Guangzhou’s COVID outbreak deepens as more lockdowns loom in China

BEIJING--COVID-19 cases sharply escalated in Guangzhou and other major Chinese cities, official data showed on Tuesday, with ...

Huge COVID protests erupt in China’s Xinjiang after deadly fire

Rare protests broke out in China’s far western Xinjiang region, with crowds shouting at hazmat-suited guards after a deadly ...

China's Xian locks down its 13 million residents as COVID-19 cases rise

BEIJING - Rising COVID-19 infections in China's city of Xian have spurred a lockdown of its 13 million residents, with stretches of highway eerily bare on Thursday, as many people queued in the cold ...

China: Lockdown imposed in Fenyang after Covid cases skyrocket

China is one of the few places in the world still resorting to harsh measures to keep the disease from spreading.

Expats flee as Shanghai's COVID lockdown drags

SHANGHAI - Shanghai's heavy-handed COVID-19 lockdown is driving scores of foreign residents to flee the commercial centre, ...

Alibaba, JD, and other Chinese stocks jump as easing of some virus restrictions fuels hopes China will back down from zero-COVID policy

China ramping up vaccines for elderly residents and changes in testing in a major port city fueled speculation China may relax its zero-COVID stance.
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Asian Games in China postponed over Covid concerns

The Olympic Council of Asia announced the postponement of the 19th Asian Games "after carefully considering the pandemic ...