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Makeshift hospital delivered in northwest China city amid coronavirus battle

Aerial photo taken on Feb. 11, 2020 shows the construction site of a public health center in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Shao Rui) A makeshift ho

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Foreign students' campus life amid epidemic

Instead of traveling during the winter vacation, Pakistani student Muhammad Waleed Bin Zafar studied pharmacology for two hours every afternoon. "Now that teachers hav

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China suspends tolls in epidemic prevention period

China's Ministry of Transport has decided to scrap all tolls across the country from Feb. 17 to aid smooth supply transportation and work resumption amid the coronavir

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China issues over 1,600 force majeure slips to coronavirus-hit companies

China has issued more than 1,600 force majeure certificates to shield companies from legal damages arising from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak. The China Council for the Promotion

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Epicenter - 24 hours in Wuhan

56:37 It struck during China's busiest travel season and changed how many peoplecelebrated the Lunar New Year.Millions who had set out across the country to see family

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China uses customized train to send migrant workers back to work

A customized train for returning workers left Guiyang, capital of Guizhou Province, Sunday afternoon, carrying nearly 300 workers from Guizhou who are returning to wor

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Community medics commended for coronavirus containment in China

Nearly 4 million workers from China's primary-level medical and health institutions have played an important and unique role in the fight against the coronavirus, a he

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China Focus: China's catering industry scrambles to minimize impact from virus outbreak

Tables were set. Food was ready to be served. For eateries across China, there was only one problem: the diners weren't coming. As China's catering businesses were rea

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Chinese banking system moves in support of the national economy

The headquarters of the People's Bank of China. /Xinhua Photo Editor's note: Matteo Giovannini is a finance professional at ICBC in Beijing and a member of the China Task Force at the Italian

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China Focus: Diagnosis criteria revision boosts medics' confidence in fight against epidemic

(Wuhan Children's Hospital/Handout via Xinhua)The diagnosis criteria revision, which treats clinically diagnosed cases as confirmed cases, allows moresuspected patients

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APD | Singapore at risk of economic recession due to COVID-19

By APD writer AliceThe possibility of a recession looms in Singapore and the country’s economy will take a hit, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said.In a recent interview, he said the i

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APD | Singapore at risk of economic recession due to COVID-19

By APD writer AliceThe possibility of a recession looms in Singapore and the country’s economy will take a hit, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has said.In a

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Coca-Cola donates medical supplies to support China's anti-virus fight

Medical supplies funded by the Coca-Cola Foundation, a philanthropic arm of the U.S.-based beverage giant Coca-Cola, arrived in Shanghai late Friday, as China seeks to

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China highlights controlling virus transmission chains

China has focused on controlling chains of virus transmission in the fight against the novel coronavirus outbreak, a health official said Sunday. Prevention and contro

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Chinese online business service gears up to help SMEs resume work

02:32 As China fights the coronavirus epidemic nationwide, an economic battle is also unfolding as companies resume work.Experts point out that ensuring the stability of the industrial

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New infections of novel coronavirus drop for 12th consecutive day outside Hubei

Aerial photo taken on Feb. 14, 2020 shows medical workers transfering medical facilities at the construction site of the Jiangjunshan Hospital in Guiyang, southwest Chi

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WHO chief: we must be guided by solidarity not stigma

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called on the world to come together amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, and be guided by solidarity and not