A strong, shallow quake has rocked southwestern China near the border with Myanmar, killing at least three people and injuring at least 27 others. The Yunnan province seismological bureau gave the magnitude of the Friday night quake as 6.4. It said the tremor struck eight kilometres (five miles) below the …
Read More »COVID-19 vaccine reaches phase-2 trials in China
An inactivated COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the Institute of Medical Biology under the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences has entered phase-2 clinical trials in China, the Science and Technology Daily reported Saturday. The phase-2 trials, which further evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of the vaccine in humans, are conducted …
Read More »Chemical attack at kindergarten in China injures 51 children.
Fifty-one children and three teachers were injured at a kindergarten in southwest China when a man attacked them with a corrosive chemical, state media reported Tuesday. According to state-run news agency Xinhua, a 23-year-old suspect surnamed Kong climbed into the school in Kaiyuan city, Yunnan province, on Monday afternoon and …
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