The Chinese mainland reported 20 locally transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases, including eight each in Beijing and Shanghai in the past 24 hours
Sales rose to 46.3 billion yuan ($6.9 billion) in the three months ended March
Long queues amid early summer heat at testing sites became a common sight on Wednesday and Thursday, with some people saying they queued for two hours
Brent crude was up $1.83, or 1.6%, at $117.46 a barrel as of 11:56 a.m. EDT (1556 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained $1.77, or 1.6%, to $116.45.
Shanghai's Communist Party committee, the city's most powerful political body, issued a letter online proclaiming the lockdown's success and thanking citizens for their support and contributions
Brent crude was up $1.71, or 1.5%, at $117.31 a barrel by 0817 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude rose $1.67, or 1.5%, to $116.34.
Shanghai residents visited the waterfront Bund and ate and drank along streets patrolled by police early on Wednesday as people in China's largest city savoured the easing of its severe Covid lockdown
Oil prices rose in early Asian trade today after EU leaders agreed to a partial and phased ban on Russian oil and China ended its Covid-19 lockdown in Shanghai
Shopping malls, supermarkets, convenience stores, pharmacies and other commercial outlets will resume offline business from Wednesday, with the total visitor flow capped at 75% of the maximum capacity
With supply of raw materials from Shanghai badly hit because of strict lockdowns, the production of winter wear in India's hosiery capital has come to a halt
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The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.6% to 447.79, a level not seen since early May, boosted the most by luxury firms, which derive significant demand from China
Shanghai imposed a city-wide lockdown on its 25 mn residents on April 1 to combat the spread of Covid
Businesses will also from June 1 no longer need to apply to resume work, he said, without detailing what other restrictions were being removed
Shanghai officials urged continued vigilance, even though the vast majority of its 25 million residents live in areas that are in the lowest-risk 'prevention' category
Most public transportation services including buses, subways and taxis will resume in three districts including Chaoyang, according to Xu Hejian, a spokesman for the Beijing city govt
Shanghai officials urged continued vigilance on Saturday, even though the vast majority of its 25 million residents live in areas that are in the lowest-risk "prevention" category
Industrial output from the commercial hub of Shanghai, located at the heart of manufacturing in the Yangtze River Delta, nosedived 61.5% in April
A total of 216 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospitals after recovery on the Chinese mainland on Thursday, the National Health Commission said in its Friday report
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