Traders say business down by 50% as a consequence, eyeing CNY recovery.

High demand brings other difficulties, such as high cost of raw material, shipping, labour shortage.

Troupe leaders fear losing young talents, income as Covid-19 restrictions continue.

Record number of new clusters linked to workplaces which ignore SOP.

Barring regular site inspections, business still relatively brisk for brokers.

Traders fearful they could be the next cluster, as pandemic rages on.

Pandemic, labour woes and monsoon lead to higher prices ahead of lunar new year.

Finance minister touts contraction of 2.7% in Q3 but numbers mask pain for man on the street.

Associations say shops remain open but markets forced to close, despite sticking to SOP.

New ranks of unemployed join gig economy just as MCO 2.0 kicks in.

More than 90 vendors, workers – mainly fishmongers – test positive for Covid-19 over weekend.

MCO 2.0, ever-changing SOP make life unpredictable, forcing businesses to adapt.

MCO 2.0 bites hard, with owners fearing cancellation of dine-in celebrations, crushing hopes of recovery.

Fears that 6 states under MCO 2.0 won’t rebound as govt focuses on daily Covid-19 caseloads.

Industry players warn that no one can survive yet another year of zero income, closed borders.