Tag: China
Coronavirus: United States overtakes China in death toll, expects worse statistics
The United States on Tuesday overtook China in the official death toll from the coronavirus hitting 3,425 deaths.
China’s coronavirus data queried after 21m phone users vanish
How many people were really infected by the coronavirus in China and how many died? Chinese opposition newspaper, Epoch Times…
Forest fire kills 18 firefighters in China
A forest fire in southwest China has killed 18 firefighters and one other person.
People’s Bank of China injects $7b to revive economy
People's Bank of China(PBoC) on Monday cut interest rate on loans to banks by the largest margin in five years,…
Coronavirus: China imposes entry ban, cancels visas
China’s Foreign Ministry announced Friday the temporary suspension of all entries into the country from Saturday.
U.S. overtakes China, Italy as world’s worst-hit by coronavirus
The United States has now overtaken China and Italy as the world's worst-hit country by the raging coronavirus pandemic.
Imported cases of coronavirus spike in China
China, the coronavirus pandemic’s original epicentre reported 47 new infections, all of them recent arrivals from abroad.
I am mad at China – Toke Makinwa
Nigerian On-Air Personality Toke Makinwa has aired her displeasure against China, accusing it of inflicting the novel coronavirus pandemic on…
Coronavirus: Trump calls out China again
After describing the coronavirus as 'Chinese virus', U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on Saturday, accusing China for being ‘secretive’…
China reports zero coronavirus case for third consecutive day
China reported no new local cases of the deadly coronavirus for a third consecutive day Saturday but confirmed the highest…
Coronavirus kills more people in Italy than China
Italy, with its shambolic health services, has surpassed China, in the number of people killed by coronavirus.
China poised to expel American correspondents in tit-for-tat
China announced early on Wednesday that it will rescind the press credentials of American correspondents with the New York Times,…
China’ s Wuhan introduces compulsory 14-day quarantine for returnees
The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first began in late December, said it will require all overseas…
Coronavirus: Xi offers condolences to Italy, Iran, South Korea
Chinese President Xi Jinping has spoken to his Italian, South Korean and Iranian counterparts over the phone to offer his…
Coronavirus re-exported to China by travellers
According to data released by the China's National Health Commission, the number of new coronavirus cases imported into mainland China…
China accuses US Army of bringing coronavirus to Wuhan
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian has sparked a new coronavirus controversy, when he suggested that the US army might…
Coronavirus: South Korea, China to hold cooperation talks
South Korea and China will hold a video conference this week on possible cooperation to fight the new coronavirus, Seoul’s…
China faces fresh challenge after taming coronavirus
After securing an upper hand in its all-out confrontation with the novel coronavirus on home turf, China faces another tough…
China reacts after North Korea launches projectiles
China's foreign ministry, asked about North Korea's launch of projectiles, says it calls on all parties to adhere to consultation…
Iran ‘exports’ coronavirus back to China
China reported four new cases of coronavirus outside the epicentre Wuhan province on Sunday. The cases recorded in Gansu province…
70 trapped as Coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses in China
No fewer than 70 people are reportedly trapped after a hotel being used as a coronavirus quarantine facility in the…
China’s foreign trade falls as coronavirus hits economy
China’s foreign trade plummeted 11 percent year-on-year in the first two months of 2020 to 591.99 billion dollars, according to…
Coronavirus cases rise in China, South Korea
Mainland China reported a rise in new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Thursday, reversing three straight days of declines, because…
Coronavirus: China reports lowest infections in six weeks
China reported 125 new virus cases on Tuesday, marking the lowest number of new daily infections in six weeks
Coronavirus update: Infections in China rise, death tally falls
Mainland China reported 573 new confirmed coronavirus cases on Feb. 29, up from 427 the previous day, but the death…
President placed under quarantine after China trip
Mongolia President Battulga Khaltmaa and his officials went to China to show solidarity with the Chinese people in the season…
China quarantines 94 passengers from Seoul
China has quarantined 94 passengers on a flight from Seoul to Nanjing after three were showing signs of fever, the…
China jails Gui Minhai Swedish bookseller of salacious Chinese titles
A Chinese court has sentenced Swedish book publisher Gui Minhai to 10 years in prison on charges of illegally providing…
Coronavirus cases slump in China, surge in South Korea, Italy
China reported a sharp fall in new deaths and cases of the coronavirus on Saturday, but world health officials warned…
China expels 3 WSJ reporters
China on Wednesday ordered three reporters from The Wall Street Journal to leave the country over what Beijing deemed a…