There are fears of severe health impacts and major economic disruption as Beijing and other cities are experiencing huge waves of Covid cases

China is likely to roll out a fourth Covid shot – or second booster – this week for elderly citizens aged 60 and above, plus high-risk groups with serious underlying disease, the Global Times says.

Researchers at the US National Ignition Facility achieved a landmark event known as 'ignition' or energy gain after "fusion experiments released more energy than was pumped in" by high-powered lasers

The Chinese capital has been hit hard by a Covid outbreak after its dramatic U-turn on testing and quarantine rules, but the government is urging people not to worry

Firms using a range of strategies to try to keep operations running while Covid spreads at a rapid pace through some Chinese cities

Moscow told India it will help it get use of large tankers to avoid the price cap put on Russian oil, as well as access to insurance and shipping

China plans a massive package to support its computer chip sector and will reportedly outlay over $143 billion over five years

Ban on goods suspected to have been made by forced labour in Xinjiang has led to over 1,000 shipments of solar panels being held at US ports. Analysts say installations will fall by close to 25% this year

Beijing said on Saturday it would stop checking truckers and shipping crews that carry goods around the country for Covid-19, such as masks and medicines.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman hosted two Arab summits with the Chinese leader, but any move by Saudi Arabia to ditch the dollar in its oil trade would be a seismic political move

Move comes at time when New Delhi wants to narrow its growing trade deficit with Russia and as Moscow faces acute shortages of some crucial materials following Western sanctions

The company delivered 100,291 of its popular electric vehicles last month, which Xinhua said was its best month since opening for production in Shanghai in late 2020