Many young people have welcomed the change, given they face less threat from the virus, while others have been rocked by the death of family members.

Property prices in 100 Chinese cities fell for the sixth month in a row in December, a private real estate firm survey showed

President Xi Jinping called in his New Year's address for more effort and unity as China enters a "new phase” of its Covid fight

Washington, Brussels and London have all blocked China’s access to advanced Western-made computer chips

A Washington state official said ‘Beijing claims to be neutral but its behaviour makes clear it is still investing in close ties to Russia’

The World Health Organization has asked Beijing for more accurate figures on its Covid hospitalisations, deaths and vaccinations

The world’s No2 economy saw manufacturing contract sharply in December as Covid infections soared following Beijing’s about-turn on its ‘zero-Covid’ policy

China's Huawei says it will be 'business as usual' for the tech giant in 2023 as the impact of US sanctions wanes

The onshore yuan was set to depreciate by 8.7% against the dollar for the year-to-date, its worst performance since 1994

Short form video apps such as Kuaishou and Douyin are now preferred conventional recruitment websites, used by 17.7% of blue collar workers, SCMP said

Government approval of licences for 45 foreign video games in December is seen as a significant boost for the sector and gaming giants such as Tencent and Netease

US officials said on Tuesday they may impose new Covid regulations for people on flights from China because of concerns over the "lack of transparent (health) data" from Beijing