AstraZeneca is looking at spinning off its business in China - listing it in Hong Kong or Shanghai - in hope that the move will protect it from rising tensions between global powers, sources have said

China has not disclosed how many cremations occurred at the end of 2022 when Covid raged in many cities after it dropped tough restrictions designed to keep the pandemic in check

Exports slumped 7.5% year-on-year in May, data from China's Customs Bureau showed on Wednesday, the biggest decline since January. Imports also fell by 4.5%.

Study of municipal finances shows 102 cities made payments accounting for 10% or more of their resources in 2022; debt obligations are so high it is limiting state capacity to boost the economy

Tech entrepreneurs say they're looking to base companies abroad, disillusioned with Xi Jinping's policies, and happy to play down their Chinese identity amid growing trade rivalry with the US

A second Covid-19 wave is spreading in China according to a top infectious disease expert, who said tens of millions will be affected every week with the XXB subvariant

Activity in China's services sector expanded in February at the fastest pace in six months; the end of the country's severe zero-Covid policy has helped restore demand

The financial hub's government spent in excess of $76 billion fighting the spread of Covid-19 and providing economic relief to its businesses

A survey by a China recruitment firm has revealed heightened anxiety over jobs, but the services sector is expected to reduce the high rate of youth unemployment

China's biggest provincial economy, Guangdong in the south, spent $10 billion last year, including vaccinations, PCR testing and subsidies for medical staff.

The Taiwanese firm, which assembles around 70% of Apple’s iPhones, reported record revenue in January of $22 billion

Beijing is to drop its Covid test requirement and quotas, and Hong Kong has launched a free flights campaign to lure back visitors