The mainland reported 1,938 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Saturday, the country's national health authority said on Sunday, up sharply from 588 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 1,807 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission said...

The mainland reported more than 1,500 new local Covid-19 infections on Saturday, the most since the first nationwide outbreak in early 2020, as the Omicron variant prompted Beijing to introduce self-testing kits for the first time. China's current c...

The Omicron variant has forced the northeastern mainland city of Changchun to go under lockdown and Shanghai to close schools. The National Health Commission detected 703 domestically transmitted asymptomatic infections for Thursday, up from 435 a d...

Macau permanent residents will receive planned cash handouts of 10,000 patacas from April, it was announced on Friday. Non-permanent residents will get 6,000 patacas. The SAR's government has been dishing out cash annually since 2008. The handout...

The mainland reported 397 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in the past day, down slightly from 402 the day before. Shandong accounted for 121 of the latest infections, followed by 98 in Jilin and 36 in Jiangsu. Guangdong and Shanghai each rep...

Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that China is deeply concerned about the situation in Ukraine and is willing to make “constructive efforts” for world peace. At a press conference, the premier described the situation in Ukraine as “grave”...

Mainland authorities have reported 402 new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, nearly doubling from the daily count of 233 a day earlier. According to the National Health Commission, 165 of the latest infections were in Jilin. Some infected univers...

The country's top political advisory body wrapped up its annual session in Beijing on Thursday by adopting a resolution that ensures the principle of patriots governing Hong Kong. President Xi Jinping and other state leaders attended the closing mee...

Shanghai is moving to halt a rising wave of local symptomless Covid-19 cases, testing tens of thousands of people, delaying dozens of concerts and exhibitions and shutting some public venues. Shanghai reported 62 domestically transmitted asymptomati...

Locally contracted cases of Covid-19 are rising again in northeastern provinces. The National Health Commission reported 233 local cases of the virus on Wednesday, up from 175 the day before. Jilin accounted for 94 of the new local infections; 59 ...

The United Nations' human rights chief, Michelle Bachelet, has reached an agreement with China to visit the country, including the Xinjiang region, in May. Confirming the arrangement, Chen Xu, China's ambassador to the UN in Geneva, said: “We welc...

President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for “maximum restraint” in Ukraine and said China is “pained to see the flames of war reignited in Europe,” state media reported. In his strongest statement to date on the conflict, Xi – speaking at a...

The National Health Commission reported 175 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Tuesday. But the coronavirus outbreak in Qingdao appears to have been brought more under control, with just 31 cases reported in the port city's surrounding province o...

Another two flights carrying Chinese evacuees from the war in Ukraine arrived safely on Tuesday, according to the Xinhua news agency. The first flight arrived in Zhengzhou City, in central Henan province, at 7:25 am, while the second touched down at...

State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged on Monday that China will continue to play a constructive role in helping promote a political settlement of the tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula. "As an old Chinese saying goes, we must t...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has urged the international community to continue efforts to facilitate dialogue to restore peace between Russia and Ukraine and prevent a humanitarian crisis. Wang made the remarks at a press conference in Beijing on Monda...

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that China opposes any moves that “add fuel to the flames” in Ukraine. The Foreign Ministry said the two spoke by phone on Saturday. Wang said the Ukraine crisis is somethin...

The National Health Commission (NHC) reported 175 locally transmitted Covid cases for Saturday, up from 102 on Friday. Eighty-eight of the new local cases were in the port city of Qingdao, in Shandong province. The Qingdao outbreak was mainly among ...

Premier Li Keqiang said on Saturday mainland authorities will control the Covid situation in a precise manner while ensuring people can carry on with their lives as normal. Presenting the government's work report during the National People's Congres...

China reported 281 new confirmed coronavirus cases on the mainland on March 4, the national health authority said on Saturday, compared with 294 a day earlier. Of the new confirmed cases, 102 were locally transmitted, the National Health Commission ...