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Business is suddenly booming for China’s lemon farmers as citizens turn to natural remedies to fight a mounting wave of Covid-19 infections. “The market is very much on fire,” said one farmer called Wen. Wen grows lemons on about 53ha in…

Japan's Foreign Ministry on Monday shared with lawmakers a rights group's report claiming that Tokyo is unwittingly hosting a so-called Chinese overseas police station, believed to monitor and threaten Chinese citizens abroad. Tokyo was…

Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit Beijing on Tuesday in the first trip by a top Australian diplomat to China’s capital since 2018, a major sign of warming relations between the two countries. The Australian government announced the…

The number of Covid-positive dead arriving at Beijing’s funeral parlours and crematoria is rising, according to media reports, despite China not reporting a fatality from the virus for two weeks. The Chinese capital is in the grip of its…

Shanghai will shut most schools again from Monday, reverting to an element of China’s old virus playbook as the rapid dismantling of the country’s pandemic restrictions spurs an explosion in cases. Students in all classes except for those…

China on Wednesday stopped releasing data on asymptomatic COVID-19 cases, saying it is impossible to monitor them accurately, with many people no longer taking PCR tests after the government significantly eased its strict "zero-COVID"…

A rare triple-dip La Niña is chilling north-east Asia, with the densely populated region being hit by frigid weather that will add to global energy demand and push up fuel prices. China, Japan and South Korea will experience below-freezing…

China's strict "zero-COVID" policy to stem coronavirus infections through lockdowns has effectively collapsed, with the epidemic apparently raging in major cities after the government significantly eased antivirus steps last week amid…

China may drop quarantine for Hong Kong residents travelling into the mainland in January 2023, according to local media reports, as the country speeds up its shift away from strict Covid-19 control. There is “a good chance” of a…

China should refrain from using force to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait, a senior figure in Japan’s ruling party said on a visit to Taipei, a comment that come as Beijing escalates its economic punishments of the democratically…