Covid-19 Cases Jump in Beijing as New Deaths Triple in Shanghai
HONG KONG—Beijing said it is at a critical point in its efforts to halt a Covid-19 outbreak in the…
Shanghai Lockdown Bolsters a Fringe Independence Movement
Stewing resentment over a government lockdown in Shanghai is bolstering a fringe idea: independence…
What Shanghai Is Going Through Is News to Many in the Rest of China
For weeks, Shanghai has made international headlines as a Covid-19 outbreak has forced the city’s…
New Details of Shanghai Nursing Home Covid Deaths Suggest City Is Overwhelmed
Late last month, dozens of migrant housemaids and nannies queued up for new jobs at Donghai Elderly…
Global Growth Outlook Ebbs in Face of Ukraine War, China Slowdown
FRANKFURT—Economic growth is slowing in large parts of the globe as businesses struggle to…
Covid Mask Mandates, Authority and Status
April 21, 2022 1:08 pm ET
Mass transit riders wear masks as they commute in New York…
Shanghai’s Covid Lockdown Leads to Logistics Disarray, With Quarantined Truckers, Piled-Up Containers
Zhu Zhongtao, a Shanghai-based truck driver, was hauling a load of supplies urgently needed by a…
Maskless on Planes? No Thank You, Say Many Asians Worried About Covid-19
From Japan to Thailand, face coverings remain near-universal in public, and countries are keeping…
China’s Covid-19 Restrictions Threaten Economic Recovery
HONG KONG—China’s severe Covid-19 restrictions, which for two years aided the country’s…