Feb 19, 2021 19:27 PM

Super Spreader Caused Nearly Half of One Chinese City’s Covid-19 Cases
By Matthew Walsh and Ma Danmeng
Salesman directly or indirectly passed coronavirus to at least 141 people in northeastern city of Tonghua, one of whom later died, official report says
Feb 19, 2021 16:28 PM

China Announces Eight Cases of Illegal Genetically Modified Crops
By Matthew Walsh
Agriculture ministry assures public that use of GM organisms is generally ‘above-board and controllable’
Feb 19, 2021 07:26 AM

Hong Kong OKs Sinovac Shot as Mass Vaccinations Get Set to Start
By Wen Simin and Han Wei
With 2 million doses of Sinovac and Pfizer-BioNTech shots on the way, city plans inoculation campaign starting Feb. 26
Feb 19, 2021 04:26 AM

China Urges Northeastern Provinces to Study Fully Scrapping Birth Limits
By Denise Jia
The shrinking rust belt with the nation’s lowest birthrates should take the lead in finding ways to address China’s declining population, health authorities says
Feb 18, 2021 18:27 PM

Six Killed in East China Gold Mine Fire
By Matthew Walsh and Bai Yujie
The blaze comes just a month after another mine disaster in the same city killed at least 10 people
Feb 18, 2021 14:28 PM

China’s Covid ‘High-Risk’ Areas Fall to Zero After Holiday
By Matthew Walsh
Government lowers risk level after curbing travel in the run-up to the Lunar New Year
Feb 13, 2021 05:56 AM

Lunar New Year Traffic Flood Turns to a Trickle
By Denise Jia
China’s railways carry almost 70% fewer passengers than last year amid restrictions to limit spread of Covid-19 as authorities project smallest travel total on record
Feb 12, 2021 07:46 AM

In Depth: China’s Unfinished Fight for Mine Safety
By Qin Jianxing, Feng Huamei and Han Wei
Jump in death rate after pandemic shutdowns shows the battle for mine safety goes on; how a regulatory change may help
Feb 11, 2021 05:30 AM

In Depth: Why Vaccines Won’t Soon End the Covid-19 Pandemic
By Ma Danmeng, Wang Simin, Wang Lijun, Zhao Jinzhao, Xu Wen, Jia Tianqiong and Han Wei
Humanity faces a rugged battle to make enough vaccines quickly enough, distribute them worldwide and get them into billions of people’s arms
Feb 11, 2021 04:47 AM

CanSino’s Covid-19 Vaccine Wins Mexico Approval for Emergency Use
By Wang Lijun and Han Wei
Shot developed by biotech company and Chinese military was 65.7% effective in preventing symptomatic cases in late-stage trials
Feb 10, 2021 18:56 PM

In Depth: Scam Surgeries Expose Ills at China’s For-Profit Hospitals
By Matthew Walsh
Emboldened by lax regulation and protected by a network of corrupt officials, Ouya Men’s Health Hospital perpetrated brazen medical fraud for years
Feb 10, 2021 06:11 AM

Coronavirus Unlikely to Have Leaked From Wuhan Lab, WHO Team Says
Following a 12-day investigation at the pandemic’s first epicenter, scientists find Covid-19 virus may have been circulating undetected for weeks
Feb 09, 2021 19:24 PM

BioNTech Says It’s On Track to Supply 100 Million Vaccine Doses to China
By Wang Lijun, Ren Bo and Matthew Walsh
German pharmaceutical giant is ‘very encouraged’ by safety and efficacy of coronavirus inoculation it co-developed with Pfizer, company CEO says
Feb 09, 2021 18:46 PM

After Outbreak, Trains Start Running Again in North China City as Lockdown Loosens
Shijiazhuang resumes railway service after 34-day suspension due to local coronavirus flare-up
Feb 09, 2021 06:20 AM

Former Shandong Prison Head Sentenced to Prison for Covid-19 Outbreak
By Tan Jianxing and Denise Jia
Rencheng warden Liu Baoshan and two other penal system officials convicted of dereliction of duty as pandemic spread among captives
Feb 08, 2021 20:36 PM

In Depth: China Fine-Tunes Anti-Monopoly Guidelines to Tackle Abusive Platforms
By Matthew Walsh and Qian Tong
Newly published final rules require specific market harm to be defined and do away with language restricting differentiated pricing based on predictions of customers willingness to pay
Feb 08, 2021 20:15 PM

Former Executive at State-Owned Power Giant Falls Under Graft Probe
Xie Changjun was among Guodian’s top management for four years, before retiring in 2017
Feb 08, 2021 19:40 PM

China Records No New Domestically Transmitted Covid-19 Cases for the First Time in Two Months
All of the new cases detected Sunday occurred in people arriving from overseas. It's the first time that has happened since Dec. 16
Feb 08, 2021 07:42 AM

Cover Story: Can the Virus Still Win?
By Zhao Jinzhao, Ma Danmeng, Wang Lijun and Han Wei
Key things to know as mass vaccinations against Covid-19 pick up steam around the world in humanity’s best hope for corralling a pandemic
Feb 06, 2021 16:54 PM

Former Beijing Deputy Mayor Sentenced to 15 Years for Taking $20 Million in Bribes
By Anniek Bao and Wang Mengyao
Chen Gang used his position as a top urban development official to help companies win construction projects