Few have suffered more during Hong Kong's restrictions than the hundreds of thousands of women from the Philippines and Indonesia who work as domestic helpers

Cranes loaded containers on to the train at Pinghu South Railway Station in Shenzhen in southern China's Guangdong province

China is unlikely to join the majority of countries in approving foreign-made vaccines based on mRNA technology before making its own

The food delivery service said it would commit an initial sum of 20 million yuan ($3.17 million) to the effort

Local media said compulsory Covid testing would start after March 17, sparking concerns many people will be forced to isolate and families with members testing positive would be separated

"This year, the pressure on foreign trade will be huge and the situation will be very severe," Commerce Minister Wang Wentao warned

The General Statistics Office announced that the country welcomed 49,200 foreign visitors in January and February, up over 71% in comparison to the same period last year

The virus is undergoing short-lived mutational bursts and then returning to a slower base rate, according to a team at the University of Melbourne

In the past week, since Xi told the city its "overriding mission" was to control the crisis, Hong Kong has stepped up anti-pandemic measures

The temporary facilities, with a combined capacity of 50,000 beds, will be spread across Hong Kong, including on private land lent for free by developers.

Authorities said two women, aged 21 and 24, had used social media to "incite hatred and incite others to violate anti-epidemic regulations"

The RBI has come under criticism from several quarters, including economists, for not unwinding its extraordinary monetary stimulus