Tag: Beijing
Written by Linda D. MohlerSeptember 6, 2021
Chinese stocks briefly surge 30% as investors bet on Beijing exchange
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Photo taken on Aug. 19, 2021 shows a stock market trend, Shiyan, Hubei Province, China. Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images BEIJING — Shares of more than 60 little-traded mainland Chinese stocks briefly surged by at least 10% Monday as investors bet on the companies’ potential inclusion in a new Beijing stock exchange. Chinese
Written by Linda D. MohlerJune 21, 2020
Beijing tests food and parcel couriers as coronavirus checks widen
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By Tom Daly and Xiao Han BEIJING (Reuters) – Officials in Beijing are carrying out tests to detect traces of coronavirus on all food and parcel delivery workers in an effort to rein in a new outbreak, state-backed media reported on Saturday. Officials in the Chinese capital have been expanding nucleic acid testing across the
Written by Linda D. MohlerJune 15, 2020
Beijing steps up coronavirus measures as dozens of cases emerge from a food market
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By Yew Lun Tian and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – After weeks with almost no new coronavirus infections, Beijing has recorded dozens of new cases in recent days, all linked to a major wholesale food market, raising concerns about a resurgence of the disease. The capital is taking steps to try to halt the outbreak
Written by Linda D. MohlerJune 13, 2020
Beijing shuts food market after 7 new cases
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BEIJING (AP) — Beijing closed the city’s largest wholesale food market Saturday after the discovery of seven cases of the new coronavirus in the previous two days. The Xinfadi market, which has 4,000 tenants, will be disinfected after workers tested positive and the virus was found in the environment, the official Xinhua News Agency said.