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China Launches Production of First Potential Coronavirus Treatment – Authorities

Posted on February 16, 2020February 16, 2020By Editor

The production of the first drug that may prove to be effective in treating the novel coronavirus was launched in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang on Sunday, the government of the city of Taizhou said. … Read More >China Launches Production of First Potential Coronavirus Treatment – Authorities

From clothes to condoms: Coronavirus is threatening global consumption in ways you never knew were possible

Posted on February 16, 2020February 16, 2020By Editor

China’s status as the world’s manufacturing powerhouse means the coronavirus epidemic’s effects are being felt in some odd places. We’ve come to terms with no new iPhones, but weirder shortages could upend people’s daily lives. … Read More >From clothes to condoms: Coronavirus is threatening global consumption in ways you never knew were possible

WATCH: Indonesian volcano spews ash 2,000 meters into the air in new eruption

Posted on February 13, 2020February 13, 2020By Editor

Mount Merapi, one of Indonesia’s most active volcanoes, erupted Thursday, spewing a column of ash 2,000 meters into the air, while threatening the roughly 24 million people who live in the vicinity with cold lava flooding. … Read More >WATCH: Indonesian volcano spews ash 2,000 meters into the air in new eruption

China deploys 2,600 military medics to help fight coronavirus as Wuhan & Hubei party chiefs sacked

Posted on February 13, 2020February 13, 2020By Editor

Hundreds of military medics will descend on coronavirus-stricken Wuhan to help tackle the epidemic as the number of confirmed cases worldwide surpasses 60,000, with the death toll leaping over 1,300. … Read More >China deploys 2,600 military medics to help fight coronavirus as Wuhan & Hubei party chiefs sacked

Does Duterte’s “Military Independence” from the U.S. Create New Opportunities for China?

Posted on February 12, 2020February 12, 2020By Editor

The Philippines officially announced the ending of the National Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States. The denial of the U.S. military’s presence will give China a chance to expand militarization of the South China Sea and severely weaken the U.S. positioning in Southeast Asia. … Read More >Does Duterte’s “Military Independence” from the U.S. Create New Opportunities for China?

‘Stop your cyber intrusion & surveillance,’ China tells US after indictment of Chinese military in Equifax hack

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020By Editor

Unlike the US itself, China does not engage in cyberattacks on foreign companies, a Chinese official has said after the US indicted four Chinese military officers over the 2017 breach of the Equifax credit reporting agency. … Read More >‘Stop your cyber intrusion & surveillance,’ China tells US after indictment of Chinese military in Equifax hack

Duterte Orders to End Visiting Forces Agreement Between Philippines and US – Spokesman

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020By Editor

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed the government to terminate the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Washington, his spokesman announced on Tuesday. … Read More >Duterte Orders to End Visiting Forces Agreement Between Philippines and US – Spokesman

Amazon appeals Indian high court to kill antitrust probe, insisting it would cause ‘irreparable’ losses

Posted on February 11, 2020November 17, 2020By Editor

E-commerce giant Amazon has moved to quash an antitrust investigation in India launched at the behest of local merchants, arguing the probe would do irreversible damage to the company and its reputation. … Read More >Amazon appeals Indian high court to kill antitrust probe, insisting it would cause ‘irreparable’ losses

Coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000 in China with over 43,000 infected worldwide

Posted on February 11, 2020February 11, 2020By Editor

The fast-moving coronavirus gripping China has claimed over 1,000 lives in total, sickening more than 43,000 people worldwide as health authorities in dozens of countries scramble to contain the outbreak. … Read More >Coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000 in China with over 43,000 infected worldwide

Coronavirus death toll tops 900 as China’s envoy to US dismisses ‘absolutely crazy’ bioweapon rumors

Posted on February 10, 2020February 10, 2020By Editor

As the death toll from the novel coronavirus outbreak soared to over 900 people worldwide, the Chinese ambassador to the US has cautioned against fueling panic and spreading dangerous rumors about the virus’ still unknown origins. … Read More >Coronavirus death toll tops 900 as China’s envoy to US dismisses ‘absolutely crazy’ bioweapon rumors