Japan's ageing population was the main source of the decline, said the report, while Covid-19 restrictions last year kept its foreign population lower than usual

Tibet's two biggest cities have been hit by lockdowns while 178,000 tourists are stranded on Hainan Island after travel bans were imposed, officials said Tuesday

Tens of thousands of tourists are stuck in Sanya beach resort after authorities imposed travel restrictions on Saturday in response to the latest Covid-19 outbreak.

Chinese authorities on Saturday imposed a Covid lockdown in Sanya, a holiday resort in the south of Hainan Island, and shut its public transport system.

The kingdom's economy improved in June, which Bank of Thailand (BOT) senior director Chayawadee Chai-Anant also ascribed to more robust domestic consumption.

Fund says Beijing could avoid further lockdowns if it uses "effective vaccines" as it warns that $300bn yuan real estate measure was a "fix" that might not be enough

Wuhan's district of Jiangxia, with over 900,000 residents, said its main urban areas must enter a three-day restriction from Wednesday

Rising concern about consumer and business confidence in China - as strict curbs aimed at stamping out Covid-19 undercut a return to prosperity - have hampered growth

The tech hub is home to major technology companies like iPhone maker Foxconn, BYD, Huawei and ZTE

The country has achieved a 89.7% vaccination rate and given about 56% of its population a booster dose, but only 61% of those aged above 80 getting primary jabs.

Authorities said they had received reports that some employers had refused to employ workers who caught the virus during the city’s two-month lockdown

Officials said funding was completed on Wednesday for the second phase of the advanced manufacturing fund, which invests in Chinese innovation sectors