Tag: China

• Wednesday, March 11th 2020 - 06:39 UTC

  Airfreight in Asia skyrockets as Chinese industry restarts with passenger flights grounded

  

  Airfreight rates are skyrocketing after the grounding of many passenger flights in Asia has left shippers scrambling to book limited spots on cargo planes as Chinese industrial production restarts, according to industry insiders.

• Friday, March 6th 2020 - 10:48 UTC

  Why now is the right time to invest in Mexican pharma

  

  The spread of the Wuhan Coronavirus or COVID-19 has sent ripples of panic all across the globe. What was thought to be a localized threat in China has quickly grown into an epidemic that has spread into Italy, Iran and South Korea.

• Wednesday, March 4th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  China treating coronavirus patients in severe condition with Roche's Actemra

  

  China will use a Roche Holding AG arthritis drug to treat some coronavirus patients in severe conditions, health authorities said on Wednesday, as the country seeks to build up treatment regiments to help the infected recover.

• Tuesday, March 3rd 2020 - 08:34 UTC

  Taipei accuses Beijing of “using external problems to relieve domestic pressure”

  

  China is pressuring Taiwan with “provocative” air force maneuvers near the island and spreading fake news to sow discord during the coronavirus outbreak, security sources and government officials in Taiwan say.

• Saturday, February 29th 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Covid 19 re-infection surprise: some discharged patients are testing positive again

  

  A growing number of discharged coronavirus patients in China and elsewhere are testing positive after recovering, sometimes weeks after being allowed to leave the hospital, which could make the epidemic harder to eradicate.

• Friday, February 28th 2020 - 06:02 UTC

  Argentine Patagonia lamb and mutton admitted into the Chinese market

  

  China approved the necessary sanitary protocols and authorized the sale of lamb, mutton and sub-products from sheep bred in Argentine Patagonia, according to Argentina's Agriculture ministry.

• Wednesday, February 26th 2020 - 09:53 UTC

  The world “simply not ready” to contain Covid-19, WHO's head of experts mission to China

  

  The coronavirus epidemic caused more death and disruption on Tuesday spreading to new countries as a top health official warned the world was “simply not ready” to contain it. Even as the number of fresh cases declines at the epicenter of the disease in China, there has been a sudden increase in parts of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

• Tuesday, February 25th 2020 - 06:42 UTC

  China fast-tracks ban on the trade and consumption of wild animals

  

  China's top legislature said it will immediately ban the trade and consumption of wild animals, in a fast-track decision it says will allow the country to win the battle against the coronavirus outbreak.

• Monday, February 24th 2020 - 06:25 UTC

  Argentine beef exports to China fall almost a third in January plus price disputes

  

  Argentine beef exports to its top buyer China fell almost a third in January due to a price dispute with Chinese importers and the effects of a coronavirus outbreak, the head of the country's meat export chamber revealed.

• Saturday, February 22nd 2020 - 10:15 UTC

  Could China end going to the rescue of crisis-prone Argentina?

  

  Argentina is thought to be on the brink of falling into its ninth sovereign default, prompting some analysts to speculate whether the crisis-prone South American country might be tempted to accept funding from China.