China's state planner wants to minimise the impact of Covid curbs during the Lunar New Year holiday to help a rebound in consumption.

Shanghai's tourism and culture authority has sought suspension of group tours between Shanghai and other provinces

With Covid-19 cases surging again, Japan is betting heavily on oral treatments to keep serious infections and deaths at bay

The research found that India loses 259 billion hours annually while China loses 72 billion hours and Bangladesh 32 billion hours.

The rapid spread of the Omicron Covid variant has caused concern but the panel believes the government will not reimpose harsh lockdown measures

The move comes during a diplomatic spat between Serbia and Australia over the debate on whether to allow Novak Djokovic to enter the country because he has not been vaccinated against Covid-19

Consumption has not picked up the way it should to compensate for effects of the virus, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva said

The number of trucks lying idle at border gates in northern provinces on January 8 was 3,609, down 2,484 from December 26

City orders a half-day off for staff at companies and other institutions on Wednesday, tells them to keep activities 'relatively static'

Elderly and immuno-compromised residents, who are being prioritised, queue up at health centres to boost defences against virus

Australian businesses are grappling with the growing toll of workers out sick or ordered to isolate for being close contacts

The probes come amid an embarrassment for the government over senior officials attending a birthday party in violation of its own rules