Shanghai tightens lockdown further still
Shanghai is introducing new lockdown measures to try and halt the spread of coronavirus.
Shanghai is introducing new lockdown measures to try and halt the spread of coronavirus. Don Weinland is China business editor for The Economist, and describes the latest restrictions. And we hear from a Shanghai-based business owner what it is like to run a company that has to keep its doors shut. Also in the programme, the 大象传媒's Rahul Tandon reports on what happens to a country such as Ukraine, when conflict means that cash stops flowing in normal ways. Plus, the global superstar Rihanna is launching her Fenty Beauty range of makeup in eight African countries, including Nigeria, South Africa and Botswana. Ruby Hammer set up an inclusive cosmetics brand in the UK, and tells us whether Rihanna's range is likely to catch on.
Today's edition is presented by Rob Young, and produced by Philippa Goodrich, Nisha Patel and Ivana Davidovic.
(Picture: A health worker disinfects an apartment block in Shanghai. Picture credit: Getty Images.)
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