Chinese stocks suffered their biggest fall in a month as Covid restrictions and inflation worries weighed heavily on investors

The southern Chinese city of Ningde, where CATL is headquartered, has tightened prevention and control efforts because of a spate of Covid-19 cases, the company said

Some areas are struggling to find food and medicine after spending more than three weeks locked down in China's battle to contain its biggest outbreak since the coronavirus was discovered

Beijing said the country's pandemic prevention and control is "scientific and effective," as it fights the worst outbreak since the virus first emerged in 2019

The company will postpone deliveries of EVs and will work together with suppliers to strive for resumption while meeting Covid-19 curbs

Zong Ming praised the people and frontline workers despite public criticism of strict curbs, while an expert explained the unusually high rate of asymptomatic cases

Beijing intervened in Shanghai after the failure of its slice-and-grid approach, and insists that the country stick to its elimination approach to Covid-19

Stringent government measures to contain the country’s Covid-19 outbreak, the worst in more than two years, are locking down tens of millions of people

Ukraine conflict has knocked 2.8% off world trade over last two months. And the Kiel Trade Indicator says China trade faces 'stagnation', due to the Covid lockdown in Shanghai

Supplies of milk worldwide have tightened after a combination of dry weather in New Zealand, rains in Australia and war in Ukraine pushed up feed costs

Oil prices dropped on Tuesday, as Ukraine and Russia headed for peace talks and fears of a drop in fuel demand in China after Shanghai shut down to curb a surge in Covid-19

Another US chip firm and Apple supplier, ON Semiconductor, said its manufacturing facility in Shenzhen would be closed March 14-20