Teams and other personnel face problems returning to Europe from Sunday's Chinese Grand Prix as most flights from Shanghai to Europe have been cancelled.

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Three new human infections have been recorded in Jiangsu and Shanghai, bringing the total number to 24.

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Prices on a few projects in Beijing and Shanghai have already been raised as buying appetite has reappeared, driving officials to reiterate that the control measures are here to stay, said Jinsong Du, a Credit Suisse analyst.

WSJ: China March Property Prices Declined

China housing prices have been relatively stable all year, rising no more than 1 percent in cities like Shanghai thanks to government controls on buying, lending and building.

FORBES: Chinese Expect Their Housing Bubble To Continue

Housing prices in the big eastern seaboard cities like Beijing and Shanghai remain high compared to where they were five years ago, but have been coming down month over month due to the current policies that curb lending to the sector and restrict home purchases, especially for non-resident home buyers, foreign investors, and second or third home buyers.

FORBES: China To Keep Tight Grip On Housing

Indeed Xintiandi is being replicated in cities throughout China, both by Shui On, which has a similar project in Hangzhou, south-west of Shanghai, and by copycats, who have been caught photographing the original's features, down to the carvings above the lintels.

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