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

Hospitals have been swamped by people seriously ill with Covid, while the country has also seen a rush of queries from people wanting to travel again, as quarantine rules will end on January 8

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said all travellers from China will be tested for Covid-19 on arrival because people are getting worried about the huge surge of Covid on the mainland

A new study says Covid deaths in China "could be cut to less than 200,000" if Chinese authorities boost vaccination rates of elderly people with mRNA vaccines and other measures

Profits at large industrial firms fell by 3.6% in the first 11 months of 2022, data showed Tuesday. A further fall is seen for December before things improve in the first quarter of 2023