An uncrewed Chinese spacecraft has acquired imagery data covering all of Mars, including visuals of its south pole, after circling the planet more than 1,300 times since early last year, state media reported on Wednesday. The Tianwen-1 reached the R...

China will halve to seven days its Covid-19 quarantine period for inbound travellers, with a further three days spent at home, health authorities said on Tuesday. The change came in the National Health Commission's latest guideline on measures agai...

The State Council on Tuesday officially removed Zhang Xiaoming as a deputy director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. This comes after Zhang, 58, was appointed a deputy secretary-general of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Con...

China will roll out tools in its policy reserve in a timely way to cope with more economic challenges, as Covid-19 outbreaks and risks from the Ukraine crisis pose a threat to employment and price stability, a state planner official said on Tuesday. ...

China Evergrande said on Tuesday it will "vigorously oppose" a winding-up petition filed by an investor, while dismissing that the lawsuit will affect its restructuring efforts. The cash-strapped mainland developer acknowledged in a stock exchange ...

Profits at China's industrial firms shrank at a slower pace in May following a sharp fall in April, as activity in major manufacturing hubs resumed, but Covid-19 restrictions still weighed on factory production and squeezed factory margins. Profits ...

Macau launched a third round of mandatory Covid-19 testing for its more than 600,000 residents on Monday, in a push to curb a rise in infections in the world's biggest gambling hub. Officials during a media briefing said they discovered 96 new Covid...

The Macau government announced on Sunday that it will conduct a third round of universal testing of residents over the next two days. Officials there reported that the number of Covid-19 cases in the latest outbreak had jumped to 299. Thirty-eight ...

The mainland reported 116 new coronavirus cases for June 25, of which 39 were symptomatic and 77 were asymptomatic, the National Health Commission said on Sunday. That compared with 151 new cases a day earlier - 53 symptomatic and 98 asymptomatic in...

Macau health authorities said on Friday that the Covid tally in its latest outbreak had jumped to 170. During an afternoon press conference, they were asked about the possibility of a third round of citywide coronavirus screening. "There is a huge...

China's ambassador said on Friday Australia had fired the "first shot" in deteriorating trade relations but that there was an opportunity to improve bilateral ties if the new government in Canberra took action. China is Australia's largest trading p...

The tally in Macau's latest coronavirus outbreak rose to 149 on Friday, as the gambling hub continued a mass testing exercise. Officials warned that those who failed to comply with the testing order before midnight would see their "health code" turn...

Macau's Chief Executive Ho Iat-seng on Thursday ordered the closure of a range of venues – including cinemas, theatres, game centres, gyms, facial parlours, karaokes, bars, nightclubs, hair salons, swimming pools and internet cafes – from 5pm, in...

President Xi Jinping has chaired a top-level meeting that approved a plan for the healthy development of China's large payment firms and financial technology sector, state media reported. Government action has restricted some of China's biggest tech...

The number of coronavirus cases in a Macau outbreak jumped to 110 on Thursday, as the city launched another round of mass testing. The screening will run until midnight on Friday. The gaming hub tested over 600,000 residents in its first round of...

President Xi Jinping warned against "expanding" military ties on Wednesday in a speech at the opening ceremony of a virtual summit with leaders from Russia, India, Brazil and South Africa. Xi told the Brics business forum that the "Ukraine crisis is...

A man involved in a high-profile sexual assault against an Alibaba employee was sentenced to 18 months in prison on Wednesday, months after the employee went public about her assault and sparked renewed conversation of the treatment of women in Chine...

Heatwaves in northern and central China drove up electricity demand to record levels as millions switched on air conditioners to escape the sweltering conditions, while floodwaters in the south submerged villages and trapped city residents. On Wedne...

The United Nations said on Tuesday it would move talks to secure a global post-2020 biodiversity agreement from Kunming in China to Montreal, Canada, following multiple pandemic-related delays. Delegates to the December summit of the UN Convention o...

A hotel in Macau was locked down on Tuesday in view of the emergence of Covid-19 cases there. Some 700 people are reported to be inside the Fortuna Hotel. Authorities said those under lock down will be required to do three PCR tests and four rapi...