China's "closed loop" system, which had been relied on by many factories throughout the zero-Covid era, is also beginning to fall apart

Baihetan – the world's second largest dam and hydropower generator after Three Gorges – began producing 'clean energy' on Tuesday

The US move to blacklist dozens of Chinese (and Russian) companies last week has had a significant impact on some of the firms named

Smartphone giant is the latest tech firm to lay off workers, as sales and revenue have taken a hit in recent months as China battled Covid outbreaks

Buyers have been cancelling orders to buy Tesla electric vehicles because of Elon Musk's "toxic behaviour" since he took over Twitter, a new report says

The services unit’s pledged shares were last enforced a year ago, when the group's ownership was reduced from 60.96%

"China's growth outlook is subject to significant risks, stemming from the uncertain trajectory of the pandemic," the World Bank said

Proposal included in big defence spending bill to be voted on this week, after more US states also ban use of China's contentious short-video app

There is worry about the threat of a huge number of deaths, while the US voiced concern about virus mutations and the economic impacts, both at home and abroad

Chinese are concerned over the uncertain economic outlook with Covid surging and Xi Jinping's "common prosperity" drive to cut income inequality, asset managers say

Stocks in China suffered their biggest fall in seven weeks, while Hong Kong, Tokyo, Sydney and most of Southeast Asia also declined. Indian markets, however, enjoyed a small rise.

Taiwan's government has opened an investigation into Chinese social media platform TikTok amid suspicion it illegally runs a subsidiary on the island