China on the Global Stage: international affairs, trade and overseas M&A

Mar 30, 2020 21:14 PM

Hundreds of Chinese Students Stranded in Ethiopia Find Their Way Home
China’s latest border restrictions have created chaos for returning citizens
Mar 30, 2020 21:02 PM

Reporter’s Notebook: Tokyo Is in Danger
By Chen Lixiong
After a lax approach to Covid-19, Tokyo risks a large-scale outbreak
Mar 28, 2020 03:49 AM

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson Contracts Coronavirus

In video posted on Twitter, British leader acknowledges ‘mild symptoms’ and vows to continue leading Covid-19 battle via video conferencing while in isolation in Downing Street
Mar 27, 2020 21:47 PM

Xi Jinping Calls for Unity Between China, U.S. in Pandemic Fight
Donald Trump says during phone conversation he will ensure both countries focus on cooperation without distractions
Mar 27, 2020 16:06 PM

U.S. Now Has More Recorded Covid-19 Cases Than Any Other Nation
New York City reports 23,000 cases, over a quarter of America’s total
Mar 24, 2020 12:50 PM

U.S. Infectious Disease Director Rejects Use of ‘Chinese Virus’ for Covid-19
Anothony Fauci, who heads the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says he has never has and never will use term favored by Donald Trump
Mar 23, 2020 18:39 PM

Canada, Australia Call to Postpone Tokyo 2020 Olympics
By Dave Yin
Japan, IOC say they will decide within a month
Mar 23, 2020 06:05 AM

In Depth: Why South Korea Is Winning Its Covid-19 Fight
By Tiang Jiawei, Ma Danmeng, Huang Shulun and Han Wei
Pandemic preparations enabled East Asian dynamo to tame skyrocketing infections using world’s most effective mass testing system ― without lockdowns
Mar 22, 2020 15:32 PM

Czech Republic Promises ‘No Losses’ After Confiscating Donated Masks Meant for Chinese in Italy
By Tang Ziyi
A batch of 101,600 masks donated by the Red Cross of Qingtian City in China's Zhejiang province will be given to Chinese expatriates in Italy
Mar 21, 2020 20:26 PM

Singapore Reports First Two Coronavirus Deaths
By Vanessa Liu
Covid-19 claims 75-year-old Singaporean woman and 64-year old Indonesian man
Mar 21, 2020 12:14 PM

How Covid-19 Overwhelmed an Italian Region’s Hospitals
By Mo Yelin
Virus task force estimated in early March that 20 times more intensive care beds would be needed than were available at the time
Mar 20, 2020 20:29 PM

Singapore’s Success in Limiting Covid-19 Outbreak is All in the Planning, Ambassador Says
By Lu Wen and Dave Yin
Lessons from the SARS crisis to develop a whole-of-government approach have stopped the new coronavirus from spreading
Mar 16, 2020 05:24 AM

Fed Cuts Main Interest Rate to Near Zero, to Boost Assets by $700 Billion

The action comes less than two weeks after it slashed rates by a half percentage point in an emergency move to cushion the economy from the outbreak
Mar 16, 2020 04:17 AM

In Depth: How the U.S. Missed Its Window for Taming the Covid-19 Virus
By Zeng Jia, Ma Danmeng, Zhang Qi and Denise Jia
As China mobilized 1.4 billion to fight the pandemic, America dithered and failed to learn the lessons from Asia’s experiences with nursing homes, cruise ships and quarantines, experts say
Mar 15, 2020 16:04 PM

President Trump Is Negative for Coronavirus, White House Says
U.S. leader said he got tested because ‘the press is going crazy about it’
Mar 12, 2020 19:47 PM

WHO ‘Pandemic’ Declaration Is Call to Action, Experts Say
By Flynn Murphy
Word isn’t an official classification, so usage is probably aimed at encouraging more aggressive measures
Mar 06, 2020 20:51 PM

How a Coronavirus Outbreak Could Ravage North Korea
By Matthew Walsh
The rapidly spreading disease may wreck the impoverished, hermitlike nation’s crumbling health system and force it back into nuclear provocation
Mar 01, 2020 15:33 PM

French Urged to Stop Cheek-to-Cheek Kisses to Contain the Virus
The French government also canceled the Paris half-marathon on Sunday and banned indoor gatherings of more than 5,000 people
Mar 01, 2020 15:26 PM

Australia’s First Virus Death Was Diamond Princess Passenger
Elsewhere in the country, two new cases emerged in recent days in Sydney and the Gold Coast after a man and a woman returned from trips to Iran
Feb 28, 2020 21:02 PM

Iran Coronavirus Cases Soar to 388, Neighbors Close Borders
By Tian Jiawei and Lu Yutong
At least seven officials, including a vice president, have tested positive for Covid-19