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Forever 21 Takes Third Crack at China with New Bricks and Mortar Store

American fast fashion retailer Forever 21 is making its third tilt at the China market, with plans to open a physical store in the country later this month. The brand said on social media platform WeChat that it would open a store "in June" at Jingjiang Impression City shopping center…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

China COVID Controls Makes Apple Supplier Pegatron ‘Emphasize’ Expansion Elsewhere

China's recent lockdowns to control the spread of COVID-19 have made Apple Inc iPhone assembler Pegatron Corp "emphasize" its expansion in other countries, a senior executive at the Taiwanese firm said on Wednesday. In April, Taiwan-headquartered Pegatron suspended operations at its Shanghai and Kunshan plants in China due to strict…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 15, 2022

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.5% on Wednesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.95%

Caixin Global · Jun 15, 2022

A COVID-19 cluster at a Beijing nightclub sets off a new clampdown

Dozens of cases linked to a nightclub spurs officials to return to online schooling and indefinitely delay sports gatherings.

WEKU · Jun 13, 2022

Virus cluster at nightclub sets off new Beijing clampdown

China's capital has put school online in one of its major districts amid a new COVID-19 outbreak linked to a nightclub

The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2022

China is walking back virus loosening just weeks after reopening

China is starting to reimpose COVID-19 restrictions just weeks after major easing in key cities, raising concern the country may once again employ strict lockdowns to control its outbreak.

Tribune News Service · Jun 13, 2022

China's wall of public-health distrust

China's urban populations have been enduring some of the most intense infection-prevention measures of the Covid-19 pandemic. For 60 straight days, Shanghai's 27 million residents were forced into a strict lockdown -- and they were not alone. During the peak of the Omicron BA.2 wave in the past two months,…

Bangkok Post · Jun 12, 2022

Lockdown fears linger as Beijing says harder to control cluster

Beijing’s local government said a COVID-19 outbreak linked to a popular bar is proving more difficult to control than previous clusters, in a weekend that saw mass testing and rising infections both in the city and Shanghai.

Tribune News Service · Jun 12, 2022

Mass COVID Testing Announced for Beijing’s Chaoyang District amid ‘Ferocious’ Outbreak

Beijing's most populous district Chaoyang announced three rounds of mass testing to quell a "ferocious" COVID-19 outbreak that emerged at a bar in a nightlife and shopping area last week, shortly after the city relaxed curbs imposed during an outbreak in April. City health officials said that so far there…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jun 12, 2022

Beijing warns of 'explosive' COVID outbreak, Shanghai conducts mass testing

China's capital Beijing is experiencing an "explosive" COVID-19 outbreak connected to a bar, a government spokesman said on Saturday, as the commercial hub, Shanghai, conducted mass testing to contain a jump in cases tied to a hair salon.

Reuters · Jun 11, 2022