Factories forced to shut down in China amid COVID surge

Dec 26, 2022

The Chinese economy was already struggling when Beijing abruptly relaxed its stringent zero-Covid policy. Retail sales had contracted in November because of widespread lockdowns,...

Factories forced to shut down as power scarcity grips China's Sichuan

Sep 05, 2022

Beijing [China], September 5 : Amid an extreme surge in temperatures across China, several factories have been forced to close down in Sichuan province...

Pakistan's textile factories shut down due to shortage of cotton

Oct 04, 2022

Islamabad [Pakistan], October 4 : The already fragile Pakistan economy, hit hard by the devastating floods, now faces the shutdown of textile factories as...

Assam: Tea estate in Dibrugarh shut down as 133 test COVID positive

May 07, 2021

Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], May 7 : The Zaloni tea estate in Assam's Dibrugarh district has been forced to shut down after 133 people tested...

Xi's zero covid policy shatters confidence of US firms in China: Report

Aug 31, 2022

Washington [US], August 31 : Beijing's zero covid policy has become a top concern for US firms as strict lockdowns had forced US companies...

Howrah used to be industrial hub but now factories have been shut down: PM Modi

May 12, 2024

"TMC has made scams its full-time business. Be it the Left, Congress or any other party of the INDI Alliance, corruption is their common...