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Jilin Province Trust’s Former Chairman Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

Conviction of Tai Ge on corruption charges extends the trust’s scandal streak to include four of its chairmen since 2001

Caixin Global · May 23, 2023

Flight attendant hailed a hero for soothing a crying baby that no-one could calm

The youngster's screams had turned the four-and-a-half hour flight from Chengdu to Jilin, China into a nightmare as not even his parents could calm him - but a heroic flight attendant soothed the little one by taking him on a tour of the plane

Daily Mirror · Jan 30, 2023

Lone COVID case sends Northeast China city back into lockdown

The city of Jilin has barred all 3.6 million of its residents from leaving their communities unless absolutely necessary

Caixin Global · Jun 21, 2022

China EV Maker Nio Suspends Production Due to Supply Chain Disruptions

Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio said on Saturday it has suspended production after the country's measures to contain the recent surge of COVID-19 cases disrupted operations at its suppliers. "Since March, due to reasons to do with the epidemic, the company's supplier partners in several places including Jilin, Shanghai…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 9, 2022

Shanghai asks entire city to self-test for COVID as frustration grows

Shanghai on Sunday ordered its 26 million residents to undergo two more rounds of tests for COVID-19 as public anger grows over how authorities in China's most populous city are tackling a record coronavirus surge.

Reuters · Apr 3, 2022

Capital of China's Jilin province apologises for food shortages due to COVID curbs

The Chinese city of Changchun, capital of the COVID-hit northeastern province of Jilin, on Tuesday apologised to its 8.5 million residents for food shortages related to shutdowns and disruption caused by COVID-related containment measures.

Reuters · Mar 29, 2022

All eyes on China

China's zero-Covid policy has lasted for nearly two years and faced a tough challenge last week as a flare-up triggered fresh lockdowns in several industrial cities in hard-hit northeastern Jilin province and southern technology hub Shenzhen.

Bangkok Post · Mar 27, 2022

China Locks Down City of 9 Million as Virus Ripples across Country

China locked down an industrial city of nine million people overnight and reported more than 4,000 virus cases on Tuesday, as the nation's "zero-Covid" strategy is confronted by an Omicron wave. Health authorities reported 4,770 new infections across the country, the bulk in the northeastern province of Jilin, as the…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 22, 2022

Disney closes Shanghai park as virus rises, Shenzhen reopens

Disney Co. has closed its Shanghai theme park as Chinese authorities try to control the city’s biggest coronavirus flareup in two years, while the southern business center of Shenzhen allowed shops and offices to reopen after a weeklong closure

The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2022

China Reports First COVID-19 Deaths in More than a Year

China's health authorities reported two COVID-19 deaths on Saturday, the first since January 2021, as the country battles its worst outbreak in two years driven by a surge in the highly transmissible omicron variant. The deaths, both in northeastern Jilin province, bring the country's coronavirus death toll to 4,638. Both…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 20, 2022