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Feb 1, 2021

WHO team in Wuhan visits disease control centers

A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has visited two disease control centers in the province where the outbreak emerged

Feb 1, 2021

WHO team in Wuhan visits provincial disease control center

A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has visited the disease control center in the province where the outbreak began

Jan 31, 2021

China’s manufacturing, services sectors weaken in January

An official indicator of China’s manufacturing activity has weakened for a second consecutive month in January, following outbreaks of domestic COVID-19 cases that affected the operations of some industries

China's first Hualong One nuclear reactor begins operations

Jan 30, 2021

China National Nuclear Corporation says its first nuclear power unit that uses Hualong One, a third-generation nuclear reactor, has started commercial operations

Jan 29, 2021

China finance official executed in bribery case

The former head of a Chinese state-owned asset management company has been executed on charges of taking bribes in one of the most severe penalties imposed in a recent corruption case

Jan 29, 2021

WHO team visits Wuhan hospital that had early COVID patients

A World Health Organization team is visiting a hospital where China says the first COVID-19 patients were treated more than a year ago

Jan 29, 2021

Asian stocks fall after Wall St rebounds from losses

Asian stock markets have fallen after Wall Street rebounded from its biggest loss in nearly three months

Jan 28, 2021

Global shares drop after US stocks' worst day since October

Global shares have fallen as a reality check sets in about longtime economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic, giving Wall Street its worst day since October

Jan 28, 2021

Asia Today: China's big holiday travel season light so far

Efforts to dissuade Chinese from traveling for Lunar New Year appeared to be working

Jan 27, 2021

Asia Today: South Korea adds 559 cases, highest in 10 days

South Korea has reported 599 new coronavirus cases, the highest in 10 days, as health workers scramble to slow infections at religious facilities, which have been a major source throughout the pandemic