The U.S. is calling on China to permanently shut down the country’s wet markets, where the deadly coronavirus is thought to have first emerged late last year, as Australia urged an international … ( read…
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China rights lawyer barred from Beijing after prison: wife
Chinese human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang has not been allowed to reunite with his family in Beijing following his release from prison, his wife said Thursday, after Washington urged China to lift … ( read…
Hong Kong reshuffles govt. as debate rages over Beijing’s role
Hong Kong unveiled a government shake-up on Wednesday that it said was aimed at reviving the financial hub’s beleaguered economy and had nothing to do with a recent controversy over Beijing’s role in … (…
Pompeo blasts China, WHO over coronavirus transparency failures: ‘They need to be held accountable’
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called Wednesday for structural changes to the World Health Organization (WHO) and greater transparency from China over the origins of the coronavirus. ( read original story …)
China coronavirus cases may have been four times official figure, says study
More than 232,000 people may have been infected in the first wave of Covid-19 in mainland China, four times the official figures, according to a study by Hong Kong researchers. Mainland China reported … (…
Exclusive: China plans to boost state reserves with U.S. crops amid coronavirus -sources
China is preparing to buy more than 30 million tonnes of crops for state stockpiles to help protect itself from supply chain disruptions due to the coronavirus pandemic and make good on pledges to buy…
China to donate additional $30 million to WHO for COVID-19
China is to donate an additional $30 million to the World Health Organization (WHO) to support the global fight against COVID-19, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Thursday. ( read original story …)
Three negatives and a positive: problems with coronavirus tests in China
Trader He Ximing in the Chinese city of Wuhan says he has no idea how or where he caught the coronavirus or why repeated nucleic acid tests showed he didn’t have it. ( read original…
China reports 10 new coronavirus cases in mainland vs 30 a day earlier
Mainland China reported 10 new coronavirus cases as of the end of April 22, down from 30 a day earlier as the number of so-called imported cases involving travelers from overseas declined, the … (…
China’s Didi sees overseas business off coronavirus low, eyes payment firm deals, new markets: executive
China ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing is upbeat that business overseas has turned a corner after dropping to a mid-March low amid the coronavirus pandemic, a senior executive said, and is already … ( read original…
Prevalence of malnutrition and analysis of related factors in elderly patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China
To evaluate the prevalence of and its related factors in elderly patients with COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. Subjects/methods. In a cross-sectional … ( read original story …)
Secretary Pompeo calls for a structural fix for the WHO, transparency from China on COVID-19 origins
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo joins Laura Ingraham for an exclusive interview on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ What to Read Next … ( read original story …)
China’s cash-strapped poor seek more debt as coronavirus hits job prospects
Demand for consumer loans is picking up in China, especially among the less affluent, highlighting a group that some say could use more support during the coronavirus-induced economic downturn. ( read original story …)
