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Change Your Chopstick Habits To Curb COVID-19, Cities Say
Local authorities are urging diners to stop dipping their utensils into communal dishes during the pandemic.
Coronavirus pushes China to show mercy rather than pursue companies in court
Fearful of causing further harm to an economy laid low by the coronavirus epidemic, authorities in China have become a lot more lenient dealing with entrepreneurs breaking the law.
China’s Music Industry Should Change Its Tune on Copyright Protections
The industry’s intellectual property woes stem more from poor practices than malicious pirates.
24 Hours in Post-Lockdown Shanghai
Businesses have reopened. Traffic chokes the streets. But for many families, the COVID-19 crisis feels far from over.
Coronavirus Has Triggered Global Recession, Economists Say
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley economists joined the rush on Wall Street to declare that the coronavirus has triggered a global recession, with the debate now focusing on its likely length and depth.A day after President Donald Trump conceded the U.S. slump alone is set to be “a bad one,” economists threw away their forecasts that the world could avoid tumbling into recession for the first time since the financial crisis.
The Coronavirus Exposes Education’s Digital Divide (Published 2020)
In China, many rural students lack the connections or hardware to learn remotely. More nations will confront the same reality as the outbreak spreads.
People with blood type A may be more vulnerable to coronavirus: study
Preliminary research in Wuhan and Shenzhen indicates patients with the blood group had a higher rate of infection and tended to get more severe symptoms.
Coronavirus News: Private Jet Operators Say No to Wealthy Travel
Private jet operators are turning away wealthy clients as coronavirus-related travel bans restrict their ability to operate, despite a surge in requests from people willing to shell out as much as $150,000 to secure a spot on their planes.
As Gold Plunges, Chinese Investors Find New Haven in Steel Rods
Investors in China have found an unlikely new hiding place from the chaos engulfing financial markets.
Europe’s Doctors Face Same Pitfalls as China’s, Say Wuhan Medics
As Europe’s daily new cases of the coronavirus now eclipse China’s at the peak of its epidemic, doctors in Wuhan -- the city in central China where the pathogen first emerged -- are seeing worrying signs of similar mistakes unfolding.
Goldman sees China's economy shrinking 9% in first quarter amid coronavirus outbreak
Goldman Sachs said on Tuesday that China's economy will likely shrink 9% in the first quarter, underscoring how the coronavirus has disrupted normal business activities, while China reported an uptick in new cases of the disease, most of them imported.
China designs floating hospital to combat infectious diseases
The ‘Emergency Medical Aid Ship’ will be able to handle coronavirus cases and patients with similar contagious respiratory diseases, and include quarantine functions that could be replicated on Chinese warships.
Coronavirus Outrage Spurs China’s Internet Police to Action (Published 2020)
Online enforcers are dragging in hundreds for questioning as an assault on online speech continues. They are a sign of how Beijing has given censors a more punitive role.
Woman Denied COVID-19 Test in US Confirmed Positive in Beijing
Some overseas Chinese are returning home due to the coronavirus pandemic, while others who’ve decided to remain abroad are becoming increasingly concerned.
Coronavirus: China ‘giving detained Canadians Kovrig and Spavor better food’
All detainees get improved food to boost immunity, Chinese embassy says, with the pair held since 2018 arrests days after Canada arrested Huawei’s Meng Wanzhou.
Study Finds No Evidence of Maternal-Fetal Transmission of COVID-19
Of the four newborns of mothers infected with the coronavirus, none showed symptoms, and the three that were tested returned negative results.
The True Face of China’s Plastic Surgery Clinics
Lu Yufan wanted to understand why so many Chinese women go under the knife. So she went for a consultation — at 10 different clinics.
Tycoon missing after criticising Beijing’s response to coronavirus outbreak
Friends of former property mogul and Communist Party critic Ren Zhiqiang say they have not heard from him for several days.
More signs that coronavirus takes less of a toll on children
In two studies looking at a combined 16 cases, Chinese researchers say the disease tends to be mild in minors.
