China

Hong Kong cruise passengers disembark after virus tests

Feb 09, 2020 13:19

Thousands of people stranded aboard a cruise ship in Hong Kong for five days were allowed to disembark on Sunday after its 1,800 crew tested negative for the deadly new coronavirus.
American dies of coronavirus in China as toll set to surpass SARS

Feb 08, 2020 09:58

An American became the first confirmed non-Chinese victim of the new coronavirus on Saturday while a Japanese man also died with symptoms consistent with the disease, as the epidemic looked set to pass the death toll from the SARS pandemic.
China coronavirus epidemic death toll soars to 722

Feb 08, 2020 04:54

The number of deaths from China's new coronavirus epidemic jumped to 722 on Saturday, surpassing the toll from the SARS outbreak on the mainland and Hong Kong almost two decades ago.
China urges US to respond ‘reasonably’ to coronavirus outbreak

Feb 07, 2020 09:48

Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged US President Donald Trump to respond “reasonably” to the coronavirus outbreak, saying Beijing is doing all it can to contain the epidemic.
China to halve import tariffs on more than 1,700 US goods

Feb 06, 2020 10:15

China says it will halve additional tariffs levied against some imports from the United States, following the signing of a preliminary trade deal with Washington.
Coronavirus death toll hits 563, over 28,000 infected

Feb 06, 2020 04:40

The new coronavirus that appeared late December has claimed 563 lives, infected more than 28,000 people in mainland China and spread to more than 20 countries.
100s of Americans quarantined in California after fleeing coronavirus epicenter

Feb 06, 2020 04:14

Another group of nearly 350 Americans airlifted from the epicenter of China's fast-spreading coronavirus outbreak have been placed under quarantine at two military bases in California, as the number of confirmed US cases of the disease rose to 12.
China to continue buying oil from Iran: Envoy

Feb 06, 2020 02:47

Chinese Ambassador to Iran Chang Hua reiterated his country’s support for Iran against the US sanctions and said the East Asian nation is the only country that buys oil from the Islamic Republic.
Iranian flight evacuates students from China’s Wuhan

Feb 06, 2020 02:22

Dozens of Iranian students were flown back to the country by a Mahan Airlines plane from the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus outbreak: Death toll approaches 500

Feb 05, 2020 08:38

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in China has approached 500, and more than 24,000 others have been infected with the rapidly spreading virus, which is also taking a toll on the world economy.