Hospitals have been swamped by people seriously ill with Covid, while the country has also seen a rush of queries from people wanting to travel again, as quarantine rules will end on January 8

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said all travellers from China will be tested for Covid-19 on arrival because people are getting worried about the huge surge of Covid on the mainland

Profits at large industrial firms fell by 3.6% in the first 11 months of 2022, data showed Tuesday. A further fall is seen for December before things improve in the first quarter of 2023

Stocks in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tokyo all rose on Tuesday after Beijing dropped its quarantine requirement for inbound travellers; the US dollar also eased

Founder of Chinese tech giant reprimands staff over 'corruption' issues and mismanagement after horror year of tech crackdown

The new plant in Dresden – TSMC's first in Europe – will capitalise on booming demand from Germany's car sector, Nikkei said

Health officials say China's Covid crisis – said to be causing thousands of deaths a day – is likely to strain its fragile health system for at least two months

TikTok is trying to find ways for the US government to not ban the app while remaining with its parent company ByteDance

BioNTech vaccine shipment comes after China agreed to allow Germans in the country to get the shot following a deal during Chancellor Olaf Scholz's visit in Beijing last month

US regulators say FTX executives Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang will plead guilty to defrauding investors, while FTX founder Bankman-Fried is due to face a US court shortly

The US move to blacklist dozens of Chinese (and Russian) companies last week has had a significant impact on some of the firms named

Companies are likely to face stronger rules and scrutiny in 2023 in regard to environmental policies, to ensure they have 'climate-friendly' supply chains and investment policies