Coronavirus survivors want answers, and China is silencing them
BEIJING: The text messages to the Chinese activist streamed in from ordinary Wuhan residents, making the same extraordinary request: Help…
Covid-19: Global backlash builds against China over coronavirus
BRUSSELS: Australia has called for an inquiry into the origin of the coronavirus. Germany and Britain are hesitating anew about…
Analysis | What’s behind Trump’s China attacks?
President Donald Trump and his aides have stepped up attacks on China in recent weeks over the COVID-19 outbreak as…
Trump administration pushing to rip global supply chains from China: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration is “turbocharging” an initiative to remove global industrial supply chains from China as it…
Dollar firm but stocks, oil under pressure as U.S.-China tensions rise
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The dollar rose, oil fell and stock markets were poised to slip on Monday as rising U.S.-China…
Harbin city shuts eateries, coronavirus curbs ease elsewhere in China
FILE PHOTO: Workers in protective suits are seen at a registration point for passengers at an airport in Harbin, capital…
PM Modi signals push to attract firms that exit China to India
PM Modi discussing strategies to attract investments with his top ministerial colleagues. (File photo)NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on…
Be ready to woo companies quitting China: PM Modi
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while interacting with CMs on Monday, is learnt to have suggested that states should…
Coronavirus came to New York from Europe, not China, governor says
(Reuters) - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday pointed to research showing that strains of the novel coronavirus entered…
India opens bridge in Arunachal Pradesh setting stage for China face-off
Daporijo Bridge over Subansiri River has been constructed by Border Roads Organisation.NEW DELHI: India has opened a new all-weather bridge,…
Cash is cancelled. Digital coupons all the rage in a recuperating China
Updated April 23, 2020 05:04:25 China is no stranger to a cashless economy, and that now extends to its coronavirus…
American quandary: how to secure weapons-grade minerals without China
MOUNTAIN PASS, Calif. (Reuters) - The United States wants to curb its reliance on China for specialized minerals used to…
Changes in FDI rules don’t violate treaties: India to China
NEW DELHI: A day after China’s outburst over the change in foreign direct investment policy, India on Tuesday hit back…
Govt approval must for all FDIs from neighbouring countries including China
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday made its prior approval mandatory for foreign investments from countries that share land border…
Indonesia has the highest variety of coronavirus deaths in Asia beyond China
Posted April 18, 2020 15:51:04 Indonesia has reported 407 new coronavirus cases, taking the total number to 5,923 and surpassing…
COVID-19 | Major consignment of testing kits arriving from China today
A laboratory technician places a tag on a box containing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) testing kit at a sample collection centre…
First lot of Covid-19 kits from China may arrive today
NEW DELHI: After several delays, India will finally receive the first consignment of rapid testing kits for Covid-19 by this…
Asia shares combine, China cuts another rate of interest
SYDNEY/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Asian share markets took a breather on Wednesday as warnings of the worst global recession since…
India to get 15 million PPE sets from China
Indian companies and government entities have placed orders for 15 million Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) kits, including gowns and masks,…
Wuhan at first downplayed crisis, says China specialist Dali Yang
On December 31, 2019, the Wuhan government announced an outbreak of viral pneumonia. Until January 19, Wuhan authorities would maintain…
Urns in Wuhan prompt new questions of coronavirus toll in China
WUHAN: The long lines and stacks of ash urns greeting family members of the dead at funeral homes in Wuhan…
Taiwan foreign minister welcomes U.S. reporters expelled by China
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu extended a personal invitation on Saturday for three major U.S. newspapers to…
New 5G Redmi phone gets 3C accreditation in China
While the Redmi K30 Pro and K30 Pro Zoom were officially announced earlier this week, it seems the Xiaomi sub-brand…
Coronavirus | US tops world in COVID-19 cases, overtaking China and Italy
The United States on Thursday took the grim title of the country with the most coronavirus infections and reported a…
Coronavirus live updates: United States tops world in infection cases, surpassing China and Italy
US tops world in virus cases, overtaking China and ItalyThe United States on Thursday took the grim title of
Spain’s COVID-19 toll surpasses that of China
War footing: The Emergency Army Unit at the train station in Granada, Spain. Over 700 people have died in the…
China’s no: On China’s lead in consisting of coronavirus
The rest of the world might have to follow China’s lead in containing the virus In a remarkable turnaround, China…
As Coronavirus strikes United States Congress, anger increases versus China
An empty Statuary Hall is seen at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on March 19, 2020. ( AFP photo)WASHINGTON:…
Apple closes all retail stores, except Greater China, until further notice
People sit inside a closed Apple Store during the global outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Santa Monica, California, U.S., March…
Apple says reopening all its branded stores in China
Apple had announced the shuttering of its branded stores in early February.
China federal government spokesperson states U.S. armed force might have brought infection to China
BEIJING (Reuters) - A spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry suggested on Thursday the U.S. military might have brought the coronavirus…
Australia extends bans on visitors from Italy, South Korea, Iran and China
Updated March 12, 2020 18:59:47 The Federal Government has extended its coronavirus travel ban for travellers from Italy, South Korea,…
Death toll rises to 10 from collapsed hotel in China utilized as quarantine website
BEIJING (Reuters) - Ten people have died in the collapse of a hotel in the Chinese city of Quanzhou, the…
Most current on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
(Reuters) - The rapid spread of the coronavirus increased fears of a pandemic on Friday, with eight countries reporting their…
Latest on coronavirus spreading in China and beyond
(Reuters) - Here are the latest developments around the new coronavirus outbreak: People wearing face masks are seen at a…
Taiwan’s Foxconn gets OK to restart plant in Zhengzhou, China: source
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Foxconn, the trading name of Hon Hai Precision Industry, is seen on top of the…
Coronavirus death toll rises to 908 in China
BEIJING: The death toll in China due to novel coronavirus epidemic has gone up to 908 and the number of…
Coronavirus outbreak: PM Modi offers India’s help to China
NEW DELHI: As China reels under deadly coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to Chinese President Xi Jinping…
Pompeo urges U.S. state governors to be cautious in business with China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged governors of U.S. states and territories on Saturday to adopt…
Air China cuts flights between China and U.S. due to coronavirus epidemic
BEIJING (Reuters) - State carrier Air China (601111.SS) (0753.HK) said late on Saturday it will “adjust” its flights between China…
India bars entry of foreigners who have been to China after Jan 15, 2020
NEW DELHI: In a bid to keep Indians safe from coronavirus, the country has decided to bar entry of foreigners…
American dies of coronavirus in China as toll set to surpass SARS
BEIJING (Reuters) - An American became the first confirmed non-Chinese victim of the new coronavirus on Saturday while a Japanese…
Coronavirus: death toll in China skyrockets to 722
The number of deaths from China’s new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 722 on Saturday, surpassing the toll from the SARS…
15 students stranded in China brought to Kochi
A group of 15 students from Kerala, who were stranded at Kunming airport in China following coronavirus outbreak, landed at…
Foreign Minister Di Maio states Italy to keep block on China flights
ROME (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio on Friday said Italy would keep a block on flights to and…
Trump, Xi reaffirm backing for Phase 1 of U.S.-China trade deal
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with China's President Xi Jinping at the start of their bilateral meeting at…
China says Italy willing to resume some China flights
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China’s foreign ministry said on Friday that Italy was willing to resume some flights between the two…
Stocks rally, safe-haven currencies drop, on China plan to cut tariffs
NEW YORK (Reuters) - World equity markets rallied for a fourth day on Thursday, with key stock indexes touching fresh…
Kazakhstan stops sending mail to and from China
ALMATY (Reuters) - Kazakhstan’s postal operator, Kazpost, has stopped moving mail to and from China amid the new coronavirus outbreak…
Lots of trade fairs, conferences delayed in the middle of China virus fears
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - More than two dozen large trade fairs and industry conferences in Asia have been postponed because of…