Chinese officials suggested to Colombo they would prefer to refinance the bilateral debt, Media Minister Nalaka Godahewa said on Tuesday

Investors are "ditching China on an unprecedented scale", because of Beijing's zero-Covid policy, the global rise in interest rates, and sanction risks from Russia's war in Ukraine, it says

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

The review is also looking at China's behaviour in global markets, the impact of tariffs on wages, job opportunities and America's competitive edge, but inflation may be a factor for midterm polls.

China export prices have spiked as harsh Covid lockdowns have shut down entire cities and regions

New law restricts firms from releasing real-time data, which is a big concern for trading companies and logistics managers trying to follow supply chain movements

China EV makers Nio, Great Wall and Hozon are among manufacturers based outside of Shanghai that are being hammered by shortages of parts.

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.

Foxconn Interconnect Technology, which makes data transmission equipment and connectors, has been forced to switch operations to a back-up factory, until work can restart at Kunshan

Sentiment was undermined by fears strict lockdown measures will spread to Beijing, after the capital required everyone living or working in Chaoyang district to take Covid tests this week

Millions sought food from the Alibaba's Freshippo after most supermarkets and stores shut, but the system was overloaded by a 200-300% rise in orders, company says

Operations at the plants located in Dianfa and Fuhong in northern Kunshan have been halted since last Wednesday