Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City, Shanghai and New York at risk of rising seas, study says
China's Pearl River Delta, the country's manufacturing hub and home to tens of millions of people, is the world's most at-risk urban center from rising sea levels, according to a new study. The region could be under at least 67 cm (26 inches) of water ...
Australian airline Qantas on Thursday announced a major reduction in flights to Asia as the deadly coronavirus outbreak that began in China impacts demand and eats into profits. The carrier said it would cut flights to Asia by 16 percent for at least three months, ...
Chinese doctors 'using plasma therapy' on coronavirus patients
Doctors in Shanghai are using infusions of blood plasma from people who have recovered from the coronavirus to treat those still battling the infection, reporting some encouraging preliminary results, a Chinese professor said on Monday. The coronavirus epidemic is believed to have originated in a ...
Tesla up 20% after Panasonic posts first quarterly profit at battery business
Tesla Inc.'s stock surged 20 percent on Monday in its largest one-day gain since 2013, fueled by a quarterly profit at Panasonic's battery business with the U.S. carmaker and an investor report predicting its shares would rise more than ten-fold by 2024. Shares of Tesla ...
Chinese shares tumbled and the yuan weakened as traders returned from an extended holiday amid the worsening coronavirus outbreak. Support measures from China's government helped stem losses somewhat in Asia, while U.S. futures rose and Treasuries slipped. Stocks in Shanghai opened almost 9 percent lower, ...
Cruise operators MSC Cruises and Costa Cruises said on Thursday that they had canceled departures from Chinese ports because of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. MSC canceled three scheduled cruises on its Splendida ship, which has a capacity of 6,880 people and was due to sail ...
Germany now has four confirmed cases of the coronavirus sweeping China, health officials said Tuesday, all of them employees at a Bavarian firm recently visited by a Chinese colleague. The health ministry in Germany's southern Bavaria region said in an evening statement that it had ...
Shanghai to stage 2021 Club World Cup final according to local reports
Shanghai will host the opening ceremony and final of the expanded 2021 Club World Cup in China, state media said. Eight Chinese cities will stage matches for the FIFA-organized tournament, which will involve 24 teams rather than the current seven. Chinese sports authorities officially launched preparations ...
Flights between Japanese cities and Shanghai to increase ahead of Tokyo Olympics
The Japanese and Chinese governments are looking to increase the number of flights linking Shanghai and Japanese cities to alleviate congestion and improve security, Japanese government and other sources said Monday. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), the U.N.'s civil aviation agency that proposed the ...
Taylor Swift helps Alibaba plug world's biggest shopping spree
Taylor Swift will headline Alibaba's Singles' Day next month in Shanghai, turning her considerable star wattage on the world's largest annual online shopping spree. By most measures the biggest recording star on the planet, Swift is the highest-profile act to feature at Alibaba Group Holding ...
