COVID-19 struck the world at a time when China and the U.S. were closing in on trade negotiations, shattering a potential deal between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China have discovered a new lineage of a coronavirus in bats that can enter human cells in a similar fashion as SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19,

Dec. 16: The first COVID vaccines arrive in Green Bay and are administered to Prevea, St. Vincent, and St. Mary’s hospital employees. “We’re making history here today, protecting our patients,” said Kayla Kennedy, a St. Vincent Hospital nurse and was the first to get vaccinated.

On Monday, the 14th China Medical Team to Papua New Guinea (PNG) launched a breast disease clinic at Port Moresby General Hospital in the nation's capital, Port Moresby.

Researchers in China have discovered a new coronavirus in bats that they say has the potential to spread to humans, after the world was recently hit by the COVID-19 pandemic

China Boosted Quality Education Access for 32.7% More Hearing-impaired Children. By 2050, approximately 2.5 billion people worldwide will be affected by hearing loss, as projected by the World Health Organization (WHO),

Their words came just an hour apart this week two major speeches by two of the world's most powerful leaders, delivered on opposite sides of the planet. Together, they illustrate the very different approaches the world's 21st-century powers are taking to achieve their respective national ambitions.

China announced a ban on Tuesday on imports of genetic sequencers from U.S. medical equipment maker Illumina , just minutes after U.S. President Donald Trump's additional 10% tariff on Chinese goods took effect.

The United States on Tuesday ended pollution tracking by its embassies that had been a vital source of data especially in Beijing, as President Donald Trump slashes overseas and environmental spending.

Just hours after taking office on Jan 20, 2025, the U.S. president announced his intention to withdraw from the World Health Organization and the Paris ... creating a vacuum for China to step into and take on a bigger global role. In particular, weakening ...

Washington’s pullback gives Beijing a historic chance to advance its global standing and agenda, but how much will it pursue?

The European region's struggle with substance use continues to raise concerns, maintaining the world's highest alcohol consumption rate, at 8.8 liters per adult annually, while tobacco use remains stubbornly high, at 25.3 percent, making the WHO's 2025 smoking reduction target increasingly unattainable.