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Beijing steps up health campaign

Beijing has stepped up efforts in its health campaign, with some 300,000 workers dispatched and more than 150,000 sanitation infrastructures cleaned, local authorities

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Tokyo steps up measures to protect Olympics torch relay participants

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics organizing committee told the press on Wednesday that it had stepped up its measures to protect the health of runners and spectators for the tor

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AFC Champions League knockout stage to be postponed

Renato Augusto of Beijing FC applauds supporters during the AFC Champions League Group E match between Chiangrai United and Beijing FC in Chiang Rai, Thailand, February 18, 2020. /VCG Represen

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Thailand to implement stringent COVID-19 measures

Thailand's Ministry of Public Health on Saturday announced designating the COVID-19 as a dangerous communicable disease, which will go effect on Sunday. The "dangerous

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China's BeiDou satellites help navigate fight against COVID-19

A model of the BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS). /VCG China's BeiDou navigation satellites are helping the country fight the COVID-19 with high precision from space.When China was buil

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China's Wuhan to build 19 more makeshift hospitals

Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak, plans to build another 19 makeshift hospitals to receive more infected patients, local authorities said Friday.

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China's Hubei announces further measures to contain coronavirus outbreak

China's Hubei Province, the center of the novel coronavirus outbreak, announced Sunday a slew of wide-ranging and more stringent measures to prevent and control the ep

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Inflection point amid novel coronavirus outbreak remains unknown: renowned expert

The inflection point is still undetermined amid the current novel coronavirus outbreak, said renowned Chinese respiratory expert Zhong Nanshan Tuesday on a remote vide

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Inside temporary hospitals in Wuhan amid anti-epidemic battle

A patient solves a rubik's cube at a temporary hospital converted from "Wuhan Livingroom" in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Feb. 10, 2020. (Xinhua/Xiong Qi)In f

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China's epicenter of coronavirus outbreak starts disinfection twice a day

Authorities on Sunday started to disinfect the city of Wuhan twice a day to beef up efforts in containing the outbreak of the novel strain of coronavirus. Wuhan, the e

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Wuhan to build 8 more temporary hospitals

Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province plans to convert another eight existing venues, including gymnasiums, exhibition centers and sports centers, into hospitals to

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Newly-built hospital in Wuhan accepts patients infected with coronavirus

A newly-built hospital in Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, began accepting patients infected with the virus on Tuesday. The first batch

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Shanghai theaters cancel performances for epidemic control

Theaters in Shanghai have canceled most of the performances in February to prevent crowds from gathering and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus. Shanghai Gran

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China's Forbidden City declares closure amid pneumonia infection concern

China's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, has decided to stop admitting visitors from Jan. 25 in an effort to prevent cross-infection and curb the sprea

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Beijing improves infrastructure in densely populated communities

The Chinese capital of Beijing has forged ahead with improving infrastructure, public service and greenery in its densely populated Huilongguan and Tiantongyuan communities in the northern Changping

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Beijing to complete all Winter Olympic competition venues in 2020

Beijing is gearing up preparations for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and will complete construction of all competition venues in 2020, Mayor Chen Jining said Sunday. The city will als

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Japan says no to drones at Olympic venues, reports

Japanese police will step up their efforts to defend against potential terrorist attacks from drones during this summer's Tokyo Olympic Games. The Nikkei said that the police will install detection