The mainland reported 239 new confirmed coronavirus cases for Saturday, the country's national health authority said on Sunday, down from 249 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 112 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said, up from...

The mainland reported 249 new confirmed coronavirus infections for February 25, the national health authority said on Saturday, up from 224 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 93 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said, compared w...

The Foreign Ministry has spoken about Russia's attack on Ukraine, saying on Friday that China opposes any act inciting war and has taken a responsible attitude from the very beginning to persuade all parties not to escalate tensions. The Xinhua News...

China's embassy in Ukraine said Chinese nationals could register for chartered flights to leave the eastern European country, after Russia unleashed the biggest attack on a European state since World War Two. In a notice posted on the embassy's offi...

The Foreign Ministry in Beijing on Tuesday called on all parties in the Ukraine crisis to remain calm, ease tensions and resolve differences through dialogue and negotiation. The Xinhua News Agency reported a ministry spokesperson quoting Foreign Mi...

The National Health Commission reported 71 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases on Monday, down from just over 100 the day before. Inner Mongolia accounted for the lion's share of the newly confirmed local cases. There were 32 in the autonomous r...

The mainland reported 195 new Covid-19 cases for February 19, up from 137 cases a day earlier, the health authority said on Sunday. Ninety-four of the new infections were imported, the National Health Commission said in a statement, while 101 were l...

The mainland reported 137 new confirmed coronavirus cases on February 18, the National Health Commission said on Saturday, up from 87 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 80 were locally transmitted, the commission said, compared with 40 a day earlier. ...

Xinhua News Agency on Thursday said Guangdong authorities were sending epidemiology experts and Covid-19 testing vehicles to Hong Kong in order to help the city combat the outbreaks. The agency said it was per the instruction given by the National H...

The Macau government has tightened the entry requirement for travellers from Hong Kong in light of what it calls "changes in the territory's epidemic situation". Starting from 6am on Thursday, people heading to the gaming hub via the Hong Kong-Zhuha...

Two people who recently tested positive for Covid-19 in the mainland's Hunan province are being investigated by authorities there for allegedly crossing the border from Hong Kong illegally. Authorities in Chenzhou said investigations showed the du...

Inflation on the mainland slowed in January, official data showed on Wednesday, as the government pledged to keep prices in check in the world's second-biggest economy. The producer price index (PPI), which measures the cost of goods at the factory ...

Mainland authorities have reported 40 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases. According to the National Health Commission, 29 of them were reported in Liaoning, eight in the city of Suzhou in Jiangsu, two in Guangdong and one in Guangxi. Suzhou sai...

Heavy snow fell throughout on Sunday at the Beijing Olympics disrupting several events and forcing athletes to battle through treacherous conditions in the pursuit of gold. Chinese sensation Gu Ailing, also known as Eileen Gu, was among the competit...

Mainland authorities have reported 67 new Covid-19 cases, 28 of them locally transmitted infections. According to the National Health Commission, Guangxi accounted for nearly half of the local cases with 13. There were 11 infections in Liaoning, two...

The mainland drug regulator on Saturday gave conditional approval to imports of Pfizer's Paxlovid Covid-19 pill, official media reported. The National Medical Products Administration said Paxlovid has obtained conditional approval for the treatment ...

For a country determined to keep out the virus that first emerged within its borders, bringing in more than 15,000 people from all corners of the world was a serious gamble. It appears to be working. One week into the 17-day event, China seems to be...

The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Organizing Committee said on Wednesday that five new Covid-19 cases were detected among games-related personnel on February 8. Three of the cases were found among new airport arrivals, according to a notice on the Be...

Chinese scientists say they have developed a new coronavirus test that is as accurate as a PCR lab test but gives results within four minutes. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are widely considered the most accurate and sensitive for the virus ...

The commerce ministry on Tuesday hit out at a US decision to include more Chinese entities on a "unverified list", saying Washington should correct its "wrongdoings". The ministry said the United States should return to the track of cooperation and ...