Shanghai authorities were tightening the city-wide COVID lockdown they imposed more than a month ago, prolonging into late May an ordeal that China’s capital Beijing was desperate to avoid by Continue Reading
China is setting up thousands of permanent PCR testing stations, with 9,000 already completed in Shanghai alone, as authorities seek to “normalise” tough pandemic controls even after the current round Continue Reading
Chinese tech companies are quietly pulling back from doing business in Russia under pressure from U.S. sanctions and suppliers, despite calls by Beijing for companies to resist overseas coercion. Several Continue Reading
The number of people who died as a result of the coronavirus pandemic by the end of last year may be nearly three times higher than thought, according to estimates Continue Reading
Almost three times as many people have died as a result of COVID-19 as official data show, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) report, the most comprehensive look Continue Reading
Highlights China’s manufacturing activity further contracts in April Overseas demand for Chinese manufactured goods shrinks More easing expected in infrastructure, property sectors Steel demand from China’s manufacturing sector is expected Continue Reading
PetroChina said it plans to boost its exploration and production efforts. Bloomberg News PetroChina Co. isn’t seeking any discounted Russian oil and gas and is only purchasing fuel from the Continue Reading
Xi Jinping has reaffirmed his commitment to China’s controversial zero-Covid strategy, warning against “any slackening” in the effort and vowing to crack down on criticism of the policy despite signs Continue Reading
On a sweltering afternoon in this southern Chinese city, a young woman sat at a stand of giveaways aimed at convincing some of the city’s remaining unvaccinated residents to get Continue Reading
Hong Kong’s retail sales plummeted 13.8% in March, the first back-to-back contraction in more than a year as stringent virus restrictions weighed heavily on the economy and crushed consumer spending. Continue Reading
