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China may be triumphing in her fight of Covid-19, but the resulting shackling of the country’s industrial output is an economic disaster of epic proportions, one that may lead to a 2020 growth in GDP of as little as...

When a 37-year-old Wuhan man decided to drive his car around the city for a bit and video the scenes outside, he had no idea what he was putting in motion. Going by his Weibo username, Spider Monkey Bread, he...

The Wuhan-borne coronavirus has finally received an official name, while the definition of a “case” has also had a makeover. Yet, worries persist that there may be many, many more infected than we realise. Finally, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...

The Austrian town of Saalbach-Hinterglemm shall tomorrow host World Cup ski races that were to be tests for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. These, along with many sport events in China and Asia, are being moved, postponed or cancelled. It...

With a semblance of acceptance settling on Nanjing, it’s worth considering our compatriots elsewhere. After all, half of China’s population does not live in such a major urban centre. They live in places such as Zhangjiajie, also known as...

Foreign governments may be placing restrictions on visitors from China, but that's just the half of it. With demand for air travel to China sinking lower and lower, so many airlines are axing their services. Air China, on the...

Healthcare workers are overrun in tackling the coronavirus. They get little sleep and have likely not seen their families for a long time. On the other hand, the majority is seeing a little too much of their families. They...

Emerging data is painting a picture that China’s enormous epidemic prevention measures are paying off. More patients were pronounced cured and discharged here in Nanjing while figures from multiple sources show the epidemic is slowing. In the afternoon of 5...