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Coronavirus Outbreak
A new virus is fast infecting the world, creating one of the biggest global health crises since Ebola and SARS.
Editor: Lin Jinbing. Producer: Yu Zhuyangyang
In Depth: Why Vaccines Won’t Soon End the Covid-19 Pandemic
Humanity faces a rugged battle to make enough vaccines quickly enough, distribute them worldwide and get them into billions of people’s arms
Macau Casino Operators Rally as China Lifts Quarantine
The casinos have been recovering from their worst year on record after China began lifting travel restrictions months ago
China’s Overseas Energy Lending Tumbles to Lowest Since 2008
Financing for power plants and mines falls by 43% to $4.6 billion as pandemic hampers deal-making in developing countries
Why Seniors and Pregnant Women in China Can’t Get Vaccinated
Although three Covid-19 vaccines have been approved for emergency use in China, no clinical data involving people over the age of 59 have been made public
Iraq Decides Against Oil-Supply Deal With China’s Zhenhua
Baghdad opted not to go ahead after oil prices rose in recent months, Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar said
China Returns as Top India Trade Partner Even as Relations Sour
Trade between the longstanding economic and strategic rivals stood at $77.7 billion last year
Saudi-Backed U.K. Health App Babylon Ends Deal with Tencent
Tencent confirmed that it no longer has a partnership with Babylon and declined to comment further
PBOC’s Message to Markets: Focus on Interest Rates Not Liquidity
Central bank-backed newspaper seeks to reassure skittish investors that monetary policy isn’t tightening
Super Spreader Caused Nearly Half of One Chinese City’s Covid-19 Cases
Salesman directly or indirectly passed coronavirus to at least 141 people in northeastern city of Tonghua, one of whom later died, official report says
Gallery: Relaxing Measures
Hong Kong began easing social distancing measures Thursday following a decline in new coronavirus cases, with certain businesses such as massage parlors and movie theaters allowed to reopen. For months, the city had imposed strict measures to curb the fourth wave of the local outbreak, including mandatory testing and lockdowns in some of its residential neighborhoods
Cathay Asks Crew to Work 21-Day Stints to Avoid Quarantine
Hong Kong airline is taking extreme measures to cope with new government rules that require flight crews to isolate themselves whenever they return to the city
CX Daily: Hundreds of Chinese Patients Died in ‘Redundant’ Trials of Proven Drugs
China's weeklong Lunar New Year holiday sees mixed fortunes for its economy. A European consumer rights group files a complaint on TikTok
Charts of the Day: Lunar New Year Brings Mixed Fortunes for China’s Economy
Specter of Covid-19 pandemic continued to haunt consumer spending, with retail sales in large cities rebounding while travel slumped for a second year
China’s Covid ‘High-Risk’ Areas Fall to Zero After Holiday
Government lowers risk level after curbing travel in the run-up to the Lunar New Year
Chinese Foreign Minister Warns Again ‘Vaccine Nationalism’ as Beijing Delivers Shots Worldwide
Top diplomat Wang Yi said China will contributed 10 million doses to vaccine-sharing initiative COVAX, developing countries must get priority
Zimbabwe to Register China’s Sinovac Vaccine as Inoculation Program Starts
The southern African nation took delivery of 200,000 doses of Sinopharm’s shot on Monday
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