Production shortfalls and labour unrest at the giant iPhone factory, run by Foxconn in Zhengzhou, are increasing risks and likely to intensify Apple's retreat from China, analysts say

Italian astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, from the European Space Agency, took to Twitter to quote a Chinese proverb from the fourth century, CGTN said

Yuan-rouble trading totalled 185 billion yuan in October, more than 80 times the level seen in February before Moscow invaded Ukraine

Health officials were due to hold a news conference on Tuesday to discuss Covid curbs, spurring hope that restrictions may be eased

Production at two VW car plants in China has been impacted by the latest Covid wave sweeping the country, a VW spokesperson said on Monday

He had been imprisoned on a three-year sentence for creating the world's first genetically-edited babies, Pandaily said

Beijing has agreed to restructure billions in debt owed by Cuba, and has donated aid to help the communist nation cope with problems from a hurricane that hit the island two months ago

Evergrande expects to firm up debt restructuring proposals by end-February or early-March, lawyers for the developer told a Hong Kong court on Monday

The Chinese yuan fell to a more than two-week low on Monday as protests in China against Beijing's zero-Covid policies caused investors to back the US dollar.

Chinese stocks and oil prices fell sharply early on Monday, after protests in many cities against tough Covid restrictions, while the country posted another record high tally of Covid cases

The Shanghai show of dissent comes after a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang province, where Covid curbs were blamed for hampering rescue efforts

Some analysts believe China's GDP could now contract this quarter and have cut their 2023 forecasts as lockdowns and curbs continue to take a toll