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China may launch next-generation crewed spacecraft as early as 2027
China's next-generation crewed spacecraft, which can transport up to seven astronauts, may fly for the first time between 2027 and 2028. Recent tests on the return capsule of the next-generation spacecraft have been "very successful", with their first flights estimated to take place between 2027 and 2028, said Yang Liwei, currently deputy chief designer of China's manned spaceflight project.
Up to 70% of Shanghai population infected with Covid: Top doctor
The steep rise in infections came after years of hardline restrictions were abruptly loosened last month with little warning or preparation, and quickly overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums. Chen Erzhen, vice president at Ruijin Hospital and a member of Shanghai's Covid expert advisory panel, estimated that the majority of the city's 25 million people may have been infected.
Why China's economy faces a perilous road to recovery
Now, faced with an unpredictable — and uncontrolled — epidemic and financial uncertainty, people and companies are spending cautiously, suggesting that the road to recovery will be uneven and painful.
Why China’s economy faces a perilous road to recovery
China is also confronting broader challenges beyond its borders. The global economy is slowing, dragged down by high inflation, an energy crisis and geopolitical turmoil. As American and European shoppers tighten their budgets, China increasingly faces a double blow of slumping demand both at home and abroad. Weak spending is further depressing the already razor-thin or nonexistent profit margins of many of the small private businesses that power China’s economy.
COVID protests escalate in Guangzhou as China lockdown anger boils
The clashes, which follow protests in Shanghai, Beijing and elsewhere, erupted as China posts record numbers of COVID cases daily and health officials, including in the southern region around Guangzhou, announced a slight loosening of the curbs. Mainland China's biggest wave of civil disobedience since the 1989 Tiananmen protests comes as its economy sputters after growing at breakneck rates for decades.
China records drop in new daily COVID cases
On Monday, China posted a record daily high of 40,347 cases - 3,822 symptomatic and 36,525 asymptomatic infections, which China counts separately.
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China reports another daily record of COVID cases as protests ripple across the country
Excluding imported infections, China reported 40,052 new local cases, of which 3,748 were symptomatic and 36,304 were asymptomatic, up from 39,506 a day earlier.
China expands lockdowns as COVID-19 cases hit daily record
The daily caseload has been steadily increasing. This week, authorities reported China's first COVID-19 deaths in six months, bringing the total to 5,232.
Beijing shuts parks, museums as China's COVID cases rise
China has reported 28,127 new local cases nationally for Monday, nearing its daily infection peak in April, with cases in the southern city of Guangzhou and the southwestern municipality of Chongqing account for about half of the total. In the capital Beijing, cases have hit a fresh record high, prompting calls for more residents to stay put.
Several Beijing districts shut schools as China COVID cases rise
Experts warn that full reopening requires a massive vaccination booster effort and a change in messaging in a country where the disease remains widely feared. Authorities say they plan to build more hospital capacity and fever clinics to screen patients and are formulating a vaccination drive. Oxford Economics said it only expects and exit from zero-COVID in the second half of 2023, with vaccination rates for the elderly still comparatively low.
China's COVID frustrations spark unrest in Guangzhou as cases rise
Among the latest outbreaks in China, Guangzhou's is the largest, with new daily infections of COVID-19 topping 5,000 for the first time and fuelling speculation that localised lockdowns could widen.
Millions more in China are now under Covid curbs
Several areas of Guangzhou and Shenzen in the south stepped up their COVID-19 restrictions this week.
China megacity mass-tests, cancels flights after suspected Covid case
China is facing its worst outbreak since the peak of the first wave in early 2020, with eastern Shanghai recording dozens of daily deaths and the capital Beijing sealing off whole neighbourhoods where handfuls of cases have been detected.
China's COVID restrictions spiral into crisis for country, remarkably for Xi Jinping
The stakes are high for the leader -- China's most powerful in decades -- as he has placed his personal stamp firmly on the "dynamic zero-Covid" objective driving these unbending measures, where even a small number of cases can spark sweeping disease controls, reported CNN.
COVID-19: China closes Guangzhou to most arrivals as outbreak spreads
Shanghai has taken the brunt of the surge, with another 26,087 cases announced on Monday, only 914 of which showed symptoms. The city of 26 million is under a tight lockdown, with many residents confined to their homes for up to three weeks. No such lockdown has yet been announced for Guangzhou, a metropolis of 18 million northwest of Hong Kong that is home to many top companies and China's busiest airport.
China daily local COVID cases hit two-year high
China's current case count is far fewer than those of many other countries, but the growing number could complicate Beijing's "dynamic-clearance" ambition to suppress contagion as quickly as possible.
China reports surge of new COVID-19 cases in Guangzhou city, triggering flight cancellations
Out of the 20 new locally confirmed patients on May 30, 18 were found in Guangzhou city and two in Foshan city, health authorities in Guangdong province said on Monday.
SpiceXpress airlifts 700 oxygen concentrators from Guangzhou to New Delhi
The airline has airlifted more than 4,400 oxygen concentrators from the USA, Hong Kong, Singapore and China in the last two weeks, SpiceJet said in a release.
COVID-19: China begins mass testing in Beijing as 67 new cases appear
In a bid to stem the spread of the contagion, the authorities in Beijing have conducted the nucleic acid test on 29,386 people who had visited the Xinfadi wholesale market since May 30, Gao Xiaojun, spokesman for the Beijing Health Commission, said on Monday. The market became a hotspot after it reported several new COVID-19 cases.
IndiGo suspends flights from Kolkata to Guangzhou, China Eastern to wait and watch
Union health ministry advisories have asked people to refrain from travelling to China and said that travellers who return from that country could be quarantined. According to officials at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) Airport here low cost carrier IndiGo has decided to suspend its daily Kolkata-Guangzhou flight from February 6.
IndiGo opens first international call centre in Guangzhou
To address the "uniqueness and potential" of Chinese market, and to mitigate the "language barrier" for Chinese passengers who cannot speak in Hindi or English, IndiGo started a 24X7 call centre in Guangzhou in mid-September with six staff members.
Chinese mining firm successfully test-fires supersonic missile; may sell to Pakistan: Report
The test conducted on Monday at a discreet location in North China verified the launch, power and flight control systems, state-run Global Times quoted a statement released by Guangdong Hongda Blasting Company located in Southern China.
PLA holds massive military drills in western sector
This is the fist time such exercises were held after the PLA underwent massive restructuring initiated by President Xi Jinping, who is also the head of the military.
Asia's largest underground railway station opens
The Futian High-speed Railway Station in downtown Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, covers a total area of 147,000 square meters.
Indian entrepreneurs flying to China to pick up tips on expanding operations
Egged by their investors, a number of Indian entrepreneurs have been visiting their Chinese counterparts and coming back amazed.
India to look at enhancing air connectivity to China
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarks on a three-day visit to China from tomorrow, India may look at enhancing air connectivity between the two nations.
SpiceJet to operate budget flight between Delhi and Chengdu
The India-China airline business is mostly dominated by Chinese Airlines which operate flights to Indian cities from Beijing, Chengdu, Shanghai and Guangzhou.
Spicejet launches second international flight from Kochi
Budget airline SpiceJet today launched its second international flight from Kochi connecting Dubai.
SpiceJet to fly to Riyadh, Guangzhou
Expanding its international operations, the airline will launch its daily direct flight to Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh from January next year.
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