Workers from rural China came to Shanghai in search of better lives, a challenge even in good times. Then the COVID-19 lockdown hit.

And is it a sign of things to come for relations between the U.S. and Chinese economies?

With masks, fever checks and health QR codes, there are signs that the coronavirus still poses a threat to daily life.

The STAR market is enjoying a buzzy debut, with “a huge amount” of oversubscription from institutional and retail investors.

High demand leads to a high-stress job for couriers.

Error: Missing embed for image: Some shop fronts are under construction. China's Cabinet has decreed that the city's population should be 25 million — barely more than it is today.

A reporter investigates the violent history of his Shanghai property.

A new book from Marketplace's Rob Schmitz, "Street of Eternal Happiness: Big City Dreams Along a Shanghai Road," follows the lives of people in China's largest city.

A look at Marketplace China correspondent Rob Schmitz's new book.