The Chinese phone number, ending in five 8s, drew 5,000 bids because it’s considered auspicious. Such phone numbers are coveted status symbols in China.
Tag: Beijing (China)
Beijing Launches Another Demolition Drive, This Time in Its Bucolic Suburbs
The authorities have moved to demolish hundreds of homes in the hills near the Great Wall that were once a sign of China’s rising prosperity.
Hong Kong Oppositions Protesters Defy Security Law Threats in Primary Election
Voters turned out in high numbers to cast ballots in an unofficial primary for the city’s pro-democracy camp despite government warnings it might be against the new security law.
China Imposes Tit-for-Tat Sanctions on Three American Lawmakers
The sanctions, which target Republican members of Congress, were in retaliation for the Trump administration’s bans on Chinese officials accused of human rights abuses.
In Beijing’s Coronavirus Wave, China Tries Something New: Restraint
The city of Beijing has tested 1.1 million people in less than a week and has halted many flights, but has not imposed the citywide lockdowns used in provincial outbreaks.
Coronavirus Fears in China Find a New Target: Salmon
Suppliers and restaurants are scrambling after an outbreak in Beijing triggered fears that salmon may have spread it. Officials later absolved the fish of blame, but consumers are avoiding it anyway.
Beijing’s Partial Lockdown a Sign of the World’s New Normal
China’s capital canceled flights and shut schools as a new coronavirus outbreak raised fears of a broader contagion. The city’s experience points to what other countries including the United States face as they reopen their economies.
Schools Shut in Beijing as Coronavirus Flares
The Chinese capital announced that it would step up its emergency footing in an effort to stamp out an outbreak of infections.
Coronavirus Outbreak in Beijing, China’s Capital, Alarms Officials
Disease experts said limited bursts of infections were likely to become part of the “new normal” for China.
Coronavirus in China: Beijing Seafood Market Shuts Down
Nearly all of the 53 people had worked or shopped at the market, which is said to supply 90 percent of the Chinese capital’s fruit and vegetables.