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Dragon boat tradition returns to China as Covid retreats

The dragon boat tradition has returned in parts of China for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic in late 2019. It comes...

Beijing and Shanghai ease Covid restrictions as outbreaks fade

Shoppers returned to the malls of Beijing on Sunday as the Chinese capital relaxed pandemic restrictions after declaring a small but persistent Covid-19 outbreak...

Chinese foreign minister visits Samoa to deepen Pacific ties

China’s foreign minister has met with the leaders of Samoa in his third stop of an island-hopping tour aimed at deepening Chinese ties with...

Chinese leader defends record to UN human rights chief

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has defended the country’s record to the top UN human rights official, saying each nation should be allowed to find...

Airbnb pulls out of China as country remains closed to tourists

Airbnb has announced it will stop representing short-term rental properties in China as the country remains closed to tourists. The company said it will focus...

Beijing extends work-from-home order as Covid-19 cases rise

Beijing has extended orders for workers and students to stay home and ordered additional mass testing as cases of Covid-19 again rose in the...

Shanghai seeks to ease seven-week virus lockdown with next few days

Shanghai will try to reopen within a few days as a Covid-19 outbreak in China’s largest city subsides, an official has said. The strict lockdown...

China criticises ‘irresponsible’ WHO remarks on zero-Covid approach

China has defended sticking to its strict zero-Covid approach, calling critical remarks from the head of the World Health Organisation “irresponsible”. The response from the...

Hong Kong leader says Chinese patriots now firmly in charge

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said Chinese patriots are now firmly in charge of the city following the election of its new leader,...

Beijing closes 10% of subway stations in bid to stem Covid spread

Beijing has closed around 10% of the stations in its vast subway system as an additional measure against the spread of coronavirus. The subway authority,...

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