BEIJING — Mainland China announced significant progress Tuesday in getting Covid-19 booster shots for people “over age 80.” As of Monday, 65.8% of that age category had received booster sh...
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China’s Covid infections drop for the first time in more than a week
Covid control workers disinfect an area in Beijing on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, where a day earlier locals had gathered to protest stringent Covid measures. Kevin Frayer | Getty Images News | Getty Image...
U.S. criticizes Beijing, supports right to protest
People hold white sheets of paper and flowers in a row as police check their IDs during a protest over coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions in mainland China, during a commemoration of the vict...
Shanghai Foreign Correspondents Group “Very Concerned” After BBC Journalist Detained By Police
Police officers stand guard during a protest in Shanghai, China, on Sunday, Nov. 27, 2022. Protests … [+] against Covid restrictions spread across China on Sunday as citizens took to the streets...
Protests Breakout In Shanghai, Beijing And Other Cities Over China’s Rigid Zero Covid Policy
Topline Thousands of people took to the streets in parts of Shanghai, Beijing and other cities in China on Sunday to protest the country’s harsh zero-Covid policy—which includes stringent lockdowns an...
China’s capital city Beijing battles Covid with more apartment lockdowns
Covid restrictions have tightened in Beijing while infections keep soaring, prompting lockdowns of communities. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s capital city is grinding to a near...
Mainland China’s total daily Covid cases soar above Shanghai lockdown highs
Only a few vehicles, including one with two health workers, drive through Beijing’s central business district on Nov. 23, 2022, as the area has announced tighter Covid controls. Kevin Frayer | G...
Taipei Should Try To Restart Low-Level Talks With Beijing, Taiwan Ex-Foreign Minister Jason Hu Says
Jason Hu, then mayor of Taichung, and his wife promote Taiwan’s biscuits at a press conference in Beijing in 2005 while attending a “World Mayor Forum.” (Photo by China Photos/Getty ...
Biden meets Xi amid heightened China-U.S. tensions
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 11, 2022 shows US President Joe Biden (L) addresses the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate from the South Court Auditorium of the Eise...
Chinese Real Estate Tycoons Gain Almost $4 Billion After Beijing Surprises Market With Sweeping Support
Wu Yajun (left), cofounder-chair of Longfor Group Holdings, and Yang Huiyan, co-chair of Country Garden. Courtesy of Longfor; courtesy of Yang Huiyan Two of China’s richest female real estate tycoons—...
China Hotel Chain’s Nasdaq IPO Gains 17% On Hopes For Eased Travel Rules
Hotel stock investors hope eased “zero-Covid” restrictions will gradually help boost visitors to … [+] tourist spots like the Nanjing Road shopping district in Shanghai. Photographer...
China Travel And Hotel Stocks Vault On Plan To Ease Covid Restrictions
Employees walk through the reception area at the Trip.com Group Ltd. headquarters in Shanghai in … [+] 2021. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg © 2021 Bloomberg Finance LP Share prices in China’...
Alibaba’s international arm invests millions into South Korea expansion
Alibaba’s international e-commerce platform AliExpress has expanded in South Korea and Brazil, in addition to Europe. Pictured here is an AliExpress locker in Poland in July 2022. Nurphoto | Nur...
Guests Trapped In Disney On Halloween As China Locks Down Theme Park Over Covid Scare
Topline Shanghai’s Disney Resort unexpectedly closed its doors on Monday after officials tightened Covid restrictions, trapping guests inside as cases across China climb and patience over Beijing̵...
Why Beijing won’t bail out its real estate sector
Many Chinese developers have halted or delayed construction on presold homes due to cash flow problems. Pictured here is a property construction site in Jiangsu province, China, on Oct. 17, 2022. Futu...
China’s Xi Jinping Gets Third Leadership Term In “Most Unforgettable Meet”
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China’s … [+] ruling Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, Oct. 2...
Former China President Unexpectedly Led Out Of Party Congress — CNN
Chinese President Xi Jinping at left looks on as former Chinese President Hu Jintao is assisted to … [+] leave the hall during the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of China’s...
China’s Xi downplays need for rapid growth, praises Covid achievements
China’s President Xi Jinping kicks off the ruling party’s 20th National Congress — held once every five years — with an opening speech at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 16...
Hong Kong Refuses U.S. Calls To Seize Sanctioned Billionaire’s Docked Superyacht
Topline Hong Kong will not seize a superyacht linked to Russian billionaire Alexey Mordashov docked in its harbor, chief executive John Lee said on Tuesday, dismissing Western warnings that the city’s...
Musk says Beijing doesn’t want him to sell Starlink in China: FT report
Elon Musk told the FT that Beijing doesn’t want him to sell his Starlink satellite internet service in China. In this picture, Musk speaks about Starlink at Mobile World Congress in June 2021. N...
China E-Commerce Billionaire Richard Liu Settles Alleged Rape Case
JD.com Chairman Richard Liu in 2016. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg © 2016 Bloomberg Finance LP China billionaire Richard Liu, founder and chairman of e-commerce site JD.com, has settled a lawsuit...
Beijing Seeks to Internationalize Its Digital Yuan
Beijing Seeks to Internationalize Its Digital YuanIs China trying to overthrow US Dollar with its Digital Currency?September 29, 2022Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says China Central Bank ha...
Singapore’s Temasek leads investment in Chinese start-up Well-Link
In just three years, Beijing-based Well-Link Technologies has built a business on real-time cloud rendering, including helping miHoYo launch the cloud version of the hit game Genshin Impact. Ina Fassb...
Trip.com says China hotel bookings are surpassing pre-pandemic levels
BEIJING — Hotel reservations in China have surpassed pre-pandemic levels since late June, booking site Trip.com said Thursday. Trip.com shares briefly fell by more than 7% Thursday in Hong Kong tradin...
Litecoin Gains Extra Footing in China as Beijing Court Finds It Protected by Property Law
Litecoin might be covered by Chinese property law, according to China’s top court, Beijing Number One Intermediate People’s Court. A Chinese court has ruled that residents may trade crypto...
How China workers stack up against the US, UK and Brazil
Unemployment among China’s youth aged between 16 and 24 has surged to nearly 20%, according to an official survey for July. Pictured here is a job fair in Beijing on Aug. 26, 2022. Jade Gao | Af...
Best hotels for business travelers in Asia-Pacific
Business travelers are on the road again. So there’s no better time for CNBC Travel to name the best hotels for business travel across Asia-Pacific. CNBC joined with the market and consumer data...
New China Lockdown Hits 21 Million People In Chengdu Amid ‘Zero Covid’ Push
Topline Chinese officials will lock down the city of Chengdu on Thursday in an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19, confining millions to their homes and closing business in one of China’s largest a...