On Monday, fears were realized that the coronavirus could lead to an economic crisis. In early heavy trading, major U.S. stock indexes plunged so sharply that a so-called “circuit breaker” was tripped to halt all…

SINGAPORE (AP) — The International Air Transport Association says the virus outbreak that began in China could cost airlines as much as $113 billion in lost revenue due to the collapse of air travel.  Representatives…

Two opposing but equally malignant approaches to the coronavirus epidemic are emerging. One would flood the information space with lies, while the other would shut that space down to all voices but one. Their sponsors,…

Baseball and basketball played in empty stadiums. Soccer leagues delayed. Clubs left out of Asian competitions or matches relocated. And the rapidly spreading virus that has infected more than 81,000 people globally and left more…

Perhaps it was a coincidence, but it seemed a jolt to Wall Street is what has spurred White House officials to take up action against the coronavirus. On Monday, the stock market dropped by more…

TOKYO (AP) — You might have heard that the fear of a new virus from China is spreading faster than the actual virus.  From earnest officials trying to calm a building panic. From your spouse.…

BEIJING (AP) — China today said it has revoked the press credentials of three reporters for the U.S. newspaper The Wall Street Journal over a headline for an opinion column deemed racist by the government.…

For Moran native Molly McEwan and her boyfriend, returning home to China last week was like stepping into an apocalyptic movie set. Their temperatures were taken repeatedly, both on and off the planes as they…

BEIJING (AP) — Automakers are reopening factories in China that were idled by anti-virus controls as they try to reverse a sales slump in their biggest market.  Local officials have orders from the ruling Communist…

BEIJING/MANILA, Philippines — China’s eastern port of Wenzhou on Sunday became the first city outside central Hubei province to impose quarantine measures due to the new coronavirus outbreak, which claimed its first recorded fatality outside…