Huanggang on Thursday became the second Chinese city to go into lockdown over the coronavirus outbreak that has killed 17 people and infected more than 630. Health authorities in the Continue Reading
Global stocks slumped Thursday as China grappled with a worsening viral outbreak, leading investors to reassess the potential economic fallout world-wide. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged Continue Reading
In closing off Wuhan, a city of more than 11 million people, China is deploying a centuries-old public health tactic to prevent the spread of infectious disease — this time, Continue Reading
Highlights Wuhan city suspends all public transportation services, shuts airport Q1 jet fuel demand growth may slow to 3% from 7%-8% average Hong Kong’s jet fuel imports fell 37% on Continue Reading
Rozette Rago for The New York Times The trade war is de-escalating, at least for now. But the economic damage it caused could be far from over. Two years of Continue Reading
Wall Street lost ground on Tuesday, backing away from record highs as a viral outbreak from China found its way to U.S. shores and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered Continue Reading
Facing growing pressure to contain a deadly viral outbreak that has spread halfway around the world, China’s ruling Communist Party raced on Tuesday to confront the disease, slapping restrictions on Continue Reading
The death toll from a new flu-like coronavirus in China rose to nine on Wednesday with 440 confirmed cases, Chinese health officials said as authorities stepped up efforts to control Continue Reading
It was the latest wild turn in this most extreme of Australian summers. Large hailstones have rained down on Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra over the past two days, destroying vehicles, punching Continue Reading
China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) has found crude oil and natural gas in the deepest well drilled in Asia’s onshore, striking hydrocarbons in a pre-salt layer for the first time in Continue Reading
