Doctors in Wuhan are working around the clock and against the odds to battle the coronavirus outbreak. Photo: Xinhua

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Latest news and updates on the impact of a new strain of coronavirus in mainland China. The virus, which causes the disease Covid-19 was first reported in Wuhan. The authorities introduced sweeping measures in a bid to contain the outbreak, including the lockdown of up to 60 million people in Hubei province, and nationwide transport restrictions. The World Health Organisation later declared the spread of the infection, which has also caused the deaths of thousands of people outside China, a pandemic.

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While US security moves only target Chinese investments and trade, China’s responses are rattling investors globally. For a start, Beijing must tamp down its high-profile anti-espionage campaign and review its exit ban.

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China is all the poorer for the death of the ‘people’s premier’ Li Keqiang, who always showed his caring side even as he steered the nation through some of its most difficult moments.

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While analysts are optimistic about the return of international students to China, many prospective and former students report dwindling enthusiasm for Chinese universities.

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Li Qiang tells delegation led by US Chamber of Commerce head that Washington’s ‘small yard, high fence’ approach to trade with China is not in either side’s interest.

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Side-by-side comparison finds Li Qiang and predecessor Li Keqiang had different priorities early in their terms determined by economy at home during their era and geopolitics abroad.

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China’s State Council has told local governments the imposition of heavy fines as a means of generating revenue would not be tolerated, putting those offices in a bind as traditional funding sources have dried up.

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Mathematicians from Germany and Hong Kong say ‘the market is not more likely to be the origin’ when compared to other nearby landmarks, although they do not offer a hypothesis on where the outbreak started.

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Shanghai Mayor Gong Zheng said the policy initiative to support more foreign direct investments would buttress the city’s economic recovery efforts in 2024.

A Chinese researcher submitted the genetic data on December 28, 2019, two weeks before Beijing announced details of the Wuhan coronavirus, lawmakers’ inquiry finds.

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The Zootopia-themed attraction is the eighth at Shanghai Disneyland and comes five years after the launch of Toy Story land in 2018. The attraction’s launch comes amid a pickup in travel demand in China.

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Fuelled by a domestic travel boom, tourism revenues in China have recovered to their pre-pandemic levels – but inbound trips are still far behind what they were in 2019.

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International Air Transport Association chief Willie Walsh says industry body is predicting mainland’s international travel demand will recover next year.

President Xi Jinping uses Politburo meeting to call for efforts to attract foreign capital and boost trade, while countering negative views of the economy.

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The WHO says the spike appears to be driven by a rise in the number of children contracting pathogens they had avoided during 2 years of Covid-19 restrictions.

The Conference Board think tank’s twice-yearly survey finds that confidence among dozens of polled CEOs has taken a big hit while Beijing struggles to stimulate the market and lure investors.

US students returned to Hong Kong and Taiwan after the pandemic’s first year, but only 211 studied in the mainland during the 2021-22 academic year.

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The Fosun Group is looking to make another major leap in the healthcare industry as it prepares to deliver locally-made surgical robots to hospitals.

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