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Chinese city Dalian halts frozen food trade after COVID-19 cases By Reuters
© Reuters BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese port city Dalian has ordered all businesses handling imported chilled and frozen foods to suspend operations after an outbreak of COVID-19 that began last week. The city on China’s northeast coast has reported more than 80 COVID-19 cases over the past week, with the first in a warehouse worker
Pandemic pushes Chinese tech giants to roll out more courier robots By Reuters
8/8 © Reuters. A person inputs a code on a screen of an autonomous delivery vehicle by JD Logistics, the delivery arm of JD.com, as he tries to pick up goods, in Beijing, China September 22, 2021. Picture taken September 22, 2021. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang 2/8 BEIJING (Reuters) -More than a thousand robots are set to
Chinese delivery giants Meituan, Ele.me pledge to not force drivers to register as independent businesss By Reuters
© Reuters. SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s online food delivery giants Meituan and Ele.me both said this week they will not force couriers who do work for them to register as independent businesses, a bone of contention amid ongoing scrutiny of the food delivery sector. The promise comes as part of a broader push from regulators
