Month: April 2022

SHANGHAI yesterday provided its clearest timetable yet on lifting the COVID-19 lockdown, as the city government plans to fully restore normal life from June 1. Vice Mayor Zong Ming said that Shanghai would reopen in stages, with movement curbs largely to remain in place until Saturday...

People who live, study or work with close contacts. Measures: A week of quarantine and another week of health observation. The contact can be quarantined at home if he has a fixed place to live in the city, lives alone, or can stay in a separate room...

Courier companies in Qingpu District are gradually resuming services disrupted by the COVID-19 resurgence, as Shanghai has started issuing traffic permits for the delivery of important supplies. The suburban district is home to China’s express delivery giants such as Deppon, SF Express, YTO, ZTO Express, STO...

She was the Princess Diana of the 19th century. An impossibly glamorous Austro-Hungarian empress whose star-crossed love life and tragic end entranced the public. Now two movies and two new series — including one being made for Netflix — are set to reignite the fascination with...

The BHC 2022 Online Show Season, which runs through June 25, will feature daily cloud performances of traditional Chinese opera and modern theater. More than 30 stage productions from 14 troupes will be broadcast on BHC’s Douyin, WeChat and Bilibili accounts. Kunqu, Huangmei, Yueju and Huiju...

THE latest offering from Daylight Entertainment “My Superhero” has been airing on Dragon TV daily at 7:30pm starting May 18. The light-hearted sitcom, based on a novel by Bao Jingjing and directed by Li Xue, centers on the lives, emotions and philosophy of ordinary people. A...

Shanghai’s cultural and tourist venues have adopted a “location code” which will require residents and tourists to scan and register to gain access after the venues reopen. The venues include A-level tourist attractions, hotels, theaters, museums, public libraries, art galleries, Internet cafes, community-based cultural activity centers,...

Shanghai yesterday announced that the city has cut off the community transmission of COVID-19 in all its 16 districts. This latest progress in containing the virus again shows that China must unswervingly implement its epidemic response policy and consolidate its gains in the fight against COVID-19....