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Beijing colour-codes buildings to show workers’ Covid vaccination rates
Chinese capital rolls out grading system as part of campaign to vaccinate 560m people by June
Indonesia turns to China for more vaccines after AstraZeneca delays
Indonesia is in talks with China to secure as many as 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to plug a gap in deliveries after delays in arrivals of AstraZeneca shots, the health minister said on Thursday.
Chinese Border City Reports 112 Coronavirus Cases After Mass Testing
A citywide vaccination drive has been put on hold while Ruili conducts a second round of mass testing.
Inches From Heaven, Splattered in Blood
In the second of a two-part series on the top secret Karakoram Highway, a former nurse shares her experiences treating the soldiers tasked with this monumental project.
Scientists call for new probe into COVID-19 origins - with or without China
A joint China-World Health Organization (WHO) study into COVID-19 has provided no credible answers about how the pandemic began, and more rigorous investigations are required - with or without Beijing's involvement, a group of international scientists and researchers said...
With Virus Origins Still Obscure, W.H.O. and Critics Look to Next Steps
A scientific mission to China proposed further study for a number of topics. Critics and the director of the W.H.O. have weighed in as well.
Taiwan says India helped Paraguay get vaccines after China pressure
Taiwan worked with other democracies to help its diplomatic ally Paraguay get COVID-19 vaccines after China put pressure on the South American country to ditch Taipei in exchange for shots, and India stepped in to help, Taiwan's foreign minister said.
Where Are the Douyin Generation’s Pop Stars?
Douyin and other short-video apps are compressing artists’ 15 minutes of fame into 15 seconds.
Mexico minister plans visits to Russia, China, India, U.S. over vaccines
Mexico's foreign minister said on Tuesday he planned visits soon to Russia, China, India and the United States as part of his government's efforts to make sure that its supply agreements for vaccines against COVID-19 are honored.
China Is Said to Ask Banks to Curtail Loans for Rest of Year
China’s central bank asked the nation’s major lenders to curtail loan growth for the rest of this year after a surge in the first two months stoked bubble risks, according to people familiar with the matter.
China reports biggest daily COVID-19 case jump in over 2 months
China reported its biggest daily jump in new COVID-19 cases in more than two months, as a city on the border with Myanmar in southwestern Yunnan province accounted for all new local cases.
Covid-19 investigators turn focus onto Chinese wildlife farms
A member of the WHO team that visited Wuhan says the city’s Huanan market sold products that had come from areas where virus-carrying bats live.
China to donate 150,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses to El Salvador
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said on Sunday that China will donate 150,000 Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine doses to the Central American nation, on top of the 2 million Sinovac jabs his government already purchased.
China Pushes Vaccine on Bankers, Colleges to Catch Up With U.S.
China is ramping up its Covid-19 vaccination push, aiming to be twice as fast as the U.S. by pressuring Communist Party members, bank workers and college staff to get shots, as the lagging rollout threatens to undermine the advantage it secured by effectively wiping out the virus.
China tells women they don’t need to delay pregnancy after vaccination
The country has changed its guidelines for those planning a family as it steps up its mass inoculation drive.
The Amateur Sleuths Trying to Identify China’s Unclaimed Dead
China’s metropolises are struggling to cope with a large number of anonymous corpses. But an underground database is helping uncover their true identities.
Swelling Anti-Asian Violence: Who Is Being Attacked Where
Using media reports from across the country, The Times found more than 110 episodes since March 2020 in which there was clear evidence of race-based hate.
Focus Less on Getting A’s, More on Catching Z’s, Ministry Says
After nearsightedness, will sleep become the next battleground for the physical and mental health of China’s children?
Malaysia, China Agree on Mutual Recognition of Vaccine Certs
Malaysia and China have agreed in principal to mutually recognize their vaccination digital certificates, or Covid-19 health certification, Malaysia Foreign Affairs Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said in a briefing during his visit to China.
China Sinovac says it reached two billion doses annual capacity for COVID-19 vaccine
China's Sinovac Biotech said on Friday its third production plant for its COVID-19 vaccine was ready and had started manufacturing procedures for bulk vaccine ingredient, doubling its annual capacity to 2 billion doses.