'Life is moving forward': China declares new COVID phaseKorean Air said earlier this month that it was halting a plan to increase flights to China due to Seoul's cautious stance towards Chinese t...
09 Jan, 2023, 11.00 AM IST
China to start issuing new passports as virus curbs easeChina stopped issuing passports at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020 as part of the world's strictest anti-virus controls an...
28 Dec, 2022, 11.31 AM IST
China set to ease COVID curbs further as markets cheer change of tackThree years into the pandemic, China's zero-tolerance measures, from shut borders to frequent lockdowns, contrast sharply with the rest of ...
06 Dec, 2022, 12.33 AM IST
Beijing, Shenzhen loosen more COVID curbs as China easing gathers paceAlthough daily cases hover near all-time highs, some cities are taking steps to loosen COVID-19 testing requirements and quarantine rules a...
03 Dec, 2022, 10.08 AM IST
China anti-virus curbs spur fears of global economic impactThe ruling Communist Party promised on Nov. 11 to reduce disruptions from its "zero- COVID" strategy by making controls more flexible. But ...
22 Nov, 2022, 01.01 PM IST
China's trade rebounds in May as anti-virus curbs easeExports surged 16.9% over a year ago to $308.3 billion, up from April’s 3.7% growth, a customs agency statement said Thursday. Imports rose...
09 Jun, 2022, 09.49 AM IST
China premier Li Keqiang issues warning on Covid-hit economyIn some ways, the challenges now are "greater than when the pandemic hit hard in 2020", Premier Li Keqiang told a State Council meeting on ...
26 May, 2022, 01.46 PM IST
China's COVID-19 outbreak developing rapidly, health official saysSome 377 domestically transmitted cases with confirmed symptoms were reported from Oct. 17-29, National Health Commission (NHC) data showed...
30 Oct, 2021, 07.39 PM IST
Oil slides 4% on China virus curbs and climate warningA United Nations panel's dire warning on climate change also added to the gloomy mood after fires in Greece have razed homes and forests an...
09 Aug, 2021, 03.43 PM IST
China, Korea, Egypt report rise in virus cases as curbs easeThe Xinfadi market was closed after 50 people tested positive for the virus in the Chinese capital's first confirmed cases in 50 days.
14 Jun, 2020, 11.11 PM IST
President Xi warns against complacency as China downgrades COVID-19 risk levels in all regionsChina has already reduced risk levels in Hubei province and its capital Wuhan -- the epicentres of the virus, while business and factories ...
07 May, 2020, 11.54 AM IST
COVID-19: China shuts down largest makeshift hospital in Wuhan, last batch of medics leaveAs the number of coronavirus cases abates, China shutdown one of its largest makeshift hospitals built in February to treat the surging COV...
15 Apr, 2020, 12.03 PM IST
Drop in China's new coronavirus cases; none in Hubei for sixth dayMainland China reported a drop in new coronavirus infections for a fourth day as imported cases fell, while authorities shut the borders to...
30 Mar, 2020, 10.09 AM IST
Beijing orders quarantine for all international arrivalsChina has made major strides in its battle against the virus, prompting President Xi Jinping to visit Wuhan, the central city at the heart ...
11 Mar, 2020, 03.25 PM IST
Chinese official admits to overzealous enforcement of coronavirus quarantineSpeaking at a news conference organized by China's State Council Information Office (SCIO), Du Hangwei, vice minister of China's public sec...
26 Feb, 2020, 11.58 AM IST
China lab says conspiracy theories hurting efforts to curb virusThe institute has been accused of "artificially synthesising" the coronavirus in one of its laboratories, it said. It also referred to othe...
20 Feb, 2020, 01.38 PM IST
WHO chief says China virus evacuations not recommendedHis remarks during his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi came as India, US and several other countries are finalising plans to ...
28 Jan, 2020, 09.56 PM IST