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China is trying out reduced quarantine times for overseas arrivals and close contacts of positive cases in eight cities, in a potential easing of some of the world's most stringent pandemic entry controls, financial media outlet Caixin reported.

China's commercial capital, Shanghai, warned on Wednesday that anyone who violates COVID-19 lockdown rules will be dealt with strictly, while also rallying citizens to defend their city as its tally of new cases rebounded to more than 25,000.

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Head of securities regulatory body says channel of overseas listings will be kept ‘unclogged’ after Chinese companies shelved foreign listings, raising the ire of investors

Credit demand has been declining while the rapid recovery from Covid-19 has begun to stutter

Top 50 Chinese property developers report first-quarter debacle during peak selling season amid pandemic shutdowns and rising consumer pessimism

Shares in Asia have advanced as gains carry over from an upbeat finish last week on Wall Street

Alarming Covid outbreaks, surging commodity prices and the triple pressures of shrinking demand, disrupted supply and weakening expectations all threaten Beijing’s 2022 growth target

Debt-laden property and financial services conglomerate posts a picture of Yao at a Shenzhen factory in response to court declaration his whereabouts were unknown

New information technology industry remained the largest contributor in February

January gauge of high value-added industries climbs to 29.5 from 28.1 in December