Top news of the week: 28.02.2023.
China's COVID-19 epidemic has 'basically' ended, but not completely over
Health authorities in China said on Thursday the country's COVID-19 epidemic has "basically" ended, but it is not completely over as it found seven imported cases of the ...
Shionogi sees COVID pill reaping $2 billion in annual sales upon U.S. approval
Japan's Shionogi & Co Ltd believes its COVID-19 pill will easily garner $2 billion in annual sales if it secures U.S. approval, which the company expects to receive in late 2024, its chief ...
Covid-19 likely emerged from laboratory leak, US energy department says
Updated finding a departure from previous studies on how the virus emerged and comes with ‘low confidence’
China must be 'more honest' on COVID origins, envoy says
Nicholas Burns said it was necessary to push China to take a more active role in the WHO if the health agency was to be strengthened.
Ford names Sam Wu as new China chief
Ford Motor Co said on Thursday it has promoted Sam Wu to head up its China business as the U.S. automaker seeks to reverse a more than five-year sales slump in the world's largest auto ...
China calls for 'joint action' in debt settlements at G20
China, the world's largest bilateral creditor, urged G20 nations on Friday to conduct a fair, objective and in-depth analysis of the causes of global debt issues and to "resolve the problem ...
China should scrap ‘picking quarrels’ crime, says leading lawyer
Suggestion to abolish catch-all offence will be among thousands considered at Chinese Communist party summit
Reuters reporters' online accounts faked to approach China activists
Two Reuters journalists had their identities faked by an unknown person or people who then used sham social media accounts to engage with Chinese activists on several online platforms over ...