Top news of the week: 22.11.2022.
In southern China, residents revolt against COVID-19 controls
Unverified videos show people breaking down barriers and marching through streets in Guangzhou as frustration boils over about China's strict COVID-19 controls.
China COVID cases rise, hard-hit Beijing districts shut schools
Students in schools across several Beijing districts buckled down for online classes on Monday after officials called for residents in some of its hardest-hit areas to stay home, as COVID ...
Beijing district urges staying home for weekend as COVID cases rise
Beijing's biggest district urged people to stay home during the weekend and COVID-19 outbreaks grew in numerous Chinese cities on Friday, even as China further fine-tuned its COVID rules by ...
China warns cities against rushing to ease Covid-19 response
Local governments must use testing ‘scientifically’ as Beijing prepares to strengthen ICU capacity in designated hospitals.
Haizhu district in China's Guangzhou city extends COVID-19 restrictions in some areas
Haizhu district in China's southern city of Guangzhou, where most of the city's COVID-19 cases have been reported, extended its anti-COVID measures in some areas to Nov. 19, local ...
China COVID cases steady as many Beijing businesses, schools shut
New coronavirus case numbers held steady in China near April peaks on Sunday as many shops and restaurants in Beijing's most populous district were shut and schools in the area said classes ...
Dollar steadies as China tightens COVID curbs
The dollar steadied on Tuesday after rallying the previous day as investors flocked to the safe haven currency on worries over China's COVID flare-ups, while bitcoin came under pressure ...
Housing, lockdowns, and repression back rising dissent in China: Report
Recent developments shed light on rising people’s voices against autocratic governance in Xi Jinping's China.