Mainland China reported 55 domestically transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms for Tuesday, according to official data

China's biggest coal-fired power providers, steel mills and oil and gas producers must draw up new greenhouse gas monitoring plans

The "simple" flaw is in the encryption of the MY2022 app, which is used to monitor Covid-19 and is mandatory for Games attendees

The latest crackdown - including a cull of pet hamsters despite no evidence for animal-to-human transmission of the coronavirus - is a sign of increasing desperation

The subsea eruption of the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’apai volcano triggered a tsunami that caused substantial damage to the Pacific island nation

China says people should wear masks and gloves when opening mail from abroad, as authorities claim an Omicron case found in Beijing could have arrived via a package from Canada

Affected by domestic outbreaks, trains to and from covid-affected regions have been suspended or reduced

The birth rate was the lowest since 1949, when the statistics bureau began collating data

Oxfam said the men's wealth soared from $700 billion to $1.5 trillion, at the rate of $1.3 billion per day

Authorities decide to reopen borders for all international visitors by lifting the entry ban on 14 countries imposed in the wake of the Omicron outbreak

China GDP had been forecast to expand 3.6% from a year ago, slowing from 4.9% in the third quarter

On January 15, Beijing reported its first case of Omicron, less than a week after neighbouring Tianjin detected China's first local case