Tag Archives: Asia Pacific

China fired two health officials after a new virus broke out

BEIJING (AP) – The president and director of a health commission in the northern Chinese city of Qingdao have been fired after a recent outbreak of a coronavirus in China, officials said Thursday. A brief notice on the official microblog of the Qingdao city government on Thursday states that Sui …

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China will test 9 million after the latest outburst

BEIJING (AP) – Chinese health authorities will test all 9 million people in the eastern city of Qingdao for coronavirus this week, the government announced Monday after finding nine cases linked to a hospital. The announcement breaks a two-month streak of reports of virus transmission in China, although China has …

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Senator Rubio says US should try to delay China’s Ant Group IPO

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senator Marco Rubio, who urged the Trump administration to step up its investigation into Chinese companies, on Friday called on the US government to consider options to delay China’s Ant Group’s initial public offering, which is China’s ultimate brick-commerce giant. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) to Secretary of …

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