China’s Export Decline Deepens, Threatening Growth
HONG KONG—The export boom that carried China’s economy through much of the Covid-19 pandemic has…
China’s Precarious Moment: Covid Everywhere and Few Restrictions
Infections have skyrocketed, medical facilities are stretched to their limits and the elderly and…
Cities Are Headed for Fiscal Trouble Again, Especially if There’s a Recession
The 53rd and Lexington subway station in New York, Dec 21, 2022.
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How Deadly Were the Covid Lockdowns?
Covid-19 is deadly, but so were the draconian steps taken to mitigate it. During the first two years…
China Likely to Name U.S. Specialist as Next Ambassador to Washington
China is likely to nominate
Xie Feng,
a vice foreign minister and a U.S. specialist, as…
Uganda Declares End of Deadly Ebola Outbreak
KAMPALA, Uganda—Uganda’s Ebola outbreak is over, the country’s health ministry said Wednesday…
Where Are the Next Covid Treatments?
The worst of the Covid pandemic is over, but danger persists as new virus variants spread that may…
‘Experts’ Are Fueling Distrust in Vaccines
Nearly half of Americans believe Covid vaccines have probably caused a significant number of…
China’s Opaque Decision-Making Confounds Business, Governments
For most of the past two years, foreign officials and business executives grappled with Chinese…