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: In Depth: How Italy’s Chinese Community Went From Helping Their Homeland to Seeking Its Help
In February, the diaspora sent masks and protective suits to their virus-stricken compatriots. But within weeks, aid was flowing in the opposite direction

: Coronavirus Live Updates (Tuesday): Countries Step Up Virus Aid; Global Recession Warning Sounded; EU Closes External Border
Fed offers $1 trillion to businesses; Trump considers $1,000 direct payments to Americans; VW halts Europe output; Apple closes stores indefinitely

Yes, Children Can Get Covid-19, but Less Severely Than Adults, Scientists Find

Kids have longer incubation and virus-shedding periods and often display symptoms atypical in adults such as gastrointestinal distress, published studies show

: Bad Loans Rise for China Banks as Virus Hits Businesses and Consumers
Risks are still under control because banking system has ample capital reserves and sound profitability, according to China’s top industry regulator

Editorial: Coronavirus Is a Global Problem That Requires Global Cooperation

Epidemics don’t respect borders. And pointless squabbling will only lead humanity toward an even bigger disaster

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LATEST NEWS

: As Gold Plunges, Chinese Investors Find New Haven in Steel Rods
Rise in rebar prices defies huge inventory overhang and reflects expectations that Beijing will embark on massive building spree to bolster economy
Mar 18, 2020 04:27 AM

: China’s Aviation Rebound Remains Beyond the Horizon, Even as Subsidies Lift Domestic Market
Six million more seats are expected to be sold on domestic Chinese flights next week, compared to a month ago. Even so, that would still be down nearly a quarter year-on-year
Mar 17, 2020 10:01 PM

: Summers: U.S. Economy May See ‘Quite Serious’ Recession
Unlike other financial crises, the market is responding to a problem with real gravity that can’t be solved with monetary policy
Mar 17, 2020 09:28 PM

: Energy Data Hint at an Economy Flailing Amid Virus Outbreak
China’s coal consumption plunged by a record 33.1% in the first two months of the year, official data show
Mar 17, 2020 09:11 PM

: China OKs First National Bad-Debt Manager in Two Decades
Approval may be a sign the government is preparing to step up efforts to deal with nonperforming loans
Mar 17, 2020 08:11 PM

: Hunan Tries to Jumpstart Local Car Sector
Central China province offers up to $428 for buyers of locally produced cars in bid to help industry pummeled by economic downturn and fallout from Covid-19 outbreak
Mar 17, 2020 07:09 PM

: IMF’s Georgieva: Cooperative Policy for a Healthy Global Economy
Covid-19 policy responses, from monetary to fiscal to regulatory, are most effective when coordinated
Mar 17, 2020 06:59 PM

: Gallery: Masked in Class
Hundreds of thousands of junior high and high school students in western China returned to class Monday following a postponed start to their spring terms due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Ministry of Education has estimated that a total of 1.5 million students in Guizhou province and the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region have now gone back to school
Mar 17, 2020 06:54 PM

: Caixin China Biz Roundup: Global Covid-19 Infections Outstrip Those Inside China
Today's episode discusses: More people have caught and died from the virus outside of China than inside the country; China to punish inbound travelers for hiding symptoms; and key national economic indicators nose-dive as virus bites
Mar 17, 2020 06:48 PM

: Chinese Oil Refiner Says No to Oil From Russia’s Rosneft
Sinochem trading unit did not explain why it had excluded the Russian firm from a recent crude tender, though another Rosneft subsidiary is under U.S. sanctions
Mar 17, 2020 06:38 PM