US Embassy sends request to Washington for formal sign off, as China ramps up Covid-19 containment protocols ahead of the opening of the Beijing Winter Olympics

China should "recalibrate" its aggressive anti-Covid-19 policy to try to ease the negative impact the pandemic continues to have on global supply chains and economic growth, the IMF's No.2 said

The city said travellers arriving from the financial hub would be required to spend 14 days at designated facilities and another week at home

The city-state saw a historically low 330,000 visitors in 2021, according to the Singapore Tourism Board, due to the impact of restrictions

The territory’s financial sector faces losing thousands of foreign professionals who have had enough of its strict Covid lockdowns and restrictions

Flare-ups persist ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in two weeks. Officials in four provinces have found infections linked to clusters in the capital, it was revealed on Monday

Hospitalisation and ICU admissions are rising but most cases have been mild or asymptomatic

Morrison’s WeChat account, which has about 76,000 followers, was taken over and rebranded 'Australian Chinese new life' earlier this month, with the government given no prior warning

Two years into the coronavirus pandemic the boss of a rail components company has lost all four of the overseas executives who used to work under him, and the impact is serious

The event attracted ire of police and electoral officials over the party's violation of a ban aimed at tackling a surge of Covid-19 infections in India

With dozens of flights between China and the US suspended because passengers tested positive for Covid on arrival, finding a flight to China even in February is proving near-impossible

Gains were concentrated in the most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria, highlighting recovery from pandemic-related lockdowns.