China to manage monkeypox as disease on par with COVID-19 BEIJING: China plans to manage monkeypox in the same way it handles infectious diseases such as COVID-19 starting... Updated 15 Sep, 2023 10:52am
Markets Japanese rubber futures up SINGAPORE: Japanese rubber futures rose on Tuesday, tracking gains in the Shanghai market as the latest easing of... Published 28 Dec, 2022 04:12am
Markets Gasoil margins jump SINGAPORE: Asia’s 10 ppm sulphur gasoil margins surged by more than 13% on Tuesday, helped by weather-related... Published 28 Dec, 2022 04:12am
World China officially reports first COVID deaths in weeks as virus wave swells BEIJING: China officially reported on Monday its first COVID-related deaths since the government began dismantling... Published 19 Dec, 2022 11:15am
World China reports 8,838 new COVID cases for Dec 11 vs 10,815 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 8,838 new COVID-19 infections for Dec. 11, of which 2,240 were symptomatic and 6,598 were... Published 12 Dec, 2022 10:18am
World ‘Too many positives!’: As China rows back COVID curbs, virus fears spread BEIJING: As many Chinese embraced new found freedoms on Thursday after the country dropped key parts of its tough... Published 08 Dec, 2022 09:19am
World China signals zero-Covid relaxation after protests BEIJING: China’s top Covid official has signalled a possible relaxing of the country’s strict zero-tolerance... Published 01 Dec, 2022 10:37am
World China’s COVID cases rise, record daily numbers seen in Beijing and other cities BEIJING: China reported 14,878 new COVID-19 infections for Nov. 12, including a record number of new daily cases in... Published 13 Nov, 2022 12:02pm
World China reports 996 new COVID cases for Oct 18 vs 951 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 996 new COVID-19 infections on Oct. 18, of which 247 were symptomatic and 749 were... Published 19 Oct, 2022 10:26am
World China reports 951 new COVID cases for Oct 17 vs 921 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 951 new COVID-19 infections for Oct. 17, of which 250 were symptomatic and 701 were... Published 18 Oct, 2022 10:57am
World China reports 1,656 new COVID cases on Oct 6 vs 1,337 a day earlier Mainland China reported 1,656 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, of which 288 were symptomatic and 1,368 were... Published 07 Oct, 2022 12:28pm
World China reports 1,134 new COVID cases for Oct 4 vs 1,038 a day earlier BEIJING: Mainland China reported 1,134 new coronavirus cases for Tuesday, of which 273 were symptomatic and 861 ere... Published 05 Oct, 2022 11:17am
World China reports 799 new COVID cases for Sept 28 vs 905 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 799 new COVID-19 infections on Sept. 28, of which 170 were symptomatic and 629 were... Published 29 Sep, 2022 10:39am
World China reports 905 new COVID cases for Sept 27 vs 968 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 905 new COVID-19 infections for Sept. 27, of which 194 were symptomatic and 711 were... Published 28 Sep, 2022 12:56pm
World China reports 999 new COVID cases for Sept 25 vs 936 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 999 new COVID-19 infections on Sept. 25, of which 295 were symptomatic and 704 were... Published 26 Sep, 2022 10:48am
World China reports 747 new COVID cases for Sept 20 vs 789 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 747 new COVID-19 infections on Sept. 20, of which 166 were symptomatic and 581 were... Published 21 Sep, 2022 10:59am
World China reports 1,062 new coronavirus cases in mainland on Sept 13 SHANGHAI: China reported 1,062 new COVID-19 infections on Sept. 13, of which 237 were symptomatic and 825 were... Published 14 Sep, 2022 12:00pm
World China reports 2,310 new COVID cases for Aug 20 vs 2,354 day earlier SHANGHAI: Mainland China reported 2,310 new coronavirus cases for Aug. 20 of which 602 were symptomatic and 1,708... Published 21 Aug, 2022 11:54am
World China reports 940 new COVID cases for Aug 7 vs 868 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 940 new COVID-19 infections for Aug. 7, of which 380 were symptomatic and 560 were... Published 08 Aug, 2022 11:55am
World China population to begin shrinking by 2025 BEIJING: China’s population will begin to shrink by 2025, officials have said, as family sizes grow smaller and... Published 03 Aug, 2022 04:55am
World China reports 691 new COVID cases on July 16 vs 547 a day earlier BEIJING: Mainland China reported 691 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, of which 154 were symptomatic and 537 were... Published 17 Jul, 2022 10:46am
World China reports 275 new COVID cases for June 11 vs 210 a day earlier SHENZHEN: Mainland China reported 275 new coronavirus cases for June 11, of which 134 were symptomatic and 141 were... Published 12 Jun, 2022 10:56am
World China reports 171 new COVID cases for June 3 vs 157 a day earlier BEIJING: China recorded 171 new coronavirus cases on June 3, of which 46 were symptomatic and 125 were asymptomatic,... Published 04 Jun, 2022 11:03am
World China reports 24,268 new COVID cases on April 14 vs 29,411 a day earlier BEIJING: Mainland China reported 24,268 new coronavirus cases on April 14, of which 3,486 were symptomatic and... Published 15 Apr, 2022 10:12am
World Shanghai scrambles to secure food supplies as COVID lockdown hits SHANGHAI: Residents in the major Chinese financial centre of Shanghai, with 26 million under lockdown, scrambled to... Published 06 Apr, 2022 11:14am
World Shenzhen eases lockdown as pandemic gnaws at China economy BEIJING: China’s southern tech powerhouse Shenzhen has partially eased lockdown measures, after President Xi Jinping... Published 18 Mar, 2022 10:14am
World China’s soaring Covid infections fuel concerns about cost of containment BEIJING: China posted a steep jump in daily COVID-19 infections on Tuesday, with new cases more than doubling from a... Published 16 Mar, 2022 05:40am
World Mainland China daily local COVID cases at 2-year high BEIJING: Mainland China has logged its highest number of daily new local symptomatic COVID-19 infections in about ... Published 07 Mar, 2022 11:46am
World China reports 294 new confirmed coronavirus cases on March 3 vs 214 a day earlier BEIJING: China reported 294 new confirmed coronavirus cases on the mainland on March 3, the country's national ... Published 04 Mar, 2022 01:58pm
World Mainland China reports 195 new COVID-19 cases vs 137 a day earlier BEIJING: China reported 195 new COVID-19 cases in the mainland for Feb. 19, up from 137 cases a day earlier, the... Published 20 Feb, 2022 12:31pm
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points