Mainland China reports one COVID death for Jan 1 BEIJING: China reported one COVID-19 death in mainland for Jan. 1, compared with one death a day earlier, the... Published 02 Jan, 2023 11:30am
World France starts testing Chinese arrivals to track variants ROISSY-CHARLES DE GAULLE AIRPORT: France on Sunday began testing passengers arriving from China in order to track... Published 01 Jan, 2023 10:26pm
World Australia to require negative COVID tests for travellers from China SYDNEY: Australia said on Sunday that travellers from China will have to provide negative COVID-19 test results from... Published 01 Jan, 2023 10:53am
World Canada, Australia, Morocco add to COVID restrictions on Chinese travellers Authorities around the world are imposing or considering curbs on travellers from China as COVID-19 cases in the... Published 01 Jan, 2023 10:49am
World World welcomes 2023 and leaves a stormy year behind The world welcomed the new year with a packed party in Times Square and fireworks soaring above European capitals,... Published 01 Jan, 2023 10:22am
Pakistan Covid infections down in Pakistan: Spain imposes Covid tests for China arrivals ISLAMABAD: The number of everyday Covid-19 tests has spiked in Pakistan as it registered another dozen corona virus... Published 01 Jan, 2023 03:14am
World European Covid checks on China arrivals ‘unjustified’: industry body BRUSSELS: The European branch of the International Airports Council on Saturday denounced Covid checks imposed by... Published 31 Dec, 2022 08:58pm
World India monitoring pharma exports to China amid COVID surge: source India’s Ministry of Commerce has been asked to monitor exports of medicinal products and equipment to China to... Published 31 Dec, 2022 06:57pm
World Xi calls for unity as China enters ‘new phase’ of COVID policy BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping called on Saturday for more effort and unity as the country enters a “new... Published 31 Dec, 2022 05:35pm
World Spain imposes Covid tests for China arrivals MADRID: Passengers arriving at Spanish airports from China will be screened for Covid starting Saturday, authorities... Published 31 Dec, 2022 11:08am
World Swiss keep borders open for arrivals from China GENEVA: Switzerland said on Friday it was not planning to tighten entry restrictions on travellers from China ... Published 31 Dec, 2022 02:09am
World UK to require negative Covid tests for China arrivals LONDON: The UK will require travellers from China to show a negative Covid-19 test before boarding, the government... Published 31 Dec, 2022 02:01am
Opinion China’s services sector eyes recovery after reopening, but challenges loom Jordan Li, a restaurant owner in the southwestern Chinese city of Chengdu, hopes desperately that next month’s... Updated 30 Dec, 2022 06:17am
World Belgian mayor urges Covid checks on Chinese tourists BRUSSELS: The mayor of Belgian tourist hub Bruges called Wednesday for Chinese visitors to face Covid tests or... Published 28 Dec, 2022 11:47pm
World India’s finance minister hospitalised with fever symptoms: source NEW DELHI: Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was hospitalised in New Delhi on Monday with symptoms of viral... Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:58pm
World China’s Zhejiang has 1m daily Covid cases, expected to double BEIJING: China’s Zhejiang, a big industrial province near Shanghai, is battling around a million new daily ... Published 26 Dec, 2022 05:48am
World China health commission stops publishing daily COVID figures BEIJING: China's National Health Commission (NHC) stopped publishing daily COVID-19 data on Sunday, amid doubts ... Published 25 Dec, 2022 12:42pm
World Chinese city seeing half a million Covid cases a day BEIJING: Half a million people in a single Chinese city are being infected with Covid-19 every day, a senior health... Published 25 Dec, 2022 03:29am
Opinion China’s propaganda machine sputters in zero-Covid reversal China’s state media is struggling and censors are working overtime as Beijing gropes for a coherent narrative in... Published 25 Dec, 2022 03:29am
Pakistan NCOC says 'new variant' of coronavirus in China can pose threat to Pakistan National Command and Operation Centre says the threat posed by the variant was low due to the vaccination campaign Published 24 Dec, 2022 10:27pm
World China reports 16,203 new COVID cases for Nov 13 vs 14,878 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 16,203 new COVID-19 infections for Nov. 13, of which 1,794 were symptomatic and 14,409 were... Published 14 Nov, 2022 09:55am
World China says it will continue fine-tuning COVID measures SHANGHAI: China will keep fine-tuning its steps to control COVID-19 as it tries to minimise infections and serious... Published 12 Nov, 2022 05:13pm
World China reports 11,950 new COVID cases for Nov 11 vs 10,729 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 11,950 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 11, of which 1,504 were symptomatic and 10,446 were... Published 12 Nov, 2022 10:24am
World China’s COVID curbs intensify as cases surge to highest since Shanghai lockdown BEIJING: Chinese authorities stepped up COVID-19 lockdowns and other curbs to halt clusters from spreading as... Published 11 Nov, 2022 10:03am
World China reports 8,335 new COVID cases for Nov 8 vs 7,691 a day earlier SHANGHAI: China reported 8,335 new COVID-19 infections on Nov. 8, of which 1,346 were symptomatic and 6,989 were... Published 09 Nov, 2022 01:34pm
Markets Oil prices fall more than 2% on U.S. inventory build, China COVID worries NEW YORK: Oil prices dropped by about $2 a barrel on Wednesday after industry data showed that U.S. crude stockpiles... Updated 09 Nov, 2022 09:37pm