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Beijing slams Scott Morrison over calls for an inquiry into coronavirus

A comment article in the People's Daily , which parrots the views of the Chinese government, said Mr Morrison is targeting China to score political points with the Australian public.




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Priyanka Chopra reveals she and husband Nick Jonas were quarantined immediately due to coronavirus

The actress, 37, said she first heard about the Covid-19 pandemic at the World Economic Forum in January as the outbreak was taking hold in China.




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Coronavirus UK: Daily Mail charity flies in PPE for NHS

New charity Mail Force has brought 20 tons of vital coveralls and masks - worth over £1 million - fresh from China. The packages are destined to help NHS tackle a dire shortage of equipment.




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Footage from 2018 shows scientists in Wuhan's virus lab studying 'a novel coronavirus'

Shi Zhengli, a lead researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, said the pathogen in the report was different from the strain of coronavirus that has triggered the pandemic.




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Stunning collection of images for Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year awards

Almost 9,000 images from over 70 countries around the world were whittled down by judges for the annual Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year awards. The winning shot taken in Rohingya camp.




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The shortlisted images of man-made structures in Agora photography contest #Architecture2020

The pictures all made the top 50 in a contest called #Architecture2020, run by photo app Agora, which asked photographers to send in snaps of architectural wonders.




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We WILL take action against China and the World Health Organization says Donald Trump

Donald Trump said Wednesday that the U.S. will be taking strong action against China as he ordered investigations into Beijing after claiming they could have done more to stop the pandemic.




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Ex-FDA commissioner says Americans cannot rely on Europe and China for jab to prevent coronavirus

Dr Scott Gottlieb, who led the FDA between 2017 and April 2019, says its vital the US manufactures the first coronavirus vaccine because it will then be the first nation to recover.




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Chinese ambassador following orders to bully Australia out of coronavirus inquiry

Jingye Cheng triggered a diplomatic firestorm by warning Scott Morrison's push for an inquiry into the origins of coronavirus could lead to a boycott of Australian food, universities, and tourism.




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Billionaire Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest hits back after inviting Chinese diplomat to press conference

The billionaire invited Victorian China Consul-General Zhou Long -  who did not take questions but credited the 'transparent' manner with which China had dealt with the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Celebrity London restaurateur tells of racist Chinese backlash over Covid-19 and slashed tyres

Geoff Leong, 43, who owns Dumplings' Legend in London's China Town, told how people had been assaulted, children ostracised at school and others spat at while they went about their lives.




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How Chinese investors could save Australia's housing market despite ambassador Cheng Jingye's threat

China expert Professor James Laurenceson predicts cashed-up Chinese investors will continue having an interest in Australian property - despite diplomatic tensions over coronavirus.




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Coronavirus: Children just as likely to catch infection, study says

A study by the Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that the virus's attack rate among children was 7.4 per cent, on par with the 6.6 per cent seen in the general population.




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Austrian village Hallstatt that inspired Frozen and begged tourists to stay away now wants them back

The Frozen link has been responsible for lots of visits in Hallstatt, along with a view that gained renown in Asia thanks to a South Korean TV series filmed there and a partial replica of it built in China.




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How a Chinese boycott of Australian education would cost $12 billion a year in edcuation exports

Australia's first Hong Kong-born federal MP Michael Johnson has warned a Chinese boycott of Australia exports would have consequences lasting for at least a decade.




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Chinese official who gatecrashed government meeting to praise Beijing was a top cyber spy

Long Zhou used to work in a secretive cyber cell inside the Chinese Communist Party, helping it wage war against western governments and pump out propaganda.




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FTSE 100 opens down 2.2% by 144 to 5757 points as data shows slump in UK housing market

The FTSE 100 was down by 144 to 5757 points, wiping out much of the strong gains it had seen this week after signs of several countries easing lockdown measures.




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The truth behind the 'mercy flight' carrying medical supplies from Wuhan 

The Suparna privately chartered flight touched down at Sydney Airport on April 8 with 70 tonnes of personal protective equipment from Wuhan, the reported epicentre of the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Coronavirus: China's state media claims Trump 'publicly lying'

Hu Xijin, the outspoken head of Communist propaganda outlet the Global Times, has launched an astonishing attack on Trump, accusing the US president of 'publicly lying about China'.




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Billie Eilish looks stylish in edgy Burberry ensemble as Vogue China's latest cover girl

The Bad Guy singer, 18, looked captivating while clad in an almost Handmaid's Tale looking hat and plaid Burberry coat in the portrait, which was shot by fashion photographer Nick Knight.




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Doctors say Chinese ventilators sent to British hospitals would harm patients

Doctors from the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust have warned against the 250 ventilators purchased from the Chinese company Beijing Aeonmed Co. Ltd., in a five-page letter.




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HARRY COLE: MPs and journalists asking claim to be victims of suspicious hacking 

HARRY COLE: One MP who says he's a victim of attempts to trick him into giving information over the internet is Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Tom Tugendhat.




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Three Australian men are accused of buying sex dolls depicting children from China

The men were arrested over two days in Grafton and Turramurra in Sydney after Australian Border Force intercepted intercepted sex dolls being imported into the country in March and April.




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China academic accuses Australia of 'stabbing Beijing in the back' over coronavirus inquiry calls

An influential academic who writes for a Chinese Communist Party newspaper has accused Australia of 'stabbing China in the back' over its calls for an international coronavirus inquiry.




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Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest and Kerry Stokes back China in diplomatic row

What do mining magnate Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest and media mogul Kerry Stokes have in common? Both stand boost fortunes thanks to China, and both have done Beijing's bidding on COVID-19.




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China covered up the severity of COVID-19 and how contagious the virus was, say intelligence reports

Intelligence reports show China covered up the impact of COVID-19 to hoard supplies needed to battle the pandemic, which President Donald Trump says proves he wasn't late in addressing the crisis.




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Fears China will create coronavirus vaccine first and try to extort world for access

The United States and China are locked in a race to develop a coronavirus vaccine as fears mount that the latter country would use its success as economic and diplomatic leverage.




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Chinese investors are preparing to buy up cheap Australian property once restrictions are lifted

Chinese property investors are lying in wait to snap up cheap real estate deals in Australia when coronavirus travel restrictions are lifted.




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Ministers were 'fully aware' China had covered up the true scale of coronavirus, MI6 source claims

A senior former MI6 official says that UK Ministers were told 'not to believe Beijing's claims' from the beginning and to pour cold water on all information coming from Chinese officials on the virus.




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Australian billionaires have been 'groomed' by China to be 'megaphones' of Communist Party policy

Mining magnate Andrew 'Twiggy' Forrest and media mogul Kerry Stokes drew widespread outrage for calling on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to dump an inquiry into the origin of coronavirus.




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Two Chinese boys drop dead as they run in PE lessons while wearing face masks

Li, 15, collapsed and died on April 24 after jogging in PE class while wearing a face mask. The other Chinese schoolboy, 14, reportedly died during a running exam whilst donning a mask.




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China and Australia tensions mount over coronavirus inquiry after diplomat's 'outrageous behaviour'

China's 'bullying' responses to Australia's calls for an international coronavirus inquiry were slammed as 'outrageous' as experts rethink the diplomatic relationship.




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China's supersonic stealth bomber could be ready later this year

The feared Xian H-20, which doubles China's strike range and completes its nuclear triad, puts Australia, Japan and Korea all within range and could be rolled out this year amid escalating global tensions.




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Man whose family is trapped in China says Beijing engaging in hostage diplomacy over COVID-19 row

Sadam Abdusalam's wife and Australian citizen son have been trapped in China's Xinjiang province for three years as part of the communist regime's systemic persecution of its Uyghur population.




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Billionaire Kerry Stokes puts Chinese numbers on jet after the COVID-19 pandemic

Kerry Stokes transferred the registration to his new his new Bombardier Global Express 6000 jet.Stokes was criticised after recently he used the front page of The West Australian to call for Canberra to back down.




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Australian politician slammed for sharing anti-America tweets and saying 'China is our future'

A tweet posted by Mark Buttigieg flashed on screen during Q and A on Monday night, where Mr Buttigieg claimed Australia's relationship with the US is biased.




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Dr Fauci says there's 'NO evidence' coronavirus leaked from Chinese lab - contradicting Trump claims

Dr Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, panned the conspiracy theory that the coronavirus was accidentally leaked from the Wuhan Institute of Virology on Monday.




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Trump says China made 'horrible mistake' and covered up coronavirus outbreak

President Donald Trump suggested that the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe is the result of a 'horrible mistake' made by China, during a Fox News virtual town hall on Sunday.




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Iranian airline 'fuelled Middle East's coronavirus crisis by continuing flights to China'

Mahan Air, a private company linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), is accused of lying about these flights after Tehran barred all flights to China on January 31.




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Starbucks to reopen 85% of its US stores by the end of the week

The Seattle-based coffee chain is aiming to have 90 percent of its cafes opened by June. It temporarily shuttered half of its 8,000 US stores in late March after the COVID outbreak.




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Video shows middle-aged woman racially abusing Chinese woman in Melbourne

A middle-aged woman has been filmed telling a Chinese cafe worker to 'go back to China and keep your disease over there', in a vile racist attack in Melbourne.




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How Brisbane City Council SCRAPPED a $50,000 PPE donation to China

Brisbane City Council was gearing up to' send $50,000 worth of personal protective equipment to two Chinese cities before state and federal authorities called off the plan.




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Australia ramps up push for inquiry into coronavirus origins

Scott Morrison said a 'proper assessment' into the deadly virus is necessary.




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Disneyland Shanghai to reopen on Monday with social distancing measures remaining in place

Walt Disney CEO Bob Chapek revealed Disneyland Shanghai (left) will reopen its gates on Monday, becoming the first Disney theme park to start operating again after COVID-19.




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COVID-19 Australian film Cooped Up predicted coronavirus three years before pandemic outbreak

An Australian film about a man with coronavirus in home quarantine predicted the COVID-19 pandemic more than three years before the outbreak. 




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Plane carrying produce heads to Asia in first flight from South Australia since pandemic

The first scheduled international flight out of South Australia left with 30 tonnes of fresh seafood, meat and other produce destined for Asia.




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Shanghai Disneyland is 'set to open in mid-May' after a nearly four-month coronavirus shutdown

Preparations for the opening are underway as the theme park in China is set to welcome visitors again in mid-to-late May, a source revealed to the Chinese media on Monday.




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Paralysed mother, 79, miraculously survives after being 'buried alive by her son'

Police in north-western China's Shaanxi province rescued the paralysed mother, known by her surname Wang, on Tuesday after the woman's daughter-in-law reported her missing.




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Did European athletes catch coronavirus while competing at World Military Games in Wuhan in OCTOBER?

Elodie Clouvel, a world champion modern pentathlete, said she believed she and her partner - another athlete - caught the virus while at the competition in Wuhan from October 18 to 27.




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FTSE 100 opens flat on 5849 as Asian shares continue to climb after China's central bank fixed yuan

London markets opened flat today as Asian shares continued to climb after China's central bank fixed the yuan in a bid to ease US trade-war tensions.