Only a few of the hundreds of coronaviruses that exist can infect humans, including SARS, SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) and MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome). HKU5-CoV-2 uses ...

Stronger social security and unemployment benefits are among the key support measures they would like to see, some Chinese ...

China's leaders are overseeing a spell of deflation, or falling prices, that contrasts with inflationary pressures prevailing elsewhere in the world ...

Analysis - At the dawn of democracy in 1994, South Africa faced a sobering reality. Fewer than a third of 25- to 34-year-olds had achieved at least a matric (12 years of schooling completed) or ...

The Chinese economy rebounded in 2020 from the global pandemic, posting growth numbers that outpaced the U.S. economy, which ...

Covid-19, the virus which caused the recent worldwide pandemic, was an infection known to occur in animals studied by scientists at labs in Wuhan, China. But once the disease spread to humans ...

Macau’s local unemployment rate has further declined to 2.1 per cent, according to the latest data from the Statistics and ...

The allegations against her reveal a sophisticated scheme that purportedly defrauded the Department of Employment and Labour during a critical time for workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, began in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. The first case of the virus was identified in December 2019 and was linked to a seafood market in ...

The National Bureau of Statistics of China reported a year-over-year GDP decline of 6.8% for the quarter. However, bolstered by its efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic and reopen its ...

Patterned poop bags, frilly dog dresses and exotic animals including wombats and meerkats were on display at a bustling pet ...

The 20-year-old found herself sobbing on the stairs of her dorm, driven to despair by repeated COVID lockdowns ... mental health in China and the impact of lockdowns and the pandemic is sparse ...