Nearly 2 million excess deaths followed China's sudden end of COVID curbs - Study
China's decision last December to end the three-year zero-COVID policy, led to a massive surge in hospitalisations and deaths.
Fri Aug 25 2023
Protester breaks silence on China's crackdown on COVID demonstrators
The protesters who are still detained are young intellectuals and creatives.
Wed Apr 19 2023
How China's new No.2 hastened the end of Xi's zero-COVID policy
Li Qiang abruptly drove a decision to activate the reopening plans sooner than intended.
Fri Mar 03 2023
Hong Kong to scrap COVID mask mandate from March 1
In high risk places such as hospitals, administrators can decide whether to require staff and visitors to wear masks, John Lee said.
Tue Feb 28 2023
China declares 'decisive victory' over COVID-19
China's top leaders declared a "decisive victory" over COVID-19, claiming the world's lowest fatality rate.
Fri Feb 17 2023
World should 'calm down' about China COVID variants - Chinese scientist
Findings published in the Lancet medical journal showed that no new variants had emerged in the initial weeks of China's recent outbreak.
Thu Feb 09 2023
Zero-Covid left in dust as Chinese revellers fuel travel boom
Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion.
Fri Jan 20 2023
China races to make COVID drugs as Xi fears rural outbreaks
Drugmakers rushed to triple capacity for key medicines.
Thu Jan 19 2023
Millions of Chinese workers on the move ahead of Friday travel peak
Half a million people were now crossing China's borders per day.
Wed Jan 18 2023
In China, doctors say they are discouraged from citing COVID on death certificates
If doctors believe that the death was caused solely by COVID-19 pneumonia, they must report to their superiors.
Wed Jan 18 2023
China reports 59,938 COVID-related hospital deaths since Dec. 8
China said nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month.
Sun Jan 15 2023
Family members reunite in China after 3-year COVID separation
The removal of inbound quarantine prompted a surge in demand for plane tickets in countries like Singapore.
Sat Jan 14 2023
China set for historic demographic turn, accelerated by COVID traumas
Some demographers expect China's population in 2022 to post its first drop since the Great Famine in 1961.
Sat Jan 14 2023
State media: COVID wave past its peak in many parts of China
One official was quoted as saying nearly 90 million people had already been infected in Henan province.
Tue Jan 10 2023
Hong Kong residents rush to get vaccinated ahead of China border reopening
City government centres providing shots against COVID have in recent days been mostly booked solid, some until February.
Thu Jan 05 2023
Amang seksual: Inspektor polis akan ditahan kerja
Pegawai polis berpangkat inspektor yang ditahan selepas disyaki melakukan amang seksual fizikal terhadap seorang remaja dikenakan tindakan tahan kerja.
Sun Apr 28 2024
Pelaburan dari negara luar, negara harus menyahut cabaran baharu-Anwar Ibrahim
Perdana Menteri, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim yang bercakap di World Economic Forum pada Ahad mengakui bahawa dengan pelaburan daripada negara-negara luar, pelbagai cabaran yang baharu Kerajaan Malaysia harus sahut.
Sun Apr 28 2024
Sultan Terengganu kurnia darjah kebesaran kepada 104 individu
Sultan Terengganu berkenan mengurniakan Bintang-bintang Darjah Kebesaran Negeri Terengganu Darul Iman kepada 104 individu di Istana Syarqiyyah, hari ini.
Sun Apr 28 2024
WEF: Piawaian ekonomi mampan harus adil, saksama kepada negara membangun - Tengku Zafrul
Transisi ke arah ekonomi yang mampan harus dilaksanakna secara saksama dan adil, kata Menteri Perdagangam Pelaburan dan Industri Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
Sun Apr 28 2024
Nahas helikopter Lumut: Raja Permaisuri Agong santuni keluarga Mohammad Amirulfaris
Raja Permaisuri Agong berkenan menyantuni keluarga Allahyarham Mohammad Amirulfaris yang terkorban dalam tragedi dua helikopter terhempas di Lumut.
Sun Apr 28 2024
Polis rampas dadah lebih RM2.3 juta, lelaki tempatan ditahan
Polis Johor merampas dadah bernilai lebih RM2.3 juta dalam dua serbuan berasingan di sekitar kawasan Johor Bahru Selatan pada Rabu lalu.
Sun Apr 28 2024
Jalani tempoh perkenalan singkat, warga emas 78 tahun teruja bertemu jodoh semula
"Kami diperkenalkan oleh kawan anak. Pertemuan pertama kami, dia pandang saya dia dah berkenan."
Sun Apr 28 2024
Waspada ejen nikah Siam
Konsulat Malaysia di Songkhla, Ahmad Fahmi Ahmad Sarkawi menasihat rakyat Malaysia yang ingin berkahwin di Selatan Thailand supaya waspada dalam pemilihan ejen.
Sun Apr 28 2024
Twincity Marathon rai golongan OKU
Perbezaan fizikal tidak melunturkan semangat golongan orang kurang upaya (OKU) untuk menyertai acara larian Twincity Marathon sejauh lima kilometer (km) di Cyberjaya hari ini.
Sun Apr 28 2024
Bersatu serah notis kepada enam ahli Parlimen selepas PRK Kuala Kubu Bharu - Hamzah
Bersatu akan mengeluarkan notis berhubung status kedudukan enam ahli Parlimennya yang menyokong Perdana Menteri selepas PRK Kuala Kubu Bharu.
Sun Apr 28 2024