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Heat wave threatens power shortages and higher pork prices in China

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Zhejiang Province has advised its 65 million citizens and enterprises to save energy. The province’s energy bureau has rationed the supply of power for energy-intensive businesses. China’s pig farming sector is feeling the effects both domestic and international markets. In China, a major manufacturing zone has been compelled to appeal to firms and individuals to … Read more

China outbreak prompts major business shutdown, restrictions

China outbreak prompts major business shutdown, restrictions

BEIJING, Dec 14, 2021 (AFP) – China’s economically important Zhejiang province wrestled on Tuesday with a Covid outbreak that has caused some districts to shut down businesses and left hundreds of thousands of people facing quarantine or other restrictions. Zhejiang, a major industrial and export hub on the country’s east coast, reported 44 of China’s 51 … Read more