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How Asia reopened after COVID, #1: Singapore struggles with inequality-driven second wave

How Asia reopened after COVID, #1: Singapore struggles with inequality-driven second wave

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Ottawa not following lead of France, UK in criticizing China's handling of COVID outbreak

Ottawa not following lead of France, UK in criticizing China's handling of COVID outbreak

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the importance of commenting on sudden and dramatic changes to China’s COVID-19 death toll on Friday, saying Ottawa’s current focus is getting issues such as Canada’s ongoing PPE shortage resolved.
Wuhan reopening provides Vancouver with a view of what post-COVID life may look like

Wuhan reopening provides Vancouver with a view of what post-COVID life may look like

What can the experience of the Chinese city of Wuhan - the origin point of COVID-19 which has now been reopened after a lockdown of almost three months - inform Vancouverites about the eventual return to normalcy? According to China researchers, Wuha
Coronavirus coverup is China's CCP regime’s ‘Chernobyl moment’: scholars

Coronavirus coverup is China's CCP regime’s ‘Chernobyl moment’: scholars

Open letter states: ‘The CCP silenced Chinese doctors who wanted to warn other health professionals during the early stage of the outbreak’
Interactive timeline: The extradition case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou

Interactive timeline: The extradition case of Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou

The extradition case of Meng Wanzhou, CFO of Huawei Technologies, has severely damaged Canada's reputation with China and has put Canada in the middle of a high-stakes dispute between the U.S. and Beijing. How did it play out? Where did it begin? Click on each element of the interactive infographic below to review the key stories and in-depth analysis of all events.
Canadian passenger who contracted COVID-19 on Diamond Princess dies in Japan

Canadian passenger who contracted COVID-19 on Diamond Princess dies in Japan

A Canadian citizen who had been in Japan receiving treatment after contracting COVID-19 has died, officials confirmed Friday morning.
Coronavirus threatens to stall shipping trade

Coronavirus threatens to stall shipping trade

For those who are focused on protest blockades and their huge negative impact on B.C.’s port business, Henry Byers has more bad news: the worst may be yet to come.
Outbreak to spur long-term changes in China: experts

Outbreak to spur long-term changes in China: experts

The coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak that has killed more than 2,000 people is now much more than just a public-health crisis for China, where the virus originated.
U.S.-China deal vulnerable to virus, ‘structural issues’

U.S.-China deal vulnerable to virus, ‘structural issues’

Canadian producers with significant exports to the Chinese market may fear losing business to American counterparts after the signing of the Phase 1 China-U.S. trade deal in January, but those fears may be unfounded, one analyst says.
U.S.-China trade deal threatens B.C. exports: report

U.S.-China trade deal threatens B.C. exports: report

A recent report from the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada has identified six exports facing “special risk” of being hurt by the recent U.S.-China Phase 1 trade agreement, and two are significant B.C. products.