 
 
							China's manufacturing PMI may have slipped to 48.0 in April, the lowest since February 2020, and below 49.5 in March, a median forecast of 26 economists showed
 
 
							There have been many reports of a sharp uptick in leaving queries, but the dynamic-zero policy is in line with pursuing economic progress, a senior health expert said
 
 
							China's biggest Covid outbreak since Wuhan has raised further scepticism on the country's data. Critics say there is little transparency
 
 
							The bank's China business in particular suffered branch closures amid ongoing virus restrictions, which drove an 18% decline in wealth management income
 
 
							The setback came as Sinopec reported an overall 25% rise in net income for the three-month period, a level last seen in the third quarter of 2020
 
 
							Universal Studios in Beijing announced it would require visitors to show negative test results before they could enter the theme park, starting on Friday
 
 
							Like Heyer, Aeonmed makes medical ventilators, which rose to global prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic
 
 
							Beijing recorded 31 locally transmitted confirmed Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, the country's state broadcaster CCTV said on Wednesday
 
 
							Shanghai Securities Association, Shanghai Futures Association, and Shanghai Asset Management Association said firms should operate continuously and guarantee funds and transactions
 
 
							An exodus will hurt Shanghai's ambition to be a regional financial centre and could be bad news for foreign firms that expanded operations in the city over the past few years
 
 
							Beijing will now test roughly 20 million people, although the number of infections found was modest by global standards, with just 33 new locally transmitted cases for April 25
 
 
							Residents in Beijing were preparing for a possible nightmare scenario, rushing to buy food, toilet paper and other supplies, as the city's biggest district started testing 3.5m residents.