Coronavirus inflicts growing toll on China’s health workers
A new coronavirus has taken a growing toll of Chinese health workers on the front line of the fight to stop it, a top official said on Friday, as authorities Continue Reading
In China’s coronavirus epicenter, volunteers keep stricken city moving
A day after the city government of Wuhan locked down all of its public transportation to keep the coronavirus outbreak that began in the city from spreading further, three nurses Continue Reading
China Expands Chaotic Dragnet in Coronavirus Crackdown
China’s leaders expanded a mass roundup of people possibly sickened with the coronavirus on Thursday, widening their dragnet well beyond the epicenter of the outbreak to at least two more Continue Reading
Economic fallout from China’s coronavirus mounts around the world
The economic casualties from China’s coronavirus epidemic are mounting as Asian and European auto plants run short of parts, free-spending Chinese tourists stay home and American companies brace for unpredictable Continue Reading
China’s coronavirus cases surge again as Valentine’s Day takes hit
China again reported a big jump in coronavirus cases on Friday after changing its methodology for diagnosing and counting infections, denting hopes that the deadly outbreak could be petering out. Continue Reading
Big Oil Warned Trump That China Trade Deal Wouldn’t Work
The American Petroleum Institute warned the Trump administration that the U.S. oil industry would be hard pressed to produce all the oil China has committed to buy under the Phase Continue Reading
Jump in coronavirus cases yanks rally into reverse
A sharp rise in the number of coronavirus deaths and infections unnerved world markets on Thursday, as traders halted the rally in stocks and retreated to the safety of government Continue Reading
Could the new coronavirus really kill 50 million people worldwide?
If the spread of the new coronavirus isn’t halted, it could infect 60 per cent of the world’s population and kill 1 in 100 of those infected – around 50 Continue Reading
The World Health Organization Draws Flak for Coronavirus Response
When the World Health Organization declared a global public-health emergency at the end of last month, it praised China’s “extraordinary” efforts to combat the coronavirus epidemic and urged other countries Continue Reading
Why China Shuns U.S. LNG Despite Trade Deal
An ongoing two-year long trade war between the US and China that has impacted the exports of both countries seemed to be closer to a resolution in January, when the Continue Reading