Faced with a slowing economy, disruptions due to Covid-19 and deepening tensions with the United States, companies in China are having a tougher time than ever getting paid.

Rich Chinese families are rethinking plans to invest or educate their kids abroad, while the cottage industry that supported these activities is struggling amid the coronavirus.

Merchants at China’s largest fruit market say demand has plummeted due to consumer worries and a struggling service sector amid the coronavirus.

Once immune from economic hardship, China’s internet-fuelled tech sector is starting to reduce costs and cut jobs as the impact of Covid-19 spreads beyond traditional industries.

Migrant workers and the residents of rural areas are bearing the brunt of the employment crisis in China caused by Covid-19.

Shulan in Jilin province sees 11 cases linked to local woman, as nationwide total hits double figures for the first time this month.

Pou Chen makes footwear for the likes of Nike and Adidas, but says it has suffered from a lack of orders as global value chains strain under the impact from the coronavirus.

Tighter supply of soybeans is increasing the cost of pig feed for Chinese farmers still recovering from African swine fever.

Shenzhen’s economy shrank 6.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 as the coronavirus took its toll on China’s hi-tech hub.

Migrant workers are being forced to head back home as rising unemployment figures and closed factories suggest China’s job market is straining in the wake of the coronavirus.

Chinese authorities are asking small businesses about their difficulties obtaining loans from banks, as a growing number struggle with cash flow problems.

China has promised help to small and medium-sized businesses amid the coronavirus outbreak, but the loans are in some cases being incorrectly used for real estate investments.

Despite China’s best efforts, banks are reluctant to lend to small businesses struggling with the coronavirus due to a lack of collateral and higher default risks.

China is emerging from two months of coronavirus lockdowns, but with consumers faced with mounting concerns, they are adopting a cautious approach.

Medical crews sent to northern city to bolster health system overwhelmed with cases among people returning from Russia.

Foreign ministry, Guangzhou mayor and senior police officer say everyone is treated equally after several countries lodge formal protests.

The virus, known as Decapod iridescent virus 1, has infected about a quarter of the shrimp farms in Guangdong province, the heart of China’s production of the popular seafood.

Dongguan, once a thriving manufacturing hub, is on the frontline of a second wave demand shock that is hitting Chinese exporters trying to recover from the coronavirus.

Distributors in China suspend relationship with the firm even after it apologises, following outrage on Chinese social media.

China’s small businesses are turning to friends and family for emergency loans as income dries up amid the coronavirus but rent, worker salaries and loan payments remain.

Coronavirus has heaped misery on Japan’s economy, overshadowing the economic fallout of the one-year postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

The spring session of China’s largest trade expo, the Canton Fair, has been postponed due to fears about the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, authorities say.

After worst two months for decades due to the coronavirus outbreak, the People’s Bank of China says China’s economy is expected to make a swift return to its expected growth pattern.

Millions of migrant workers trapped in Hubei province are becoming increasingly frustrated as sweeping coronavirus controls prevent them from returning to work.

China says 60 per cent of small firms back at work, but many report orders from Europe and the US are drying up as the coronavirus spreads around the globe.

Africa has major trade and travel connections with China and Italy, the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus, but there are concerns over the continent’s ability to treat it.

China will push ahead with the spring session of its largest trade fair this year, despite the outbreak of the new coronavirus, says Premier Li Keqiang.

Restaurants, shops and other parts of China’s services sector have been forced to close as coronavirus control measures limit customer traffic to a fraction of normal.

Over 90 per cent of firms in Guangdong province had resumed operations as of Monday as China’s concentrated effort to recover amid the coronavirus continued.

The latest work-related coronavirus case underscores the difficulty China is facing to bring economic activity back to normal amid the outbreak.