Buildings shook briefly in Taipei on Monday as a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck off Taiwan's eastern coast, but there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake had a depth of 27.5 km with its epicentre 89.5 km off Taiwan's east coast, roughly ...

Shanghai municipal authorities reported 11 new Covid-19-related deaths on Monday, up from eight the day before. The number of new coronavirus infections reported in China's business capital fell very slightly to 3,947 from the 3,975 reported on Sund...

Mainland authorities have reported 4,384 new local coronavirus cases, of which 319 were symptomatic and 4,065 were asymptomatic. That compared with 4,620 a day earlier, consisting of 345 symptomatic and 4,275 asymptomatic infections. Shanghai accou...

Macau police said on Saturday that two women are suspected to have been murdered, after their bodies were found naked inside a casino hotel room. Officers said they found the bodies overnight after receiving a call from MGM Cotai asking for an ambu...

Daily Covid-19 infections in Shanghai continued to fall on Saturday, with the city reporting 4,214 new locally transmitted cases. Of the latest infections, 253 showed symptoms and 3,961 were asymptomatic. The city also reported 13 more Covid-rela...

Shanghai on Thursday reported 4,269 new Covid infections, down 382 from the day before. Of the new cases, 245 were symptomatic and 4,024 asymptomatic. The city also reported 12 more Covid-related deaths. Wu Qing, vice mayor of Shanghai, said th...

Fifty-three people died in a building collapse in Hunan province, authorities said on Friday, announcing the end of the rescue mission in a disaster which has been blamed on illegal construction. The commercial building in Changsha city caved in las...

Schools in Beijing have been ordered to remain closed to students in an attempt to eliminate the latest outbreak of Covid-19. Classes had been expected to return after the Labour Day holiday but have now been suspended for at least another week. Of...

Shanghai on Thursday reported 4,651 new Covid infections, down 331 from the day before. Of the new cases, 261 were symptomatic and 4,390 were asymptomatic. There were also 13 Covid-related deaths. Beijing saw 42 symptomatic cases and eight asymp...

The number of new local Covid-19 infections in Taiwan hit a fresh high on Wednesday. The daily caseload reached 28,420, up from about 23,000 the day before. New infections topped 10,000 in New Taipei City. Health authorities on the island also rep...

The daily tally of local Covid infections continued to edge down in Shanghai on Wednesday, as the city reported just under 5,000 cases – around 600 fewer than the previous day. Of the new infections, 4,722 were asymptomatic, while 260 were symptom...

Two months after warning that Beijing appeared poised to help Russia in its fight against Ukraine, senior US officials say they have not detected overt Chinese military and economic support. US officials told Reuters they remain wary about China's l...

Authorities in Shanghai on Tuesday reported a further drop in the number of Covid infections, from a total of more than 7,000 the day before to fewer than 6,000. There were 274 symptomatic infections, down from 727. The number of asymptomatic cases ...

China's Suzhou Abogen Biosciences Co said its Covid-19 vaccine candidate using messenger RNA (mRNA) technology and targeting the Omicron variant has obtained clinical trial approval in the United Arab Emirates. With Friday's announcement, Abogen joi...

The mainland reported 7,822 new Covid-19 cases on May 1, including 865 symptomatic cases and 6,957 asymptomatic infections, the National Health Commission said on Monday. That was down from 8,329 new cases a day earlier, of which 920 were symptomati...

Shanghai reported 32 new Covid-19 deaths on May 1, down from 38 a day earlier, the local government said on Monday. The city recorded 6,606 new local asymptomatic coronavirus cases on May 1, versus 7,084 a day earlier, the authority said in a statem...

Mainland China reported 8,329 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 for April 30, the National Health Commission said on Sunday, down from 10,793 a day earlier. Of the new cases, 920 were symptomatic, down from 1,424 reported on Saturday, and 7,409 were a...

Shanghai reported 38 new Covid-19 related deaths on April 30, down from 47 a day earlier, the local health authority said on Sunday. The city found 7,084 new local asymptomatic coronavirus cases on April 30 versus 8,932 a day earlier, the authority ...

Five people were rescued from a collapsed building in Changsha city, authorities said on Saturday, after emergency teams overnight clawed through the rubble of a structure that housed a cinema and guesthouse. Authorities are yet to reveal how many p...

Beijing will amp up its Covid-19 restrictions with additional testing requirements, officials announced on Saturday, as the start of the Labour Day holiday was muted by creeping infections in the capital. The five-day break is typically one of the m...