China sees rare protest against Xi, rigid Covid policy but govt says no rollback

A rare protest against Chinese President Xi Jinping and his government's rigid zero-COVID policy took place in Beijing, days before he is expected to be handed an unprecedented third term in office......

Bird flu spreads to Taiwan; WHO says H7N9 more lethal

The new strain of bird flu which hit several parts of China has spread to Taiwan as it reported the first case while the World Health Organisation on Wednesday said the deadly H7N9 virus is far......

Chinese boy recovers from 'incurable' bird flu

A four-year-old boy, who was infected with the deadly new H7N9 bird flu, surprised the Chinese health officials by recovering from the disease, believed to be incurable as there is no medicine to......

SARS: 15 undergo tests in Manipal

Fifteen people in Manipal in Karnataka have been subjected to a medical examination for SARS, after they came in contact with a chief executive officer of an Indo-Malaysian joint venture who has......