The world's biggest coal consumer, China brought in 16.4 million tonnes of coal last month, General Administration of Customs data showed

China has put Shanghai under a tight lockdown since late March and neighbouring Kunshan has also tightened curbs to control the country's biggest Covid-19 outbreak

Police warn increasingly frustrated residents not to spread false information or forge road passes or other clearance certificates

Analysts say they have yet to see a major indication China is violating Western sanctions on Russia. Overall trade with Russia rose to $38.2bn in January-March, a Chinese customs spokesman said

The timing of the relaxation was unexpected, but companies bent over backwards after facing heavy criticism from authorities for being non-compliant, analysts said

David Malpass said reducing dependence on China is 'probably good for everyone', but the bank continued to work well with China, as a major shareholder and a borrower of less financing now

The actions signal widening scrutiny of the Chinese smartphone maker, whose India office was raided in December in a separate investigation

A survey found that 42% of respondents believe that relaxation of social distancing restrictions expected from April 22 will have the most positive impact

Bangkok had planned to procure two additional submarines from China but was forced to suspend the plan in 2020 after facing criticism from the public

Last year, output reached 43.22 million tonnes of oil equivalent at Daqing Oilfield, one of the country's largest oil production bases

Saddled with a huge foreign exchange crisis, Sri Lanka on Tuesday suspended servicing external public debt pending the completion of its IMF discussions

Taiwan's Pegatron, which assembles iPhones for Apple, has suspended operations at its Shanghai and Kunshan plants in China due to moves to control the spread of Covid-19, it said on Tuesday