The Sinopharm candidates will be tested as boosters in adults who have already received two or three vaccine doses

The astronauts - Zhai Zhigang, Ye Guangfu and a female crew member Wang Yaping - left Tianhe space station module on Shenzhou-13 probe and landed nine hours later

The People's Bank of China said it was keeping the rate on 150 billion yuan ($23.5 bn) worth of one-year medium-term lending facility loans to some financial institutions at 2.85%

Panel says allowing issues of fractional shares will help small investors access high-value shares, while also giving a boost to India's bid to improve the ease of doing business

Police warn increasingly frustrated residents not to spread false information or forge road passes or other clearance certificates

The timing of the relaxation was unexpected, but companies bent over backwards after facing heavy criticism from authorities for being non-compliant, analysts said

Taiwan's handbook details how to find bomb shelters via smartphone apps, water and food supplies, as well as tips for preparing emergency first aid kits

Nomura said at least 45 cities are implementing full or partial lockdowns, covering 373 million people – over a quarter of a population – and just over 40% of its GDP

Japanese auto giant has laid out an ambitious target to roll out 30 electric vehicle models globally by 2030 and produce some 2 million electric vehicles a year by 2030

Earlier, India's External Affairs Minister said their energy purchases from Russia for the month "would be less than what Europe does in an afternoon".

The pressure is forcing miners to commit to gradually decarbonise their lithium operations while smaller operators are promising to supply materials with a net-zero carbon footprint immediately

China is encouraging long-term investors to buy more equities and major shareholders of listed firms to increase holdings when stocks slump, to stabilise a market rocked by the Covid outbreak.