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Photo: AP China desperate for migrant workers to return as virus hits economy Sweeping measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak have exacerbated labour shortages in China as the country struggles to restart the economy Authorities on China’s east coast are arranging chartered transport and offering allowances to lure migrant workers back to their jobs 2 hours ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Coronavirus slows return of China’s migrant workers Topic | Coronavirus outbreak China desperate for migrant workers to return as virus hits economy Sweeping measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak have exacerbated labour shortages in China as the country struggles to restart the economy Authorities on China’s east coast are arranging chartered transport and offering allowances to lure migrant workers back to their jobs 2 hours ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Coronavirus outbreak China desperate for migrant workers to return as virus hits economy 2 hours ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Sweeping measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak have exacerbated labour shortages in China as the country struggles to restart the economy Authorities on China’s east coast are arranging chartered transport and offering allowances to lure migrant workers back to their jobs Advertisement Coronavirus research ‘breakthrough’: US scientists make atomic map of virus The mapping is an important step toward developing a vaccine and treatments. The mapping is an important step toward developing a vaccine and treatments. 17 minutes ago China bars three Wall Street Journal reporters as media becomes battleground Beijing kicks out journalists hours after US brands state media outlets ‘foreign missions’ but says move was prompted by ‘sick man of Asia’ commentary. Beijing kicks out journalists hours after US brands state media outlets ‘foreign missions’ but says move was prompted by ‘sick man of Asia’ commentary. 1 hour ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 China bars three Wall Street Journal reporters as media becomes battleground Beijing kicks out journalists hours after US brands state media outlets ‘foreign missions’ but says move was prompted by ‘sick man of Asia’ commentary. 1 hour ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Advertisement Coronavirus: China receives protective gear from US as death toll hits 2,000 Latest Chinese health guidelines say aerosol transmission is possible in certain conditions but main cause of spread is still close contact. Latest Chinese health guidelines say aerosol transmission is possible in certain conditions but main cause of spread is still close contact. 5 hours ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Coronavirus: China receives protective gear from US as death toll hits 2,000 5 hours ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 ‘A human tragedy’: coronavirus’ poses sharp risks to global economic recovery 6 hours ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Sustainable hydropower in Asia Why global switch to renewable hydropower may help limit climate change In partnership with: Sarawak Energy Three new cases confirmed in Hong Kong on Wednesday, taking total to 65 3 hours ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 ‘A human tragedy’: coronavirus’ poses sharp risks to global economic recovery 6 hours ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Sustainable hydropower in Asia Why global switch to renewable hydropower may help limit climate change In partnership with: Sarawak Energy Three new cases confirmed in Hong Kong on Wednesday, taking total to 65 3 hours ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Opinion Preview The View | Coronavirus can prompt a needed rethink on global trade and integration Stephen Olson 52 minutes ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Macroscope | Whatever the trigger, a global financial meltdown is inevitable Gary Biddle 26 minutes ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 My Take | Britain is right to use Huawei’s 5G technology Despite its much-vaunted ‘special relationship’ with Washington, post-Brexit Britain needs the China trade more than ever. SCMP Columnist Alex Lo 4 hours ago Harry’s View | 20 Feb 2020 Editorial | National security in China to enter new phase with biosecurity law With the deadly coronavirus epidemic bringing parts of China to a standstill, there are moves to make sweeping improvements to the health emergency response system. SCMP Editorial 3 hours ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Opinion | Coronavirus crisis: the three mistakes the Chinese government has made Patrick Mendis 19 Feb 2020 - 9:03AM 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 The View | Coronavirus was no black swan. 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The coronavirus and its disruptions may finally push the world to consider a new trading order. 52 minutes ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Macroscope | Whatever the trigger, a global financial meltdown is inevitable Both China and the US chose the wrong remedies for their ailing economies in the wake of the global financial crisis. Financial risks abound today, as they did in 2007. A decade of easy money has only compounded the problems. Both China and the US chose the wrong remedies for their ailing economies in the wake of the global financial crisis. Financial risks abound today, as they did in 2007. A decade of easy money has only compounded the problems. 26 minutes ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 My Take | Britain is right to use Huawei’s 5G technology Despite its much-vaunted ‘special relationship’ with Washington, post-Brexit Britain needs the China trade more than ever. Despite its much-vaunted ‘special relationship’ with Washington, post-Brexit Britain needs the China trade more than ever. 4 hours ago Stephen Olson The View | Coronavirus can prompt a needed rethink on global trade and integration 52 minutes ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 Macroscope | Whatever the trigger, a global financial meltdown is inevitable Gary Biddle 26 minutes ago 03571EC5-13F4-4283-B996-99444BE88411 LIVE WikiLeaks Donald Trump offered to pardon to Assange if he denied Russia leak 7 minutes...