Asia
The impatience of being idle: China’s factory workers chafe under quarantine
World
March 4, 2020
The impatience of being idle: China’s factory workers chafe under quarantine
China’s coronavirus epidemic turned a Lunar New Year family reunion into an enforced quarantine for factory worker Hu Aihua, trapping…
US leads global fight against coronavirus economic threat
World
March 4, 2020
US leads global fight against coronavirus economic threat
The US Federal Reserve on Tuesday led the global charge in response to the growing economic risk posed by the…
North Korean swagger may conceal brewing virus disaster
World
March 3, 2020
North Korean swagger may conceal brewing virus disaster
TOKYO (AP) — In these days of infection and fear, a recent propaganda photo sums up the image North Korea…
Virus alarms sound worldwide, but China sees crisis ebbing
World
March 3, 2020
Virus alarms sound worldwide, but China sees crisis ebbing
BEIJING (AP) — The virus epidemic spread through Iran’s parliament, travel warnings broadened to include Italy and other parts of…
Air pollution ‘pandemic’ shortens lives by 3 years: study
World
March 3, 2020
Air pollution ‘pandemic’ shortens lives by 3 years: study
A ‘pandemic’ of air pollution shortens lives worldwide by nearly three years on average, and causes 8.8 million premature deaths…
Top brands accused of using forced Chinese labour
World
March 2, 2020
Top brands accused of using forced Chinese labour
China is transferring tens of thousands of Uighur detainees out of internment camps and into factories that supply some of…
Meet Thailand’s secret weapon in climate change battle
World
March 2, 2020
Meet Thailand’s secret weapon in climate change battle
Bangkok’s future hangs in the balance. Rising sea levels, unchecked development, groundwater extraction, and rapid urban population growth has left…
North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles: South’s military
World
March 2, 2020
North Korea fires two unidentified projectiles: South’s military
North Korea fired two unidentified projectiles on Monday, the South’s military said, weeks after Pyongyang declared its moratorium on long-range…
Global virus death toll tops 3,000 as second man dies in US
World
March 2, 2020
Global virus death toll tops 3,000 as second man dies in US
The global death toll from the new coronavirus epidemic surpassed 3,000 on Monday after dozens more died at its epicenter…
One worker at a time, virus-hit China’s factories sputter back online
World
March 1, 2020
One worker at a time, virus-hit China’s factories sputter back online
The Xuda Shoes Company is usually bustling at this time of year, with workers having long returned from a Lunar…