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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Sunday inspected the resumption of work and production in east China's Zhejiang Province.
Chinese ambassador to the Netherlands Xu Hong said it's inappropriate to politicize a report about imported defective masks from China while an investigation continues.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) successfully test-fired super-large multiple rocket launchers on Sunday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday morning.
The British government is to send food parcels to people who have been asked to stay at home during the novel coronavirus outbreak and is continuing its efforts to supply front line medical staff with personal protective equipment.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Sunday that he will continue self-isolating after his wife Sophie Gregoire Trudeau announced her recovery from COVID-19 Saturday.
The recent signing of the TAIPEI Act into law by the president of the United States amid the global fight against the novel coronavirus pneumonia pandemic－with the aim of helping Taiwan improve its international presence－has been strongly condemned by Chinese authorities and experts.
U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday that the national social distancing guidelines aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus will be extended to April 30.
China's central bank on Monday pumped liquidity into the market through seven-day reverse repos while cutting the interest rate by 20 basis points to lower lending costs and offset the economic shock of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.
China's first cargo airport, located in Hubei province, is expected to be put into use by the end of next year or early 2022, although the novel coronavirus pneumonia outbreak has delayed its construction.
The consumption sector has been gradually recovering from the novel coronavirus epidemic, as the central authorities called for efforts to further release demand in the domestic market and boost household spending.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government will take a series of measures including launching a second round of anti-epidemic fund to support businesses and residents impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, HKSAR government Chief Secretary for Administration Matthew Cheung said Sunday.
China's circulation enterprises have steadily resumed operation with sufficient market supply and lower retail prices of daily necessities, an official with the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Saturday.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday signed a 2-trillion-dollar stimulus bill, the largest stimulus package in U.S. history, in an attempt to rescue the economy devastated by COVID-19.
The Maldives has received its first shipment of aid, including much needed epidemic prevention materials, from China to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
No death has been reported so far. The injured passengers and crew members have been sent to hospital. Rescue work and further investigation are underway.
Vietnam's Ministry of Health on Monday announced that 27 more COVID-19 patients in the country had recovered, bringing the total cured cases to 52.
Shanghai reported six new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) from overseas on Sunday, the municipal health commission said Monday.
A cargo plane carrying 500,000 surgical masks donated by the Bank of China to the Department of Health of the Philippines arrived at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila on Saturday.
Harbin, capital of northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, will invest 1.7 billion yuan (240 million U.S. dollars) to renovate a century-old downtown street, according to local authorities.
A new China body image trend is sweeping Chinese social media after a Chinese actress launched a new collarbone challenge, which is standing a lipstick container on her collarbone, on her Sina Weibo account.
Lots of Chinese netizens have uploaded numerous photos of delicious dishes and recipes on China's Twitter-like Sina Weibo that they have come up with while staying at home amid the ongoing outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Hats that come with wigs attached of various lengths and colors have become a new favorite on Chinese e-commerce platforms, helping not only men who are follically challenged but women who want to dramatically transform their look.
The viral video was uploaded on Twitter with the caption, "This Arab guy calls the hotel reception to complain about a mouse in his room. Listen to how he describes the situation."
A video of two chimpanzees in a Chinese wildlife park that suggests they have a "superpower" - the ability to read a newspaper - has gone viral on social media.
An art teacher in North China's Shanxi Province is turning heavy pieces of broken machinery into busts of China's 12 zodiac animals for the upcoming Chinese New Year, which falls on January 25 this year.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) successfully test-fired super-large multiple rocket launchers on Sunday, the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday morning.
The Philippines has canceled its biggest annual joint military exercise dubbed as "Balikatan" with the United States this year due to the threat posed by COVID-19, a high-ranking Philippine military official said on Friday.
Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief of staff Felimon Santos, the country's highest rank for military officers, tested positive for COVID-19, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Friday.
The People's Liberation Army condemned recent "provocative actions" taken by the United States against the navy, warning such activities have undermined Chinese sovereignty, poisoned bilateral relations and disrupted regional peace and security.
China will further enhance international military cooperation with other countries in face of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, a Chinese spokesman told a press conference on Thursday.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper issued an order to stop movements of overseas U.S. forces for up to 60 days to curb the spread of the coronavirus among military, according to media reports.
The autonomous driving subsidiary of Didi Chuxing is reportedly getting a $300-million investment from Japanese tech giant Soft-Bank, adding more fuel to the autonomous driving sector in China.
Scientists in Australia have developed a COVID-19 diagnostic tool, to help doctors identify the disease in CT scans of patients' lungs, with the potential to save thousands of lives.
In a recent interview with ABC news, Dr. Robert Garry, a professor at the Tulane University School of Medicine, once again pointed out that it's a misconception to believe the virus originated at a seafood market in Wuhan, China.
As an expert in artificial intelligence, Huang, senior researcher at Vrije University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, has established a group of volunteers, including psychological counselors and medical AI experts, to support critically ill patients who post messages online asking for help.
"Our analyses, and others too, point to an earlier origin than that," said Garry, who is also the author of a new study on the origins of the virus that concluded that the pandemic-causing strain developed naturally.
President Donald Trump said Sunday that the country is stepping up developing treatments for COVID-19 patients, including experiment on antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine and a blood-related therapy.
The cultural relics department of northwest China's Gansu Province said they have found an ancient tomb with delicate brick carvings.
The Chinese Cultural Center in Cairo has launched an online competition to raise awareness among Egyptians to combat the novel coronavirus, which has posed a major challenge to the entire world.
The Danxia Mountain Scenic area will again open to the public from March 28, with a maximum visitor limit of 5,000 per day, its management committee announced Thursday.
The coronavirus pandemic has led to quite a lot of changes, especially in China. The internet has seen another boom, as people watch movies and do their shopping online. Even fashion shows are taking advantage of livestreaming. The 2020 Shanghai Fashion Week takes place as scheduled, but online.
Two world-renown cultural sites, the Mausoleum of Qinshihuang and Pingyao ancient city, reopened on Wednesday after they a two month closure due to the novel coronavirus outbreak.
Qi Zai, the world's only captive brown giant panda, has succeeded in natural mating with a female panda for the first time, according to the Qinling research center of giant panda breeding in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
Shaanxi had issued a guideline to boost local sports development on March 5, aiming to become a sports powerhouse in the country by 2035. According to the guideline, by 2035, Shaanxi will make its per capita space for sports reach 2.5 square meters.
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Executive Committee decided to suspend all planned ITTF events and activities involving international travel until June 30 as it discussed the effects of COVID-19 on the international table tennis event schedule on Sunday.
The Olympic flame will be displayed in Fukushima for a month before being kept in Tokyo, local reports said on Sunday.
Chinese men's football team announced on Thursday that all team members were tested negative for COVID-19 after flying back from Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.
The International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, together with Beijing 2022 and Dakar 2022, will present a huge challenge towards the governing body of the Olympic movement.
Chinese star footballer Wu Lei denied on Thursday the rumors that the 28-year-old La Liga Espanol striker was re-tested negative for COVID-19.
Qi Zai, the world's only captive brown giant panda, has succeeded in natural mating with a female panda for the first time, according to the Qinling research center of giant panda breeding in northwest China's Shaanxi Province.
The China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda on Tuesday welcomed the birth of the world's first pair of captive-bred giant panda twins this year.
The Qinling Mountains, located mostly in Northwest China's Shaanxi province, have been a favored home for giant pandas, whose habitat exceeds 3,600 square kilometers.
Giant pandas are seen on a tree in Foping County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, March 7, 2020.
The project began on Sunday when Zhang and his team started to choose a panda for the video. They also wrote a script for the video, which included all the inspirational words they wanted to share with the patients.
The world's oldest captive giant panda Xinxing and her four "great-grandchildren" celebrated the upcoming Spring Festival at a zoo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality Tuesday.
