Shanghai News

Shanghai has achieved the milestone of three consecutive days with no new COVID-19 cases outside quarantined areas, with the city’s daily infection number continuing to fall. “All 16 districts of Shanghai have already achieved zero-COVID at the community level,” Zhao Dandan, deputy director of the Shanghai...

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....

Music produces a kind of pleasure that human nature cannot do without, according to an ancient Chinese philosopher. In fact, “pleasure” and “music” share the same Chinese character 乐, pronounced as le for pleasure and yue for music. Percussionist Wang Yinrui tries to cheer up neighbors...

SPARE a thought for the legions of long-haul truck drivers who form the lifeline of highway commerce in China. Shanghai’s long coronavirus lockdown has left many of them stranded in the city — sleeping in their vehicles, cooking meals at the roadside and even drinking water...

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...

Shanghai will gradually restore the offline operations of local malls, markets, eateries, hair salons and other businesses from today to guarantee basic daily supplies to its residents, the city’s vice mayor announced. The principle is to open in an orderly manner with limited movement and effective...

The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea yesterday reported 15 additional deaths from “fever,” days after officially confirming its first-ever COVID-19 case and ordering nationwide lockdowns. The number of feverish people in the country has surpassed 820,620, among whom 496,030 have recovered and 324,550 are still under...

A total of 43,000 tons of import and export cargo were handled at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in the first 10 days of this month, up 59.3 percent over the same period in April, the airport’s customs authorities said yesterday. The figures show that Pudong airport,...