China May Be Beating the Coronavirus, at a Painful Cost
BEIJING — As the new coronavirus races around the world, tanking markets, cutting off global travel and suspending school for hundreds of millions of children,...
Category: Asia Pacific News
Gray Kunz, 64, Dies; Four-Star Chef Fused France and Asia
Gray Kunz, the Swiss chef who grew up in Singapore, cooked in Hong Kong and broadened New York’s vision of fine dining in the 1990s...
Coronavirus, Stock Markets, Blued: Your Friday Briefing
(Want to get this briefing by email? Here’s the sign-up.) Good morning. We’re covering the Japanese government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak, a quarantined cruise...
Coronavirus and Your Dog: No Need to Panic Yet
Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday updated their reports on the lone dog that appears to have a low-grade infection from coronavirus, saying it’s likely a...
Trump Speaks With a Taliban Leader
WASHINGTON — President Trump spoke on Tuesday with the deputy leader of the Taliban, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in the latest sign of his determination...
Lawmakers Propose Making E-Commerce Companies Liable for Counterfeits
WASHINGTON — A group of bipartisan House lawmakers on Monday outlined a plan to stem the flow of counterfeit products from China and other countries...
At Center of Taliban Deal, a U.S. Envoy Who Made It Personal
DOHA, Qatar — It seemed a thankless and impossible assignment: negotiating a deal with the Taliban that offers the United States an exit from its...
F.D.A. Expands Coronavirus Testing in the United States
Get an informed guide to the global outbreak with our daily Coronavirus newsletter. The Food and Drug Administration announced Saturday that testing for the coronavirus...
Coronavirus Fears Reverberate Across Global Economy
Get an informed guide to the global outbreak with our daily Coronavirus newsletter. Investors, fearing that the spread of the coronavirus is tipping the global...
Virus Disrupts China’s Shipping, and World Ports Feel the Impact
SHANGHAI — Some docks in China are clogged with arriving shipping containers or iron ore. Warehouses overflow with goods that cannot be exported for lack...