The World Health Organization said on Thursday that the United States, Brazil and India, which are all suffering fast rises in coronavirus cases, can still get on top of the pandemic.
Covid-19 Attacks India’s Vast Rural Heartland
Rural India—home to 900 million people—is witnessing a surge in coronavirus infections, with an exodus of migrant workers from megacities and industrial hubs, who bring Covid-19 home with them, posing …
Gold rallies anew on latest U.S.-China row, stocks falter
The dollar weakened and gold rose further on Thursday as a gauge of global equities meandered after earlier gains in Europe and Asia as rising cases of COVID-19 crimped the U.S. labor market and …
China harboring military-linked fugitive scientist at San Francisco consulate, FBI says
Tensions between the United States and China have continued to ratchet up following the forced closure by Washington of Beijing’s consulate in Houston, amid revelations that federal prosecutors are …
China Says It Will Have Covid-19 Vaccine Ready This Year
China’s state-owned Sinopharm, one of the first Chinese projects to start testing its Covid-19 vaccine candidates overseas, said it would have a vaccine ready for the public before the end of the year …
Federal charges filed against Chinese cancer researcher as U.S.-China tensions rise
Prosecutors say Tang Juan lied on her visa application about ties to the Chinese military and Communist Party.
U.S. Orders China to Close Houston Consulate, Citing Efforts to Steal Trade Secrets
The Trump administration accused Chinese citizens of stealing scientific research and told the country’s diplomats in Texas to leave. Beijing warned it would retaliate.
China successfully launches mission to land rover on Mars
China launched its first fully homegrown Mars mission on Thursday as it attempts to join the United States in successfully landing a spacecraft on the red planet.
Hong Kong’s new reality dawns as city feels chill of national security law
In 1993 President Bill Clinton called Hong Kong “a catalyst of democratic values.” This rosy outlook seems far removed from the reality in Hong Kong today. When the former colony was handed back to …
China Airlines: New Name Ends Blame Game But Starts Other Problems For Taiwan
So coveted is national carrier status that when British Airways in the ’90s applied global emblems to its aircraft instead of U.K. insignia, rival Virgin Atlantic added a Union Jack sticker on planes …