The Apple CEO is in Beijing to attend the China Development Forum, a government-organised event being held in full force again as the country emerges from its zero-Covid regime

Subway trains in Beijing and Shanghai were packed, while some major traffic arteries in the two cities were jammed with slow-moving cars

Officials in Beijing denied rumours of sweeping Shanghai-type curbs, asking people not to panic-buy but to stay at home, while also announcing a fresh round of mass testing.

The city has closed gyms and entertainment venues, banned dine-in services at restaurants and shut scores of bus routes and almost 15% of its subway lines

Beijing will now test roughly 20 million people, although the number of infections found was modest by global standards, with just 33 new locally transmitted cases for April 25

Preparations for the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the CPPCC - a top political advisory body - have been completed

In the past week, since Xi told the city its "overriding mission" was to control the crisis, Hong Kong has stepped up anti-pandemic measures

In late January Beijing municipal government listed EV facilities that could proceed this year - in a work report in which it listed key projects for the city in 2022

The sports official said the Olympics would spur a winter sports boom in China, a country not known for its mass participation in skiing

Apart from the pilot zones, 164 entities, including hospitals, universities and companies, were chosen to deploy and test the technology

The Chinese capital also aims to maintain its consumer price index increase within 3% compared to 2021, according to the municipal government work report

Beijing will approve the preferential tariff treatments next year to least developed countries it has established diplomatic relations with