Hong Kong residents can now receive the German-made bivalent shots to protect them against the original coronavirus plus the latest Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5

Officials in some cities are lifting lockdowns and allowing businesses to reopen, despite daily case tolls near high levels. Authorities are also allowing people in some areas to quarantine at home.

Alibaba founder Jack Ma has been living in Tokyo with his family, personal chef and security, avoiding China's Covid restrictions and developing an interest in art and painting watercolours, a new report says

Analysts blamed Covid curbs for the latest data for November, saying Covid restrictions have been imposed in areas responsible for 25% of GDP, and with rising cases the economy may struggle until well into 2023

Moscow has sent India a list of more than 500 products it needs to keep key industries running, but while Delhi wants to cut its huge trade deficit, some companies fear being hit with sanctions.

Health officials were due to hold a news conference on Tuesday to discuss Covid curbs, spurring hope that restrictions may be eased

Production at two VW car plants in China has been impacted by the latest Covid wave sweeping the country, a VW spokesperson said on Monday

He had been imprisoned on a three-year sentence for creating the world's first genetically-edited babies, Pandaily said

The Chinese yuan fell to a more than two-week low on Monday as protests in China against Beijing's zero-Covid policies caused investors to back the US dollar.

Chinese stocks and oil prices fell sharply early on Monday, after protests in many cities against tough Covid restrictions, while the country posted another record high tally of Covid cases

The Shanghai show of dissent comes after a deadly fire in Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang province, where Covid curbs were blamed for hampering rescue efforts

Some analysts believe China's GDP could now contract this quarter and have cut their 2023 forecasts as lockdowns and curbs continue to take a toll