolation, with state media reporting Sunday that citizens living abroad have been allowed to reenter the country.
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As UK Battles Cost of Living Crisis, Shell Chief's Pay Hike Of 50% Shocks Campaigners
Shell's former chief executive, Ben van Beurden, received a pay package of $11.5 million last year, up 53% from 2021.
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China Covid Lockdowns Shut Delivery Workers Out Of Their Homes
Overworked, underpaid and thoroughly fed up, Wang's troubles deepened even further when authorities abruptly locked down the delivery driver's Beijing apartment block earlier this month.
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"Biden's Monitoring, We All Are": US On China Covid Unrest
US President Joe Biden is monitoring unrest in China by protesters demanding an end to Covid lockdowns and greater political freedoms, the White House said Monday, as rallies popped up in solidarity around the United States.
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"Xi, Step Down": As Rare China Covid Protests Spread, Moves To Censor It
As protests over China's draconian 'Zero Covid' policy flared up in several cities, authorities moved to censor online content on the rare demonstrations.
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Oil Tumbles About 6% As China COVID Lockdowns Weigh
Crude imports by China in the first four months of 2022 fell 4.8% from a year ago, but April imports were up nearly 7%.
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After Covid Lockdown, Shanghai Residents Grapple With Trauma
As many Shanghai residents rushed onto the streets this week to reunite with friends and pop champagne to celebrate the end of a two month-long lockdown, Li Menghua was busy packing up his hair salon.
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Symbol Of China's Lockdown Headaches: A KFC Children's Meals Character
A headache-prone Pokemon character given away in KFC children's meals has become China's most wanted toy, selling for up to $200, as people seek ways to express their frustrations over COVID-19 lockdowns.
-
Oil Tumbles About 6% As China COVID Lockdowns Weigh
Crude imports by China in the first four months of 2022 fell 4.8% from a year ago, but April imports were up nearly 7%.
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Apple Urges Chinese Suppliers to Speed Up iPhone Development as COVID-19 Lockdown Hampers Schedule: Report
Apple has reportedly told its suppliers to speed up iPhone development after China's strict COVID-19 lockdowns has hampered schedule for at least one of the new phones. Meanwhile, Shanghai remains largely paralysed by a city-wide lockdown, which is now in its seventh week.
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China Sticks To Zero Covid Policy As Residents Decry Uneven Rules
Beijing stepped up quarantine efforts to end its month-old COVID outbreak as fresh signs of frustration emerged in Shanghai, where some bemoaned unfair curbs with the city of 25 million preparing to lift a prolonged lockdown in just over a week.
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Apple Supplier Quanta in Shanghai Faces Chaos Due to COVID-19 Lockdown: Report
As per a report, videos posted online showed more than a hundred Quanta workers physically overwhelming security guards in hazmat suits and vaulting over factory gates to escape being trapped inside the Shanghai factory amid rumours that workers on the floor that day tested positive for COVID.
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China Seeks To Make Covid Testing A Permanent Feature Of Everyday Life
China is setting up thousands of permanent Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing stations, with 9,000 already completed in Shanghai alone, as authorities seek to "normalise" tough pandemic controls even after the current round of lockdowns end.
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Beijing Extends Covid Curbs As Lockdown Anger In Shanghai Grows
China's capital Beijing closed more gyms, malls, cinemas and apartment blocks on Friday, with authorities ramping up contact tracing to contain a COVID-19 outbreak.
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Emotional To Economic: The Costs Of China's Zero-Covid Policy Summed Up
Many factories have been forced to shut at a time when businesses are already scrambling to keep up with soaring costs of everything from labour to raw materials.
