Tag: China

• Friday, January 31st 2020 - 08:52 UTC

  Coronavirus: US warns its citizens not to travel to China, listed at same level as Afghanistan and Iraq

  

  The U.S. government warned Americans not to travel to China as the death toll from a new coronavirus reached 213 on Friday and the World Health Organization (WHO) declared a global health emergency.

• Friday, January 31st 2020 - 08:22 UTC

  Brazilian meatpackers believe the coronavirus outbreak in China will help in the long run

  

  Brazil’s largest meatpackers JBS SA and BRF SA said that the coronavirus outbreak could help boost Chinese demand for their products, as it fans concerns about domestic food safety in China. However some also believe sales could be held back by aggressive demands for discounts from Chinese buyers.

• Friday, January 31st 2020 - 08:02 UTC

  Brazil streamlines trade team to ensure gains in the Chinese market

  

  A Mandarin speaking trade specialist has been appointed by the Brazilian Agriculture ministry to boost exports to China, the world’s largest commodities market. Larissa Wachholz, 36, who holds a masters degree from the Renmin University of China, was tapped in December by the Brazilian agriculture ministry to lead a trade unit dedicated to the Asian country, the first of its kind in Brazil.

• Thursday, January 30th 2020 - 08:09 UTC

  The political responsibility of Beijing in the spread of the coronavirus

  

  By Gwynne Dyer – In an emergency, the good thing about a dictatorship is it can respond very fast. The bad thing is it won’t respond at all until the dictator-in-chief says it should. All the little dictators who flourish in this sort of system won’t risk their positions by passing bad news up the line until the risk of being blamed for delay outweighs the risk of being blamed for the emergency in the first place.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:49 UTC

  Cruise companies cancel operations in China because of the coronavirus

  

  Cruise line operators have canceled cruises to China after the outbreak of the coronavirus in China. The new virus that first appeared in the Chinese city of Wuhan in December has so far killed over 100 people and infected approximately 6,000 others.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2020 - 08:30 UTC

  Xi Jinping says China is sure of defeating “a devil coronavirus”, but the disease continues to expand to other countries

  

  President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday that China was sure of defeating a “devil” coronavirus that has killed at least 106 people, but the international alarm was rising as the outbreak spread across the world.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  WHO admits several mistakes in assessing the severity of the coronavirus

  

  The World Health Organization said on Monday that it remained unclear if the deadly virus is contagious during its incubation period before symptoms appear. It did not immediately confirm assertions made by Chinese authorities that people who are infected can spread the disease before they show any symptoms of fever or respiratory difficulties.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2020 - 07:24 UTC

  China reports 106 dead from the rapid spreading coronavirus and 4.500 confirmed cases

  

  China said on Tuesday that 106 people had died from a new coronavirus that is spreading across the country, up from the previous toll of 81. The number of total confirmed cases in China rose to 4,515 as of Jan 27, the National Health Commission said in a statement, up from 2,835 reported a day earlier.

• Monday, January 27th 2020 - 08:17 UTC

  China expands travel restrictions and prolongs Luna Year holiday to contain coronavirus epidemic

  

  China expanded drastic travel restrictions on Monday and prolonged a public holiday to contain an epidemic that has killed 80 people and infected more than 2,300, as several countries prepared to evacuate their citizens from a quarantined city at the outbreak's epicenter.

• Monday, January 27th 2020 - 08:03 UTC

  Deadly China virus impacts on oil prices while safe havens assets rally

  

  Fears over the global economic impact of the deadly China virus sent oil prices plunging more than on Monday to extend last week's sell-off, while safe-haven assets including the yen and gold rallied.