The Covid-19 pandemic caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2) stands as the fastest-spreading and most extensive global health crisis that humanity has faced in a century ...

Anthony DeBarros is a data news editor in The Wall Street Journal's Washington, D.C., bureau. He specializes in gathering and ...

Stephen Fidler is bureau chief at large at The Wall Street Journal in London, a broad-based role that draws on decades of ...

Hong Kong authorities confirmed 140 new Covid-19 infections on Sunday, the most in a single day in 18 months, as they battled to contain a spiralling outbreak at the Omicron-hit Kwai Chung Estate.

Across the pond, the FTSE 100 sank 4.95%, its worst daily drop since ... that followed the Omicron variant announcement. This afternoon’s tumble accelerated after China announced retaliatory ...

But Xi insisted that China live through his draconian "zero COVID" measures while resisting importing Western vaccines. Hundreds of millions of people endured lockdowns, daily tests and forced ...

China has rolled out a barrage of measures meant to counter the blow to its economy from U.S. President Donald Trump's trade ...

The burden of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias in China is higher than in most countries and increasing at a faster ...

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China fires back after US official takes swipe at aid ...

In a stark contrast with the China-bashers' allegations that are invariably backed by a vague "reportedly" and their "facts" from anonymous sources , the Chinese document provides a solid foundation ...

Catch up on some of SCMP’s biggest China stories of the day. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China’s economy grows 5.4% in first quarter ahead ...

China restated its case that Covid-19 may have originated in the United States in a white paper on its pandemic response ...