Month: April 2022

As Shanghai steps up resumption of businesses after containing the recent COVID-19 resurgence, the coastal city, a major transportation hub, has seen its container throughput recover to more than 80 percent of normal capacity. According to Shanghai International Port Group, the city’s daily container throughput reached...

It all started with casual sharing. Artist Liu Yi was on the balcony one afternoon when he heard birds chirping incessantly. “It was melodious and striking,” he said. Surprised by the “rare” chorus of birds, he recorded it for 60 seconds on his phone and shared...

Shanghai will offer a package of 140 billion yuan (US$21 billion) to help businesses deal with COVID-19 pandemic difficulties. The package includes tax and rent cuts or exemptions, cash subsidies, as well as financial and material assistance, city officials said. Other measures include a public service...

Having your hair cut accompanied by a live violin performance may sound extraordinary. But this is what occurred in a Shanghai neighborhood, with two videos of the event going viral. Within hours, the two videos got more than 20,000 thumbs-ups, each, on the stylist’s WeChat video...

Burundi: The name does not immediately evoke centuries-old forests sheltering elusive chimpanzees, or sandy beaches lined with palm trees that stretch along one of the largest lakes in the world. Instead, the small, landlocked nation located in the heart of Africa’s Great Lakes region has often...

Four Metro and 273 bus lines in Shanghai will restart operations on Sunday to connect downtown districts, airports, railway stations and hospitals, the city government announced yesterday. Lines 3, 6, 10 and 16 will be the first of the city’s Metro network to resume service, Vice...

As Shanghai steps up resumption of businesses after containing the recent COVID-19 resurgence, the coastal city, a major transportation hub, has seen its container throughput recover to more than 80 percent of normal capacity. According to Shanghai International Port Group, the city’s daily container throughput reached...

Shanghai will offer a package of 140 billion yuan (US$21 billion) to help businesses deal with COVID-19 pandemic difficulties. The package includes tax and rent cuts or exemptions, cash subsidies, as well as financial and material assistance, city officials said. Other measures include a public service...