The coronavirus is going global, and it could bring the world economy to a standstill. An epidemic that began in the depths of China’s Hubei province is spreading rapidly. There Continue Reading
There is nothing investors hate more than uncertainty. Right now, that is all there is. Uncertainty about the severity and duration of the coronavirus outbreak , ripping around the world Continue Reading
The number of people infected with coronavirus surpassed 100,000 across the world on Friday as the outbreak reached more countries and intensified economic damage, with business districts beginning to empty Continue Reading
The northwestern Chinese province of Gansu has confirmed 17 new coronavirus cases imported from Iran, bringing the total imported cases to 28, the province’s health authorities said late on Friday. Continue Reading
China is making uneven progress in its return to work after more than a month of coronavirus disruption, with many factories running at under half capacity and office workers avoiding Continue Reading
When the coronavirus epidemic began its relentless march around the world, China’s diplomats reacted harshly toward countries that shut their borders, canceled flights or otherwise restricted travel. Italy was overreacting Continue Reading
About a quarter of China’s new confirmed cases and almost all of those outside the epidemic’s epicentre in Wuhan originated outside the country on Friday, according to official data. Most Continue Reading
A total of 78 million Chinese migrant rural workers have already returned to work, accounting for 60% of the total who left for home for the Chinese New Year holiday, Continue Reading
In any normal year, China’s political class would be convening around now inside Beijing’s Great Hall of the People to rubber-stamp the year’s targets for economic growth and the policies to Continue Reading
China’s exports plummeted in the first two months of the year as the coronavirus outbreak disrupted global supply chains, damped business activity and blocked transport across the world’s second largest Continue Reading
