Topic: China

New Oriental shares fall as quarterly results show swine flu hitting enrollmentsShares of Chinese education services provider New Oriental Education and Technology Group Inc. tumbled Tuesday after its quarterly results came in short of analysts' expectations because of the negative impact of ...

China reports second swine flu death

China has reported its second swine flu death after a patient in the northwestern province of Qinghai died of the disease.The health ministry gave no details on the patient in a brief statement posted on its website late Friday.China has confirmed a ...

China records first swine flu death

China on Tuesday announced its first swine flu death, saying a patient in its southwestern region of Tibet had died from the disease, as concern rises about a winter outbreak.State-run Xinhua news agency said in a report from the Tibetan regional capital ...
China reported its first swine flu fatality Tuesday, an 18-year-old woman in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, and the government said it was rushing tens of thousands of doses of flu vaccine to the city.China has acted aggressively to detect and contain ...

Flu gives Chinese students the holiday blues

BEIJING (Reuters Life! ) - The autumn weather is glorious, a week-long holiday is coming up, but fears of the H1N1 flu are keeping many Chinese students in their dorms these days.Schools in Xi'an, a northwestern city that has seen heavy flu ...

China begins mass vaccinations for swine flu

China kicked off mass vaccinations for swine flu Monday in Beijing, making it apparently the first nation in the world to start innoculating its population against the virus.The Asian giant has been at the forefront of international efforts to produce an A(H1N1) ...

China warns of stability threat from H1N1

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's public security ministry has warned police to be on guard against any threats to public order linked to the spread of the H1N1 strain of flu, including the spreading of rumors and price-gouging for drugs.China has reported 11,722 ...
Scientists at the Kaohsiung Medial University in Taiwan have discovered that the roots of a plant used in 1918 to fight the Spanish influenza pandemic produces natural antiviral compounds that kill the swine flu virus, H1N1. Ferula asafetida is commonly known as ...
Chinese soccer league faces possible suspension as swine flu hits 1 teamChina's soccer officials may suspend the Super League after an outbreak of swine flu at one team.Players and staff of Chongqing Lifan, including Dutch coach Arie Haan, were confined to their ...

Millions could get swine flu in China: official

Tens of millions of people could be infected with swine flu in China in the coming months, a health ministry official said Friday, adding that fatalities would be " "According to expert estimates, our nation during the autumn season might have several ...