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Coronavirus China
Latest news and updates on the impact of a new strain of coronavirus in mainland China. The virus, which causes the disease Covid-19 was first reported in Wuhan. The authorities introduced sweeping measures in a bid to contain the outbreak, including the lockdown of up to 60 million people in Hubei province, and nationwide transport restrictions. The World Health Organisation later declared the spread of the infection, which has also caused the deaths of thousands of people outside China, a pandemic.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee (left) briefs Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on the economic, social and political situation in Hong Kong. Photo: Handout
John Lee

Editorial | Xi puts faith in Lee to deliver on Hong Kong economic development, reform

Hong Kong chief executive on duty visit to Beijing receives praise as well as being instructed to focus on national goals and advantages under ‘one country, two systems’.

China society

Opinion | Why China shouldn’t be complacent as Western expat numbers drop

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Science

How close is the next pandemic? Chinese researchers have new clues

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China society

Opinion | Spate of random killings rooted in China’s social and economic despair

The mental trauma from pandemic controls and the economic slump have led to feelings of helplessness and despair that cannot be ignored.

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A woman offers a prayer in front of a sports centre in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai on November 13, two days after a driver rammed his car into a crowd there, killing 35. Photo: Kyodo
China economy

Opinion | How can China’s reforms succeed when officials act like overbearing parents?

The ‘we-know-best’ mentality prevents market forces from playing a decisive role and affects investor confidence.

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Science

China’s ‘bat lady’ Shi Zhengli opens path for new coronavirus research

Shi and a team of Chinese, US and Swiss researchers have developed a customised virus receptor that could pave way for new treatments.

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US-China relations

Biden urged to help US families hit by halted China adoption scheme

Some 300 children on mainland had been matched with adoptive American families when the ban was announced in August.

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Toddlers are brought out for a walk at an orphanage in Shanghai on November 21, 2005. Beijing started to allow foreigners to adopt children from China in 1992. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus vaccine

AstraZeneca’s China president under ‘ongoing investigation’: company

Drug maker has yet to elaborate whether Leon Wang is in custody, nor have his whereabouts been disclosed.

US-China relations

Janet Yellen, senior China finance official discuss Beijing’s stimulus measures

US Treasury chief reiterates Washington’s concerns about industrial overcapacity and impact on American workers and firms.

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China's economic recovery

When will it end? How inexperience is fuelling the fire of China’s economic woes

Economists have ‘never seen anything like this’, and ‘challenges are on a greater scale’ than ever before, so how can China bring the wild ride to an end?

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Illustration: Brian Wang
Banking & finance

China markets blast rocket boosters, pull U-turn with Beijing’s big policy plans

Traders see the China market as ripe for the picking, but long-term effects of Beijing’s new stimulus package remain in question.

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Market sentiment has turned sharply bullish on China in recent days. Photo: Bloomberg
Coronavirus pandemic

My Take | Chinese wet market theory for pandemic holds after all

A re-analysis of genomic data previously withheld offers strongest evidence of the natural origin of Covid-19 but doubters, conspiracists and some Western politicians are unlikely to be convinced.

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Science

China’s Wuhan institute creates nasal Covid-19 vaccine for ‘future pandemics’

‘Broad spectrum’ nanovaccine can target multiple coronaviruses, says team at institute once in spotlight over Covid lab leak theory.

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Hong Kong property

Chinachem’s Nina Hospitality aims to move up market, eyes overseas expansion

Nina’s managing director said it is looking at expanding on the mainland and overseas, while becoming an upscale hotel group in Hong Kong.

Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan West pictured on April 21, 2021. Photo: Winson Wong

Dead fur animal study in China uncovers dozens of new viruses

Viruses found include 36 new ones and 39 at ‘potentially high risk of cross-species transmission’, including human spillover, study says.

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The latest findings point to the need to monitor farmed animals to prevent future pandemics, according to co-author of study published in Nature. Photo: EPA-EFE
Banking & finance

KFC, McDonald’s, Haidilao push small-store format in fight for consumers

Fast-food kiosks are sprouting up in mainland cities, as fast-food restaurant chains like Yum China, McDonald’s and Haidilao compete for consumer dollars.

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Disney

Shanghai Disney adding Spider-Man-themed ride to ensnare Chinese visitors

The forthcoming attraction, which will offer guests a high-speed, fully immersive experience, is based on the popular Marvel Super Heroes.

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China economy

KFC, Pizza Hut’s China owner beats estimates as low-price strategy draws diners

The fast-food chain posted a net profit of US$212 million for the April to June quarter, beating analysts’ estimates of US$190 million.

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Yum China, the operator of KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants in mainland China, said its total store count reached 15,423 at the end of June, with 401 outlets added during the second quarter. Photo: Bloomberg
Extreme weather

Editorial | Better preparations can help China ride out flooding storm

Millions hope joint efforts by central and local governments will strengthen emergency responses in the face of deadly deluge.

US-Asean relations

Asian Angle | US has to regain Asean’s trust after its anti-China Covid jab fake news campaign

News of the US military’s secret disinformation campaign to undermine China’s Covid-19 vaccine has outraged the Philippines.

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US-China relations

Chinese firms in US see more negative business climate: survey

Trade tensions and ‘hostile public sentiment’ fuel findings, with dips in performance resembling 2020 when coronavirus pandemic hit globally.

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More than 90 per cent of respondents see ‘stalemate in Sino-US bilateral relations political and cultural relations’ as a challenge of doing business in America. Photo: Shutterstock
Women and gender

Running from China: the ‘older’ single women escaping to study in the West

It’s tagged the ‘run philosophy’ on social media – single women in their thirties with nothing to hope for in China leaving to study in the West, with no intention of returning. Post Magazine talks to some.

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Single women in their thirties leaving China to study is a trending topic on social media. Photo: Getty Images
China's economic recovery

Shanghai stay or Shanghai go? Foreigners return but aren’t settling like before

A loosening of visa restrictions is finally luring back tourists to mainland China’s most international city, so why are they not staying to work like they used to?

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China’s Communist Party

How Covid-19 rules in Shanghai affected Chinese public support

Researchers in Denmark, the US and Hong Kong find initial strong support for Beijing’s response fell sharply in 2022.

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Coronavirus pandemic

Ex-health official Fauci counters accusations he played role in Covid origins

Long-time American infectious disease expert tells Republican-led House panel that bribery allegations are ‘absolutely false and simply preposterous’.

Dr Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies in Washington on Monday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
US-listed Chinese stocks

China’s pent-up outbound tourism demand hit by visa, flight issues: Trip.com CEO

Visa delays and insufficient flight capacity have held back a full recovery in China’s outbound travel after the Covid-19 pandemic, Trip.com CEO Jane Sun says.

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Trip.com CEO Jane Sun pictured in April 2019. Photo: AFP
Cannes Film Festival

China’s Covid wounds reopened in divisive ‘An Unfinished Film’

Long after lockdowns ended, acclaimed director Lou Ye’s independent film revives heated debate about China’s controversial zero-Covid policy.

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US-China relations

No funds for US scientist who worked with China lab targeted in Covid claims

American agency accuses disease ecologist of taking part in ‘improper conduct’ as head of group that collaborated with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.

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