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China announced on Thursday that it will halve tariffs on $75 billion worth of US imports, as the world's two largest economies continue to step back from a years-long trade war that has hurt both countries and dented global growth. The move comes as

Tencent may have accidentally published what looks like the

There are claims Chinese doctors are cremating people from the virus, but failing to identify and record them.

Tencent briefly lists 154,023 infections and 24,589 deaths from Wuhan coronavirus

Tencent, the second largest company in China, may have inadvertently leaked the true extent of the coronavirus death toll as more than 24,000, more than 80 times higher than the official figure.

The workshop of the world is closed.

Airlines around the world have responded to the coronavirus outbreak by suspending flights to and from China, severely disrupting travel by tourists and business executives in one of the world's busiest aviation markets.

A city in Hunan province, which boarders Wuhan's Hubei province, has killed thousands of chickens after an H5N1 outbreak.

Taiwan's foreign ministry said on Tuesday China is "vile" for restricting the island's access to WHO during the coronavirus outbreak, adding to tensions with Beijing over the growing health crisis.'

MACAU: Macau will close all its casinos for two weeks as the gambling hub battles the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), its leader announced Tuesday, cutting off the lifeblood of the city's economy.

Scientists in south China's Guangzhou last Sunday detected the nucleic acid of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) on a doorknob at the house of a patient diagnosed with the disease.

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

The World Health Organization has said there's no present evidence that pets, such as dogs and cats, can be infected with the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

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.”

As the deadly coronavirus continues to spread across the world, you may be wondering: Do imported goods from China pose a health risk?

The true number of coronavirus cases at the epicenter of the outbreak could be 10 times higher than what Chinese officials have reported, according to new research.

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