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The P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province. (AFP)

What happens at the Wuhan Institute of Virology?

The Chinese laboratory at the heart of the US-China virus spat, is accused of being the source of the coronavirus pandemic

06 May 2020 2:32 PM

People wear face masks amid concerns of the COVID-19 coronavirus as they walk to the entrance of the Forbidden City, the former palace of China's emperors, in Beijing. (AFP)

China takes a holiday from virus anxiety

Millions of Chinese hit the road or visited newly re-opened tourist sites on Friday for an extended national holiday

01 May 2020 4:44 PM

Passengers arriving from Changsha in China are screened for the new type of coronavirus (Patrick Ngugi/ AP)

China reports 30 new coronavirus cases, 23 imported

Of the domestic cases, all seven were reported in Heilongjiang province near the Russian border

22 Apr 2020 10:40 AM

Wuhan Zall football team coach Jose Gonzalez (C) arriving with his players at the railway station in Wuhan, in China's central Hubei province, on Friday. AFP Photo

Wuhan football team make emotional return to virus ground zero

The team, training in Spain when Covid19 virus broke back home in Wuhan, fled Spain when virus death toll began to rise

19 Apr 2020 2:20 PM

Belgium's midfielder Marouane Fellaini. AFP Photo

Fellaini out of Chinese hospital after coronavirus scare

The Belgium international had tested positive for the virus after returning to China, but assured fans that he was feeling fine

14 Apr 2020 3:30 PM

Jeremy Lin pledges up to $1 mn to coronavirus battle

Former NBA star tore into US President Donald Trump last month for "empowering" racism by calling coronavirus a Chinese disease

14 Apr 2020 10:25 AM

COVID-19 virus can last on face masks for a week, banknotes for days: Study

The study found that the COVID-19 virus can stick to stainless steel and plastic surfaces for up to four days

06 Apr 2020 1:11 PM

World Championships Silver medalist China's Zhang Guowei competes in the high jump event at the Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, in 2017. PTI Photo

China's twerking high jumper Zhang Guowei retires at 28

The Popular Chinese athlete told his 3.4 million followers that he is sorry he is retiring because he can't jump anymore

06 Apr 2020 1:07 PM

Mascots of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games.

2022 Asian Games mascot unveiled

The Mascots -- Congcong, Lianlian and Chenchen -- reflect the internet prowess of Hangzhou city and Zhejiang province

04 Apr 2020 9:32 AM

In this photo taken on March 27, 2020, players in action during a Belarus Championship soccer match in the town of Zhodino, Belarus. Longtime Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is proudly keeping soccer and hockey arenas open even though most sports around the world have shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. AP Photo

China says no resumption of major sports events

The announcement scotches speculation that the Chinese football and basketball seasons could get going in the next few weeks

01 Apr 2020 12:11 PM

Covid19 is a long term battle, can't let down our guard: WHO

WHO does not expect any country to be safe, as the coronavirus will eventually get everywhere

31 Mar 2020 1:43 PM

Brazil's Paulinho carries teammate and goal-scorer Neymar on his shoulders. AP Photo

Paulinho among footballers stranded by China's coronavirus lock-out

China closed its borders at the weekend to returning foreigners, even those with work and residence permits

30 Mar 2020 1:57 PM

People wait outside a Bank of China branch in Beijing. (Photo- AFP)

China slashes rate, adds $7 bn to banking system to counter virus

People's Bank of China said it launched a 50-billion-yuan reverse repurchase operation and lowered seven-day reverse repurchase rate

30 Mar 2020 12:29 PM

Medical personnel scan a new coronavirus patient at a hospital in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. AFP photo

The term China virus is absolutely wrong, asserts Beijing

This was Beijing’s efforts to combat a perceived global negative fallout on China’s image due to the Coronavirus outbreak

25 Mar 2020 10:05 PM

In this handout picture taken on March 16, 2020, and released by Wuhan Three Towns Football Club shows the club's players taking part in a training session in Haikou in China's southern Hainan province. AFP Photo

'Blessing amid misfortune': the Chinese football club at coronavirus ground zero

China on Friday reported no new local cases for a second straight day, suggesting that the stringent containment measures have worked

20 Mar 2020 3:02 PM

Wuhan, which bore the brunt of the virus since it broke out in December last year, also reported zero cases on Wednesday. (AFP)

China reports no new domestic coronavirus cases for first time since outbreak

The country, however, saw a spike in imported positive cases

19 Mar 2020 9:16 AM

According to the official All-China Women's Federation, women account for the majority of nurses and doctors on the frontline force (AFP)

Female medical staff in China given pills to delay periods

Reports of prioritising conserving suits over menstrual health invite flak from all over the world

09 Mar 2020 12:35 PM

Chinese state media warned Monday that Mesut Ozil's criticism of the country's treatment of its Uighurs will have 'serious implications' for Arsenal, stirring a backlash that saw the English football club's weekend match pulled from Chinese TV. (Photo: Twitter)

China media warns Arsenal of 'serious implications' over Mesut Ozil comments

Ozil, a German national of Turkish origin, condemned China's crackdown on Muslim minorities in the western region of Xinjiang in a tweet.

16 Dec 2019 1:38 PM

Beijing suspended additional tariffs on US products that had been due to kick in on Sunday, after Washington and Beijing announced a major thaw in their trade war Friday. (Photo: File)

China suspends planned additional tariffs on US goods

The move follows US President Trump's cancellation of new tariffs on Chinese products as part of a 'phase one' trade deal.

15 Dec 2019 11:54 AM

India's PV Sindhu recorded a consolation win over China's He Bingjiao in the third Group A match to end her campaign on a positive note at the year-ending BWF World Tour Final. (Photo: Twitter)

BWF World Tour Final: PV Sindhu beats Bingjiao for consolation win

Sindhu, whose title defence lay in tatters after her second successive loss on Thursday, scripted an incredible turnaround.

13 Dec 2019 6:03 PM

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