Authorities in the financial hub shut schools, the stock exchange and told workers to stay at home after over 200mm of torrential rain brought by the second typhoon in a week

Officials in Hong Kong were urging citizens spooked by the lockdown of the city not to panic, as Typhoon Saola got closer to the mainland.

A new study by a US medical research centre suggests 1.9 million people died after China suddenly dropped its Covid-19 restrictions late last year. Beijing has never revealed the full death toll.

Officials expect "significant" economic impact after Hong Kong said it would join mainland China in banning most Japanese seafood from Thursday, when treated water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant will be released into the sea

A fresh crackdown on the country's medical and pharmaceutical sectors, set to last a year, has convinced investors that it may be best to buy the state and sell private sector holdings

The progress made on reducing emissions intensity could help India avert pressure by developed nations to stop using coal, officials said

China said on Friday it would drop tariffs imposed on Australian barley imports three years ago that affected billions in trade; eyes are now on curbs imposed on wine and other goods

Prospects for this year are unclear; even steady growth of 3-4% a year must seem small for a country that averaged around 7% last decade, and more than 10% in the 2000s

Global warming is thought to be making the world's oceans greener by causing greater plankton growth in warmer tropical waters, a new study suggests

President Xi Jinping warned his Russian counterpart against using nuclear weapons in Ukraine during his visit to Moscow in March, a new report says

US vaccine maker says it signed agreements with Shanghai officials on developing mRNA vaccines in China. Local news outlet says it is a $1-billion deal

The two countries signed agreements on computer chips, tech, critical minerals, space cooperation, plus defence and cooperative arrangements aimed at countering China's influence