Shanghai

A man checks phone at Lujiazui financial district in Pudong, Shanghai, China March 14, 2019. Photo :Reuters
Global Economy

Shanghai economy improves fitfully as end of Covid lockdown nears

China's economy is now staggering back to its feet, but data shows only a grinding and partial recovery, with businesses from retailers to chipmakers warning of slow sales as consumers in the...

A medical worker takes a swab sample from a person for a nucleic acid test at a makeshift testing site, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Beijing, China May 23, 2022. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang
Coronavirus chronicle

Beijing ramps up Covid quarantine, Shanghai residents decry uneven rules

A person in personal protective equipment (PPE) walks a dog at a resident community, as the second stage of a two-stage lockdown has been launched to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Shanghai, China April 3, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Coronavirus chronicle

Shanghai reopens some public transport, still on high Covid alert

People wearing protective face masks walk on a street, following new cases of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Shanghai, China August 25, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
China

Shanghai district to require all shops to shut, residents to stay home

A man checks phone at Lujiazui financial district in Pudong, Shanghai, China March 14, 2019. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

Shanghai inches towards Covid lockdown exit, Beijing plays defence

Workers in protective suit spray disinfectant at a community, during the lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Shanghai, China, April 5, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Coronavirus chronicle

Shanghai detects new infections after five days of 'zero Covid'

Two women hug at a closed street during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Coronavirus chronicle

Shanghai achieves 'zero Covid' status but normal life is weeks away

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a residential compound under lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang
China

Shanghai aims for return to normal life from 1 June

Residents line up for nucleic acid tests during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Coronavirus chronicle

Locked-down Shanghai to start gradually reopening malls, other businesses

A Tesla sign is seen at its factory in Shanghai, China, May 13, 2021. REUTERS/Aly Song
Global Economy

Tesla ships 4,767 cars from Shanghai plant; first export since reopen

Residents line up for nucleic acid tests during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
China

'Like a prison': Shanghai, Beijing ratchet up Covid curbs

Residents line up for nucleic acid tests during lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Shanghai, China, May 9, 2022. REUTERS/Aly Song
Coronavirus chronicle

'Go home!' Covid-hit Shanghai, Beijing tell residents to avoid social contacts

A medical worker in a protective suit collects a swab from a resident at a makeshift nucleic acid testing site inside a residential compound under lockdown, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Shanghai, China April 14, 2022. REUTERS/Xihao Jiang
Global Economy

New tests to decide Shanghai reopening as Beijing stocks up