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COVID-19 Global Roundup: The epidemic's crippling effects on economies

Editor's note: This is the sixth article in the COVID-19 Global Roundup series. Latest figures as of 3 p.m. BJT (0700 GMT) on March 8, 2020. Here is the last one.As the epidemic relentlessly sprea

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News Analysis: Foreign investors to buy more Chinese bonds as yield spread widens

Chinese bond yields will move up again after recent drops amid coronavirus concerns, and overseas investors are expected to buy more Chinese bonds to earn higher returns from the wide yield spread be

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Peng Liyuan thanks Sri Lankan students for backing China's anti-coronavirus fight

Children learn traditional Chinese painting during a training class held at the China Cultural Center in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 16, 2018. (Xinhua/Tang Lu) BEIJING, M

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TCM widely used in COVID-19 patient treatment, yielding good results

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been widely used to treat COVID-19 patients, yielding good outcomes, said a medical expert Saturday. With TCM treatment, patient

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China Focus: Southern Xinjiang ready for spring farming

As temperatures rise, farmers in the southern part of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region are preparing for this year's spring farming season amid the n

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Buffett defends Berkshire stock push, reassures on company future

Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett (left) and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger are seen at the annual Berkshire shareholder shopping day in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S., May 3, 2019. /Reuters War

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Sinophobia won't protect racists from coronavirus

Medical workers console a newly admitted patient at Leishenshan Hospital in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, February 16, 2020. /Xinhua Photo Editor's Note: Md Enamul Hassan is a diploma

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Commentary: Respond to coronavirus with facts, not fear

A touching video has gone viral on social media in recent days, delivering the powerful message that care and support, instead of fear and prejudice, are needed when s

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Chinese FM talks with Indonesian minister over phone on novel coronavirus epidemic

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi spoke with Indonesian government's Coordinator for Cooperation with China Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan by phone on Frid

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news (February 1 - February 7)

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Trump impeachment: R

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Xi talks with Trump over phone on novel coronavirus outbreak

BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke over phone with U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday morning. Since the outbreak of the novel coronavirus epidemic, the Chinese governm

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U.S. House managers, Trump's lawyers clash in closing arguments as impeachment trial nears end

U.S. House impeachment managers and President Donald Trump's defense team clashed Monday in their closing arguments of the Senate impeachment trial. In a four-hour session equally divided for both s

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Seawater Rice: The future of food security?

00:56 Yuan Longping is something of a celebrity in China. He is the "Father of Hybrid Rice" – a man whose work has helped the country more than triple its annual rice output since the