May 17, 2022 19:38 PM

China Detects New Omicron Subvariant Considered More Infectious
The mutation of Covid-19, which has already appeared in the U.S. and Hong Kong, can be up to 27% more infectious than its predecessor on the Chinese mainland, reports say
May 17, 2022 17:00 PM

Shanghai Says It Has Stopped Community Spread of Covid
The milestone fulfills a key condition for completely lifting a weeks-long lockdown that has sparked public anger, battered business
May 16, 2022 13:55 PM

Update: Shanghai Lays Out Plan to End Lockdown and Reopen Business by June
The city will embark on a three-phase plan this week that will gradually lift restrictions that have kept residents under strict lockdown for nearly two months
May 16, 2022 05:43 AM

Cover Story: China’s Race to Provide for Its Aging Population
As government pension funds run dry and employer benefits fall short, policymakers put renewed emphasis on personal retirement funds
May 14, 2022 19:55 PM

China Pulls Out of Hosting 2023 Asian Cup Due to Covid
Shock announcement comes after Beijing postponed the 2022 Asian Games as lockdowns continue to restrict the movements of hundreds of millions of people across the country
May 13, 2022 19:57 PM

Hospital Bosses Sent to Prison for Admitting Fever Patients
Two former directors of a medical institution in Sichuan province were convicted of violating local pandemic control measures
May 13, 2022 04:55 AM

Parcel Delivery Services in Shanghai Make Slow Comeback
Volume reaches 1 million packages daily — a sixth of normal capacity — as authorities clear more services to resume after month of Covid lockdowns
May 12, 2022 20:55 PM

Shanghai’s Covid Hospitals Struggle to Handle Patients With Other Serious Illnesses
City is grappling with a flood of cancer patients and seniors for whom Covid is just one problem of many
May 12, 2022 20:50 PM

Trending in China: Another Top Chinese University Withdraws From International Rankings
The decision by Beijing’s Renmin University sparks debate on the value of college rankings, as well as the impact it’ll have on its graduates’ career prospects
May 12, 2022 20:03 PM

China Says It Will ‘Strictly Restrict’ People From Entering or Leaving the Country
National Immigration Administration promises to limit ‘unnecessary outbound activities’ of Chinese citizens, without elaborating
May 12, 2022 05:01 AM

Beijing Steps Up Covid Restrictions as Outbreak Persists
City of 22 million, reporting 56 new Covid cases in 24 hours, limits access to public venues, curbs taxis and expands testing
May 11, 2022 20:09 PM

Shanghai Covid Testing Company Probed After False Positives Land People in Quarantine
The lab has been accused of contributing to the spread of Covid-19 after a wrongly quarantined patient later developed the disease
May 11, 2022 19:41 PM

In Depth: The Troubling Balancing Act Facing Shanghai’s ER Doctors
Strict Covid rules leave the city’s emergency physicians weighing how to prevent infections while still saving lives
May 10, 2022 20:05 PM

Former China Supreme Court Judge Handed 14-Year Prison Sentence for Corruption
Wang Linqing accepted some 22 million yuan in bribes and illegally obtained state secrets, a court statement said
May 09, 2022 20:05 PM

Advanced Placement Exams Canceled in Eight Cities, Leaving Chinese Students in the Lurch
The cancelations of the internationally recognized tests jeopardize the college plans of thousands hoping to go to school in the U.S. or Canada
May 08, 2022 07:54 AM

How a Nursing Home Resident in a Body Bag Was Found Alive
Viral video of Shanghai mortuary workers’ discovery stirs outrage and allegations of negligence as authorities punish local officials
May 06, 2022 20:07 PM

Covid Delays 2022 Asian Games in China
The Olympic Council of Asia announces the event won’t take place as scheduled this September in the eastern city of Hangzhou
May 06, 2022 19:22 PM

Vice President Wang Qishan to Attend South Korean President’s Inauguration
A special representative and close aide of President Xi Jinping, Wang will lead a delegation to Seoul at the invitation of the South Korean government
May 06, 2022 18:33 PM

Former Top Lawmaker Convicted of Bribery Dies of Sudden Illness
Yu Zhigang, 49, an ex-member of the NPC Standing Committee who was awaiting sentencing at a detention center, dies at a hospital after emergency efforts to save his life failed
May 06, 2022 14:18 PM

Changsha Building Collapse Death Toll Climbs to 53
The central government has set up an investigation team to dig deeper into the cause of the incident, after rescue efforts draw to a close