Religious rituals are being performed behind closed doors worldwide, with mosques, churches and other spiritual sites closed and the Pope even live-streaming his Easter blessing. Along the sacred …
Asia Today: Japan expands emergency; China denies allegation
Japan’s prime minister is planning to expand a state of emergency to the entire country from just Tokyo and other urban areas as the coronavirus continues to spread …
Kicked Out of China
As the coronavirus escalated to a worldwide crisis, China expelled our journalists — and surveilled our correspondents to thwart their reporting before they left. Hosted by Michael Barbaro, produced …
China Hawks in Congress Want Beijing to Pay Compensation For Coronavirus Pandemic
Lawmakers have put forward bills and resolutions that would enable Americans to seek damages from the Chinese government.
China Dismisses U.S. Suggestion It Is Conducting Secret Nuclear Tests, Calls Report ‘Irresponsible’
The State Department report detailed activity at China’s Lop Nur site where preparations announced possible secret underground tests.
West must do more to stop China buying up technology: former UK spy chief
The West needs to do more to stop China buying up strategic technology including companies such as British semiconductor chip designer Imagination Technologies, the former head of Britain’s MI6 …
Ford’s first-quarter China vehicle sales down 35% as coronavirus hits demand
Ford Motor Co (F.N) said on Thursday that its China vehicle sales in the first three months this year fell 34.9% from a year earlier to 88,770 units, as the novel coronavirus epidemic hit demand in …
Takeaways from internal documents on China’s virus response
On Jan. 14, China’s top health agency told provincial officials that they were facing a likely epidemic from a new coronavirus — but didn’t alert the public for six days. Internal documents obtained …
As Coronavirus Fades in China, Nationalism and Xenophobia Flare
Now that the pandemic is raging outside China’s borders, foreigners are being shunned, barred from public spaces and even evicted. By Vivian Wang and Amy Qin HONG KONG — After 16 years in China, a …
China says no plans to limit export of anti-virus supplies
China won’t restrict exports of medical goods needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic, a government spokesman said Thursday, amid global tension over scarce masks and ventilators. China, the biggest …