Mainland health officials on Thursday logged a total of 1,852 new Covid cases across the country. 1,449 of the new patients were in Shanghai. 144 were symptomatic cases while the rest were asymptomatic infections. "The number of newly infected ...

A Tibet Airlines plane caught fire on Thursday at China's Chongqing airport after veering off the runway, but all passengers and crew were safely evacuated, the airline said. The flight, carrying 113 passengers and nine crew, was headed from the sou...

China on Wednesday defended sticking to its zero-Covid approach, calling critical remarks from the head of the World Health Organisation “irresponsible”. The response from the Foreign Ministry in Beijing came after WHO Director-General Tedros Ad...

Consumer inflation on the mainland has risen at its quickest pace in five months. The Consumer Price Index climbed 2.1 percent in April year on year, up from a 1.5 percent gain the month before. The latest figures also showed that after four consec...

The number of new local Covid cases in Shanghai has dropped by half to 1,487, from more than 3,000 the day before. Of the latest infections, 228 showed symptoms and 1,259 were asymptomatic. "With the efforts from all front, new infections have sign...

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said the Chinese Communist Party always opens its door to young people and warmly welcomes them to become the fresh blood of the party. Xi made the remarks at a ceremony in Beijing marking the centenary of the Communi...

China's cargo spacecraft Tianzhou-4, carrying supplies for the upcoming Shenzhou-14 crewed mission, successfully docked with the combination of the space station core module Tianhe and the Tianzhou-3 cargo craft on Tuesday. The Tianzhou-4 spacecraft...

The number of symptomatic Covid infections in Beijing almost doubled on Tuesday to 61, from 33 the previous day. The Beijing Municipal Health Commission reported that asymptomatic cases in the capital dropped slightly to 13. To curb the spread of ...

China's export growth slowed to single digits in April, the weakest in almost two years, while imports were barely changed as tighter and wider Covid-19 curbs halted factory production and crimped domestic demand, adding to wider economic woes. Expo...

Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Monday as a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's eastern coast, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake had a depth of 27.5 km with its epicentre 89.5 km off Taiwan's east coast, roughly ...

Shanghai municipal authorities reported 11 new Covid-19-related deaths on Monday, up from eight the day before. The number of new coronavirus infections reported in China's business capital fell very slightly to 3,947 from the 3,975 reported on Sund...

Mainland authorities have reported 4,384 new local coronavirus cases, of which 319 were symptomatic and 4,065 were asymptomatic. That compared with 4,620 a day earlier, consisting of 345 symptomatic and 4,275 asymptomatic infections. Shanghai accou...

Macau police said on Saturday that two women are suspected to have been murdered, after their bodies were found naked inside a casino hotel room. Officers said they found the bodies overnight after receiving a call from MGM Cotai asking for an ambu...

Daily Covid-19 infections in Shanghai continued to fall on Saturday, with the city reporting 4,214 new locally transmitted cases. Of the latest infections, 253 showed symptoms and 3,961 were asymptomatic. The city also reported 13 more Covid-rela...

Shanghai on Thursday reported 4,269 new Covid infections, down 382 from the day before. Of the new cases, 245 were symptomatic and 4,024 asymptomatic. The city also reported 12 more Covid-related deaths. Wu Qing, vice mayor of Shanghai, said th...

Fifty-three people died in a building collapse in Hunan province, authorities said on Friday, announcing the end of the rescue mission in a disaster which has been blamed on illegal construction. The commercial building in Changsha city caved in las...

Schools in Beijing have been ordered to remain closed to students in an attempt to eliminate the latest outbreak of Covid-19. Classes had been expected to return after the Labour Day holiday but have now been suspended for at least another week. Of...

Shanghai on Thursday reported 4,651 new Covid infections, down 331 from the day before. Of the new cases, 261 were symptomatic and 4,390 were asymptomatic. There were also 13 Covid-related deaths. Beijing saw 42 symptomatic cases and eight asymp...

The number of new local Covid-19 infections in Taiwan hit a fresh high on Wednesday. The daily caseload reached 28,420, up from about 23,000 the day before. New infections topped 10,000 in New Taipei City. Health authorities on the island also rep...

The daily tally of local Covid infections continued to edge down in Shanghai on Wednesday, as the city reported just under 5,000 cases – around 600 fewer than the previous day. Of the new infections, 4,722 were asymptomatic, while 260 were symptom...