A Beijing Daily report that the city's party chief had said ‘Zero-Covid’ could remain in place for another five years was later amended, said CNN

An increasing number of middle-class Chinese have been studying 'runxue' – how to leave the country for good, according to a report by the Financial Times

The Covid-19 outlook in China has picked up with officials declaring victory over the coronavirus in Shanghai, while their counterparts in Beijing said on Saturday they will allow classes to resume.

Despite an expected resurgence in domestic and international travel, the airline forecast a loss for fiscal 2022, citing the impact of the coronavirus on travel activity

Online and offline retailers are stuck with piles of unsold stock as cautious consumers stay away from the commercial hub's glitzy shopping districts

Anti-corruption authorities in Zhengzhou said officials misused the health codes, which are a vital tool in China's zero-Covid programme, to prevent a protest over bank closures in Henan

Among 25 individuals who received two doses of the BBIBP-CorV vaccine, neutralising activity against sub-variants such as BA.2.12.1 and BA.4/BA.5 "was not or only minimally detectable"

Retail sales in Beijing shrank 7.7% for the January-May period, after Covid-19 curbs starting from late April confined shoppers to their homes

"Our refining margins were in the negative, and operations only began to recover slightly from late May with some early signs of easing in lockdowns," a refinery trading manager said

Data show the economy stabilised after a sharp slump the previous month, but Beijing still faces weak consumption and persistent coronavirus outbreaks

Of 133 member companies surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai, 93% said they had reduced their revenue forecast for this year

About 50 prefecture-level cities already have routine mass testing in place for about 420 million people. The goal is a testing booth within 15 minutes of everyone in a big city