China: Tech hub Shenzhen witnesses rare protest over lockdown

Beijing: Dozens of people took part in a rare demonstration in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, also known as the tech hub of the country after authorities announced a snap lockdown over a handful of COVID-19 cases.

China: Shenzhen housing market facing trouble as sales of lived-in homes shrank to 15-year low in 2021

Shenzhen, China: The housing market in China's Shenzhen has gone into deep freeze, as a mixture of anti-speculation measures and a slowing economy sent the market contraction into overdrive, which has left sales of lived-in homes in the secondary market to plunge to 15-year low figures, media reports said on Wednesday.

China: Shenzhen bans consumption of cat, dog meat

Shenzhen/UNI: Shenzhen is the first city in China to ban the sale and consumption of dog and cat meat after the novel coronavirus outbreak wreaked havoc in the country, infecting about 81,589 people and killing 3,318.

Death toll in China floods rises to seven, 4 missing

Beijing, Apr 12 (UNI): The death toll rose to seven while four were still missing after sudden strong rainfall triggered floods in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, local authorities said on Friday.