China

China Cuts Covid Quarantine Time For Intl Arrivals

China will halve to seven days its Covid-19 quarantine period for inbound travellers, with a further three days spent at... Read more

Zhang Xiaoming Officially Takes On CPPCC Role

The State Council on Tuesday officially removed Zhang Xiaoming as a deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs O... Read more

Macau Launches Third Round Of Covid Testing

Macau launched a third round of mandatory Covid-19 testing for its more than 600,000 residents on Monday, in a push to c... Read more

Macau To Start Another Citywide Testing Drive

The Macau government announced on Sunday that it will conduct a third round of universal testing of residents over the n... Read more

Mainland Reports 116 Covid Cases

The mainland reported 116 new coronavirus cases for June 25, of which 39 were symptomatic and 77 were asymptomatic, the ... Read more

Macau's Latest Covid Outbreak Hits 170 Cases

Macau health authorities said on Friday that the Covid tally in its latest outbreak had jumped to 170. During an afte... Read more

China's Australia Envoy Urges New Govt To Repair Ties

China's ambassador said on Friday Australia had fired the "first shot" in deteriorating trade relations but that there w... Read more

Covid Tally In Macau's Outbreak Nears 150

The tally in Macau's latest coronavirus outbreak rose to 149 on Friday, as the gambling hub continued a mass testing exe... Read more

Macau Closes A Range Of Venues Amid Covid Outbreak

Macau's Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng on Thursday ordered the closure of a range of venues – including cinemas, theatres... Read more

Covid Cases In Macau's Latest Outbreak Rise To 110

The number of coronavirus cases in a Macau outbreak jumped to 110 on Thursday, as the city launched another round of mas... Read more

Xi Warns About 'expanding Military Alliances'

President Xi Jinping warned against "expanding" military ties on Wednesday in a speech at the opening ceremony of a virt... Read more

Man Jailed For Sexual Assault Of Alibaba Employee

A man involved in a high-profile sexual assault against an Alibaba employee was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Wedn... Read more

China Heatwave Drives Power Demand To Record Levels

Heatwaves in northern and central China drove up electricity demand to record levels as millions switched on air conditi... Read more

Biodiversity Conference Moved From China To Canada

The United Nations said on Tuesday it would move talks to secure a global post-2020 biodiversity agreement from Kunming ... Read more

Macau Hotel Locked Down Over Covid Scare

A hotel in Macau was locked down on Tuesday in view of the emergence of Covid-19 cases there. Some 700 people are re... Read more