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China takes risk in rushing to use unproven vaccines
- Health & Pharma
- November 19, 2020, 13:00
Ethan Zhang needed to get back to work. Work was in Ivory Coast, however, and since January the global coronavirus outbreak had stranded the 26-year-o(...)

China bars entry by almost all foreigners in effort to slow virus
- Asia-Pacific
- March 27, 2020, 10:29
China will temporarily bar entry to returning foreigners with valid visas and residence permits and will drastically cut international flight routes, (...)

At 44KW, a nightclub in Shanghai, life almost feels normal again. Bartenders mix cocktails for patrons leaning against the bar. Groups sit close toget(...)

Coronavirus: Italy’s death toll surpasses that of China after 427 new fatalities
- World
- March 19, 2020, 07:00
Italy’s death toll from coronavirus has overtaken that of China, where the virus first emerged. Hospitals in Italy said they were being overwhelmed, w(...)

Coronavirus: S Korea declares ‘war’ on outbreak as cases approach 5,000
- World
- March 3, 2020, 07:04
South Korea has declared “war” on the coronavirus as cases inside the country approach 5,000 and the World Health Organization chief warns the world i(...)

Coronavirus: Austria restarts train services with Italy
- Asia-Pacific
- February 23, 2020
Austria suspended train services over the Alps to Italy for about four hours late on Sunday before restarting them after two travellers tested negativ(...)

Coronavirus reported in Chinese prisons as global markets take hit
- Asia-Pacific
- February 21, 2020, 06:50
The coronavirus has infected hundreds of people in Chinese prisons, authorities said on Friday, contributing to a jump in reported cases beyond the e(...)

World’s tech supply chain shaken by coronavirus
- Economy
- February 7, 2020, 01:00
On any normal morning thousands of workers stream in and out of the huge gates of Foxconn Zhengzhou Science Park, a 1.4 million square metre compound (...)

Living with coronavirus: ‘One couple said their sex life had never been better’
- Asia-Pacific
- February 6, 2020, 11:12
More than 14 million people call Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, home – but wandering around the desolate streets in recent days you’d be un(...)

Pisa rankings: Good performance – but can anyone compete with China?
- Education
- December 3, 2019, 08:00
The release of the OECD’s Pisa rankings every three years is a revealing moment for twitchy politicians and policy-makers. It’s a two-hour test under(...)