Banks and financial institutions such as payment processors are expected to contribute to the state-controlled stability fund, apart from some public funds

Piecemeal measures such as vouchers, subsidies for car buyers and digital yuan payments have been modest compared with other big economies

The Caixin services purchasing managers' index rose to 41.4 in May from 36.2 in April, edging up slightly as officials began to roll back some of the restrictions that have paralysed Shanghai

The country's lack of advanced technology was underscored by how many employers struggled to make the shift to remote work when the pandemic began, the IMF report said

“There is downside for Xi from zero-Covid but the question is, is it meaningful and what’s the practical impact," said Christopher Johnson, a former top China analyst at the CIA

The world's largest gambling hub has been hit hard by Covid, with revenues dropping 68% year-on-year to $400 million in May

Lenders in China require documents to be stamped but lockdowns during the recent Covid-19 surge mean customers and staff have not been able to meet

In a tweet, Musk said employees unwilling to comply with office work "should pretend to work somewhere else."

The 25 million residents endured two months of frustration, mental stress and economic loss, as China went against the global consensus that Covid cannot be decisively defeated

Manufacturers slowed activity last month in countries ranging from Japan to Taiwan and Malaysia, surveys showed

“Equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences,” the Journal quoted Suga, a member of the K-pop band, as saying

That is a sign of a reversal of fortunes across China’s wider economy, which is grappling with lockdowns in Shanghai and other cities and a long-running property crisis