A workshop of a glass company in Nanhe County, north China's Hebei Province, April 29, 2020. /Xinhua China's official Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) edged down to 50.8 in April from a record
In its first-quarter earnings report today, Samsung said it expects the COVID-19 pandemic to continue impacting its business for the rest of the year, cutting into sales for smartphones and TVs, but i
China's Ministry of Emergency Management has warned of relatively severe floods in areas along several major rivers in the country's northern and northeastern regions.
VCG British retail sales fell by the most on record in March as a surge in food buying for the coronavirus lockdown was dwarfed by a plunge in sales of clothing and most other goods, official
The powerful chief of staff to Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, the presidency said Saturday. Buhari's office announced in a statement that it "re
North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region announced Wednesday it plans to implement 890 major infrastructure projects this year, with an investment of about 130 b
The weak inflation readings reflected subdued demand as state and local governments adopted stiff measures to control the spread of COVID-19. U.S. import prices experienced their biggest fall
China will continue deepening international cooperation on responding to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the National Health Commission (NHC) said Thursday.
A pet cat of a patient diagnosed with COVID-19 in Hong Kong has tested positive for the virus, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said on Tuesday.The domestic short-hai
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East China's Zhejiang Province will step up efforts in reducing the risk of asymptomatic transmission of COVID-19, with all people tested positive without showing any
As the world grapples with the spreading COVID-19 pandemic, the special video summit held by the Group of 20 leaders has sent a message of cooperation and solidarity and injected confidence into the
Participating in the G20 Extraordinary Leaders' Summit on COVID-19 on Thursday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi stressed the need to work together to reduce econom
China's top legislator Li Zhanshu has called for efforts to strengthen and improve legislation and revision of existing laws in public health. Li, a member of the Stan
China will take further steps to boost the country's international air freight capacity to stabilize supply chains, the State Council's executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang decided on Tues
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Visitors walk through Nakamise Alley at Asakusa in Tokyo, Japan, March 20, 2020. /AP The coronavirus pandemic is hitting Japan's tourism industry hard with the number of foreign visitors plung