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Concerns among small and medium-sized manufacturers in China over the impact of the coronavirus outbreak have risen sharply, with many worrying about going bust if the situation is not brought under control soon.Anxiety is most acute among labour-intensiv

China imposed a lockdown Sunday on a major city far from the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic, as its death toll from the disease soared to 304 and the first fatality outside the country was reported in the Philippines. Since emerging out of Wuhan la

The death toll from China's coronavirus epidemic soared to 304 on Sunday, as an increasing number of countries imposed extraordinary Chinese travel bans to combat the spread of the disease.Similar expansive restrictions have been announced by countrie

Residential committees, village officials and companies from various provinces have issued the order after receiving instructions from their superiors to tackle the coronavirus.

“The antibodies may not remain for a long time, so there is still a risk that these recovered patients will be infected again,” Zhan said. “They should continue to keep themselves protected.”

The Nikkei Asian Review is tracking the spread of the new coronavirus that originated in the central Chinese city of Wuhan.Chinese health authorities

In western markets, shoppers can buy beef, chicken, pork, and, if they're lucky, perhaps some duck or bison. But the options in China can be a bit more exotic. Vendors in small city markets often sell wild animals including rodents, yak, snakes and ev

Disturbing new video shows dead bodies piling up in the hallways of a hospital in China, as the coronavirus outbreak continues to spiral out of control. The images from inside Red Cross Hospital in Wuhan, the city at the epicenter of the deadly viral outb

Startling footage has emerged from a hospital at the epicentre of the new coronavirus outbreak in central China, apparently showing bodies covered by sheets.

A total of seven blockbusters announced Thursday that they will postpone their release dates as the country is suffering pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus.

The Chinese Centre for Disease Control has identified 15 hospital staff as being infected in the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan city, but two sources with direct knowledge of the situation said doctors and nurses were being stricken at a much faster pace.T

Video footage shows a cooked bat sitting in soup

WUHAN highways have been blocked as the city goes into lockdown in an attempt to limit the coronavirus from spreading, footage from the city at the centre of the outbreak shows.

Major Chinese New Year events are being cancelled to avoid mass gatherings of people as the coronavirus continues to spread.

The CDC issued a level 3 travel warning for people visiting Wuhan, China, urging travelers to "avoid all non-essential travel" to the city to due to the spread of the new coronavirus that has left at least 17 people dead.

Ten members of a radical anti-government group were arrested on Tuesday and Wednesday by Hong Kong police, who also seized a powerful pipe bomb.Officers made the first arrests on Tuesday in a subdivided flat in Mong Kok and Ho Par village in Sheung Shui,

The World Health Organization has advised hospitals what to do in the event of the unidentified virus spreading. A total of 41 cases have been identified in China, and one in Thailand.

Taiwan's voters went to the polls Saturday and sent a strong message to Beijing. The island also known as the Republic of China since 1945 re-elected President Tsai Ing-wen in a massive landslide. Tsai earned nearly 58% of the vote with more than 99%

A mysterious pneumonia outbreak thats sickened dozens of people in China has prompted airports in Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan to introduce fever screening, as scientists search for the infectious source.

President Trump likes to believe the best of his foreign dictator friends.In a teleconference to U.S. military members on Tuesday, Trump was asked about the "Christmas gift" that North Korean officials threatened the U.S. with ahead of year-end nu