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China ‘cannot relax Covid-19 controls’ amid threat from Delta variant
Health official says authorities will continue to focus on preventing imported cases from spreading locally after recent outbreaks.
A Deadly Fire Killed His Family. Now He’s Being Scorned Online.
Chinese social media users have pounced on Lin Shengbin after finding he started a new family after losing his wife and children in a 2017 blaze.
Hungarian capital offers tests amid vaccine efficacy worries
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary's capital city is offering free antibody testing to its elderly residents in a bid to ratchet up pressure on the government over concerns that certain vaccines don't provide adequate protection against the coronavirus.
As Delta Variant Spreads, China Lacks Data on Its Covid-19 Vaccines
The efficacy of the Chinese vaccines against the Delta variant will affect how soon China can open its borders and impact the course of the pandemic throughout much of the developing world, where many countries are reliant on Chinese shots.
Fangyan Friday Special: Viral Speech | The World of Chinese
We translate samples from new software helping medical staff communicate in patients' dialects in the ongoing coronavirus fight
Wuhan Trivia | The World of Chinese
Did you know these facts about the Chinese city all over the news headlines?
Shanghai Schools to Remain Closed, Online Classes Start March 2
Primary and secondary schools in Shanghai will remain closed for the foreseeable future and will start offering online classes starting on March 2.
Buying, taking drug under study for new virus discouraged
People are discouraged from buying and taking an herbal flu medicine that is still in the early stages of research that aims to determine if it is useful in containing the novel coronavirus, following an announcement issued by two medical research institutions on late Friday that triggered irrational purchases overnight.
That Mystery Disease Outbreak in China Could Be Caused by a Newly Discovered Virus
It's not SARS, but it could be related.
China’s Cosmetic Surgery Trends Are Getting Riskier — and Weirder
Chinese clinics are pushing women to undergo increasingly invasive procedures to obtain the perfect body. But the treatments can have serious side effects.
China’s Central Bank Pivots to Easing as Growth Risks Build
China’s central bank cut the amount of cash most banks must hold in reserve, a move that went further than many economists had expected and suggested growing concerns about the economy’s faltering recovery.
China evacuates nationals from Afghanistan amid US pullout
BEIJING (AP) — China sent a flight to bring home 210 of its nationals from Afghanistan, state media reported Friday, as the U.S. military prepares to leave the country and the security situation grows increasingly fraught.
More scientists say virus most likely came from animals, not lab leak
International experts post paper online saying their analysis of available data ‘provided no evidence’ that coronavirus escaped from a laboratory, and early cases had clear links to animal markets in Wuhan.
Pledging to Save Their Relationships, They Stole Their Money Instead
Shanghai police have arrested 69 people for swindling approximately 7 million yuan from people who didn’t want to give up on their partners.
China’s Dovish Switch Ignites Fears Over Global Recovery Trade
China’s authorities signaled they may soon unleash more support for the economy, an unexpected shift in tone that suggests the world’s fastest pandemic recovery may be weaker than it appears.
MSG Giant Lotus Flower Withers as Company Auctions Its Trademarks
As China’s growing middle-class stops sprinkling monosodium glutamate into their dishes, the industry is suffering.
For China’s Fashion-Forward Seniors, All the World’s a Runway
Photographer Qin Xiao shares his passion for capturing the “wild” fashion sense of Shanghai’s elderly residents.
Hong Kong reports first coronavirus death as Macau closes casinos
Macau’s gone quiet. The global number of confirmed deaths from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 427, with two now occurring outside of mainland China…
Markets plunge as economic uncertainty spreads with the coronavirus
Photo credit: The China Project illustration by Derek Zheng. After the World Health Organization’s declaration last Thursday that the 2019-nCoV outbreak originating in Wuhan, China, is…
New Trump travel bans extend to China amid coronavirus crisis
It’s travel ban day at the Trump White House: In addition to bans on entry for the 190 million people of Nigeria, and five other countries, the Trump administration is taking advantage of the coronavirus crisis to completely ban all foreigners coming from China.
WHO declares public health emergency of international concern
A map from John Hopkins CSSE showing reported cases of 2019-nCoV infections as of January 30, 2020, 11 a.m. EST. The World Health Organization has declared…
How much will the coronavirus spread, and what precautions should you take?
Photo credit: The China Project illustration by Derek Zheng The number of people infected with the Wuhan coronavirus has now surpassed 6,000, according to reports…
The Wuhan coronavirus epidemic will probably get worse, but here’s why you shouldn’t panic
Photo credit: The China Project illustration by Derek Zheng The Wuhan coronavirus continued to spread over the weekend at an accelerating speed, both in China…
Chinese Basketball Association prepares for indefinite hiatus due to coronavirus
The China Sports Column is a The China Project weekly feature. As the Wuhan coronavirus continues to spread across China, the Chinese sports world has come to a…
Seven movie premiers postponed — Wuhan coronavirus is a huge blow to local industry
Seven movie premiers postponed — Wuhan coronavirus is a huge blow to local industry
