Tepco plans to filter the contaminated water to remove isotopes, leaving only tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen hard to separate from water

April was the worst month for China's market since early 2020 as the country shut factories and imposed movement restrictions to combat new Covid-19 cases

Banks and key financial entities in Shanghai are among 864 institutions that have been allowed to return to work in China's financial centre, sources said on Wednesday

Deputy Mayor Zong Ming said Shanghai would be reopened in stages, with movement curbs largely to stay in place until May 21. But dozens of Covid cases still found in Beijing

The skyrocketing numbers over the weekend prompted a sympathetic response from South Korea, which offered vaccines, medical equipment and health personnel.

The US electric vehicle manufacturer is aiming for daily output of 1,200 cars this week, but hopes to raise production in Shanghai to about 2,600 cars a day next week

Retail sales plunged 11.1%, the steepest fall since March 2020, while industrial production dropped 2.9%. Capital Economics forecasts growth of just 2% this year.

Immigration agents and lawyers said there has been a spike in inquiries in the past month, the report said

Shopping malls, department stores, and supermarkets will begin resuming in-store operations and allow customers to shop in "an orderly way", while hair salons and vegetable markets will reopen with limited capacity

Commercial hub Shanghai hoped to exit a painful six-week-old lockdown later this month as authorities hoped one last round of tightening would eradicate the last infections in one of the worst Covid outbreaks in China

The action was not only a crime against the company but also ``a crime against American workers,'' the FBI said in a statement.

Officials in Beijing denied rumours of sweeping Shanghai-type curbs, asking people not to panic-buy but to stay at home, while also announcing a fresh round of mass testing.