China will provide COVID-19 vaccines free of charge once they become available to the general public, government authorities said on Saturday. Slideshow ( 2 images )nsport of vaccines have costs, Continue Reading
A cold blast across China that’s brought temperatures in Beijing to the lowest since 1966 is wreaking havoc on energy markets, creating record power demand and sending coal and gas Continue Reading
China purchased more wheat from US farmers in the week ended Dec. 31, 2020, continuing the country’s buying spree for the eighth straight week, and indicating that US wheat exports Continue Reading
China’s light-speed recovery from the pandemic has reignited the perennial debate about how long the dollar’s 50-year dominance of global markets can persist. The U.S.’s struggle to control the coronavirus and revive Continue Reading
Steel production, both inside and outside Shijiazhuang, the capital city of China’s Hebei province which has been under lockdown since Jan. 7 due to a resurgence in COVID-19 cases, has Continue Reading
People with no symptoms transmit more than half of all cases of the novel coronavirus, according to a model developed by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Their Continue Reading
After angry rioters and supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in a last stand for the outgoing president, the United States has tallied its deadliest day of the coronavirus Continue Reading
Japan declared a one-month state of emergency in the capital, Tokyo, and three neighbouring prefectures on Thursday to stem the spread of coronavirus infections, as new daily cases surged to Continue Reading
Fears of an uncontrollable winter wave of coronavirus infections have prompted a growing number of European governments to close schools, breaking with a previous consensus that face-to-face teaching must be Continue Reading
Even before Covid-19, the World Bank had lowered its projections for global growth in the 10 years that began in 2020. The pandemic is exacerbating that trend, raising the prospect Continue Reading
