2020-12-01
For China, where COVID-19 originated, the global pandemic has been a major economic boon. It is the only world economy expected to post positive gains in 2020.
2020-11-27
Beijing seized upon a research article to amplify its ongoing attempts to sow doubt about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping across the world.
2020-11-20
Many of Sinopharm's trials are happening overseas, and the Chinese firm has offered little clinical evidence to back up its claims of success.
2020-10-12
Under Beijing's 'emergency use' scheme, tens of thousands of Chinese have received unproven COVID-19 test vaccines, worrying global health specialists.
2020-10-09
Beijing is dangling the prospect of free COVID-19 vaccines to countries vital to its interests in apparent exchange for co-operation on strategic issues and economic 'assistance'.
2020-09-21
Revelations about a confirmed leak from a state-run lab have opened up questions again about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic and China's commitment to safety and transparency.
2020-09-18
Chinese and Russian hackers have spared no effort in an attempt to steal vaccine development data from universities and research institutes in the United States, Canada and Britain.
2020-09-10
Disregard for citizens' well-being and incompetence have shaken whatever trust citizens had in their leaders in countries such as China, Russia and Iran, analysts say.
2020-08-26
Tehran is forcibly expelling Iranian drug addicts into Afghanistan and refusing to let them return, creating serious social and security problems for locals and the Afghan government.
2020-08-24
Sixty-six percent of doctors polled by a pro-Putin outlet cited lack of data on the vaccine's effectiveness, while 48% said it was impossible to create one so quickly.
