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‘I Felt Like Crying’: Coronavirus Shakes China’s Expecting Mothers (Published 2020)
Pregnant women describe a lonely, sometimes terrifying experience navigating the country’s overburdened health care system during the outbreak.
Can Coronavirus Be Treated? Gilead (GILD) Drug Leads Race
China will release results at the end of April from clinical trials of a Gilead Sciences Inc. drug that is emerging as a frontrunner in the race to find an effective treatment for the novel coronavirus.
China Bubble Tea Chain Naixue Seeks $400 Million U.S. IPO
Naixue’s Tea, one of the biggest bubble tea chains in China, has filed confidentially for a U.S. initial public offering that could raise as much as $400 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
China's Three Gorges Starts $8.3 Billion Renewable Power Projects
China Three Gorges New Energy Co., a state-owned clean energy developer, has started construction of 25 renewable power plants in an investment worth 58 billion yuan ($8.3 billion).
Epidemic Accelerates China’s Commercial Livestreaming Boom
With both staff and customers quarantined at home, brick-and-mortar businesses are going online to promote their products to eager viewers.
Coronavirus closures reveal vast scale of China’s secretive wildlife farm industry
Peacocks, porcupines and pangolins among species bred on almost 20,000 farms closed in wake of virus
Apple Reopens More Than Half of its Retail Stores in China
Apple Inc. is reopening more than half of its retail stores in China, trying to rebound from a sales hit tied to the coronavirus.
Foxconn dangles big bonus to lure new workers after shutdowns
The Taiwanese electronics maker is said to be offering new hires at its Zhengzhou plant incentives equal to several months of their basic pay.
Q&A: Chinese diplomat grilled over Uighurs and coronavirus response
Wang Xining stuck to party lines even as ABC panel audience laughed at his claims that Uighurs are voluntarily in ‘training centres’
New Study Casts Doubt on Common COVID-19 Treatment
Shanghai’s leading coronavirus treatment center will no longer prescribe anti-HIV drugs lopinavir and ritonavir, though the study’s own authors say a larger sample size is needed for a conclusive result.
The Invisible Victims of China’s Coronavirus Crisis
Patients at the outbreak’s epicenter with diseases other than COVID-19 are struggling to receive treatment.
Businesses ‘Getting Killed’ on Russian Border as Coronavirus Fears Rise (Published 2020)
No one in a Russian city 600 yards from China has been infected as yet, but businesses are shriveling and China’s image as a benign force is being eclipsed by a more anxious vision.
China Bans Trade, Consumption of Wild Animals to Counter Virus
China’s top legislature imposed a total ban on trade and consumption of wild animals, according to state-run China Central Television, a move that aims to curb activities that scientists say may have caused the deadly coronavirus to jump from animals to humans.
For China’s Overwhelmed Doctors, an Understanding Voice Across the Ocean (Published 2020)
Erjing Cui, a Seattle psychotherapist, volunteers for Yong Xin Kang Yi, a crisis line for medical workers fighting the coronavirus epidemic.
Coronavirus Lockdowns Torment an Army of Poor Migrant Workers in China (Published 2020)
Rural itinerant workers are being blocked from cities, kicked out of apartments and rejected by companies as the authorities impose strict controls to stem the spread of the virus.
Coronavirus Outbreak: Hospitals Feel the Strain
Critical care resources in central China are being strained by coronavirus patients needing a month or more on mechanical ventilators, a study finds.
China’s arms industry back in business despite disruption by coronavirus
Manufacturers say they resumed full aircraft production in early February in an effort to keep up with the military’s growing needs.
UBS Chairman Weber Says Coronavirus Effects Are Underestimated
UBS Group AG Chairman Axel Weber said markets are underpricing the risk that the coronavirus poses to the global economy.
Coronavirus to cost China’s economy US$196 billion, ex-IMF official says
Dips in tourism, consumer spending due to the coronavirus outbreak could reduce first-quarter growth by three or four percentage points, according to Zhu Min.
How big data is dividing the public in China’s coronavirus fight
Cutting-edge technologies and old-fashioned surveillance are being used to decide who can and who can’t go back to work but the smart technology is not always that intelligent.
