ULAANBAATAR: Mongolia has closed its border crossings with China to cars, temporarily shut schools and suspended public events to prevent a deadly virus from reaching its soil, authorities said. The measures announced by the vast, landlocked country are the most drastic steps taken by any nation …

A Thai park official implicated in the alleged killing of an environmental activist will not face prosecution for murder due to “insufficient evidence”, the attorney general’s office announced Monday — a move condemned by rights groups decrying impunity for enforced disappearances.

PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysia government has temporarily suspended granting of visas for all residents from China’s Hubei province, including its capital Wuhan, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a press statement on Monday (Jan 27). The statement said that all immigration privileges such as entry …

JOHOR BAHRU: Two Chinese nationals who took their toddler, suspected to have been infected with the Wuhan virus, out of a public hospital in Johor to avoid quarantine, were detained at Senai International Airport, near Kulai on Saturday night (Jan 25). Johor police chief Kamarudin Md Din said they …

Its annual growth of 6 per cent over the last decade will double China’s GDP in 12 years, says Stephen Greenville.

BEIJING: China is stepping up measures to control a coronavirus outbreak that has affected about 2,000 people and killed more than 50. The virus, which affects the respiratory system, was first reported in the city of Wuhan, in Hubei province. It caused global concern due to its similarity to the …

BEIJING: One province and three major cities in China will ban long-distance buses, authorities said on Sunday (Jan 26), as they scramble to contain a deadly new virus that has spread across the country. The eastern Shandong province, with a population of 100 million people, will suspend long …

BEIJING: China banned wildlife trade nationwide in markets, supermarkets, restaurants, and e-commerce platforms due to the coronavirus outbreak, the country’s market watchdog, agricultural ministry, and forestry bureau said in a joint statement. Any places that breed wildlife should be isolated …