China Economic ReviewTens of millions of Chinese are expected to be on the move during the week-long May 1 Labour Day holiday. This has raised fears that the virus could spread further to different parts of the country. Many believe that Sars was spread in China during the Spring Festival holiday in early February. "We hope the […]
A survey by the US-based lobbying group the Business Travel Coalition found that 27 per cent of 180 corporations surveyed had banned travel to Asian countries. Of those, all had stopped travel to Hong Kong, while 82 per cent were no longer travelling to mainland China. Another 8 per cent were considering banning trips to […]
The US State Department has advised Americans to defer non-essential travel to China. It also authorised the departure of their nonemergency employees and their family members from China. Malaysia banned tourists from mainland China in a bid to stop the spread of Sars. Those travelling for government or business reasons were still allowed to enter […]
Health officials claimed that an unidentified virus in Guangdong province that causes pneumonia had been brought under control and that inspectors brought in from Beijing were trying to find the source of the disease, AP reported. The outbreak is blamed for the deaths of five people and for leaving some 300 hospitalised. The disease was […]
Sumitomo has established a wholly owned subsidiary in Shanghai to procure a stable supply of low-cost Chinese drug materials and semi-finished products for large international drug-makers. The subsidiary will initially provide quality control guidance to about 10 local pharmaceutical firms. Nikkei said it was the first attempt by a Japanese company to arrange large-scale shipments […]