Hubei

  • World NewsRock ‘n’ roll cuisine: Stir-fried pebbles cause a stir among daring foodies in China (video)

    Rock ‘n’ roll cuisine: Stir-fried pebbles cause a stir among daring foodies in China (video)

    The latest culinary craze sweeping mainland China is proving a bit difficult for foodies to get their teeth into. Gastronomists in Hubei province have taken their palates to a whole new level with a dish that will leave foodies chewing on…pebbles. That’s right, stir-fried stones have become the talk of the town and a bizarre culinary craze. The taste buds…

  • China NewsPressures of marriage: Viral photo captures heart-wrenching moment of weeping husband with wife outside Hubei hospital

    Pressures of marriage: Viral photo captures heart-wrenching moment of weeping husband with wife outside Hubei hospital

    A weeping husband shaking his wife outside a hospital in Hubei province after the pressures of marriage become too much. The photo went viral on Chinese social media. His wife, who was pregnant, fainted as he was seen shaking her and shouting… “What kind of marriage is this? Isn’t it better to be single? Are you stupid?” It is unclear…

  • Covid-19 NewsChinese propaganda flick released about the Wuhan lockdown

    Chinese propaganda flick released about the Wuhan lockdown

    A new, state-backed film marking the anniversary of the Covid-19 Wuhan lockdown, is using propaganda to praise the central Chinese city. The documentary “Days and Nights in Wuhan” chronicles the suffering that the city’s 11 million residents endured during the 76 day lockdown. 30 filmmakers contributed to the film which included footage of medical staff and front-line workers. The film…

  • Covid-19 NewsChina withheld info about the early days of Covid – leaked documents out of Wuhan

    China withheld info about the early days of Covid – leaked documents out of Wuhan

    Covid-19 was first reported at the very end of last year in Wuhan, a city of 11 million in the central Hubei province in China. The deadly respiratory virus has since infected more than 66.8 million people and led to over 1.53 million deaths around the world, according to Worldometers.info This week, specifically December 1, marks 1 year since the…

  • Covid-19 NewsWuhan, original epicentre of coronavirus outbreak, will lift outgoing travel ban

    Wuhan, original epicentre of coronavirus outbreak, will lift outgoing travel ban

    Wuhan, the likely origin of the Covid-19 coronavirus outbreak, and the city hardest hit by it, plans to remove outbound travel restrictions from April 8 after over two months of lockdown. People in Hubei province and its capital, Wuhan, will be allowed to leave if they hold a ‘green health code’, meaning no contact with any infected or suspected virus…

  • Covid-19 NewsUS and China compete to control the narrative on the origins of Covid-19

    US and China compete to control the narrative on the origins of Covid-19

    With the two year trade war between the economic super-powers still being sorted out, the Chinese and US governments have entered into a tit-for-tat exchange of blame for the origins of the Covid-19 virus this week. Conspiracy theories have been fired back and forth between officials in the two countries. Washington has described the coronavirus outbreak as the “Wuhan Virus”.…

  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus UPDATE – sharp increase in cases, UK officials battle to contain a new threat

    Coronavirus UPDATE – sharp increase in cases, UK officials battle to contain a new threat

    There’s been a sharp spike in new cases of coronavirus, principally in the central Chinese province of Hubei. There are now 60,373 world cases, 59,805 in China. 1,369 people have died and over 6,000 recovered. 242 new deaths were recorded yesterday, the deadliest day since the start of the outbreak. So what’s behind the big rise? It’s not actually a spike…

  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus UPDATE – 28,276 confirmed cases, many people continue to recover

    Coronavirus UPDATE – 28,276 confirmed cases, many people continue to recover

    The month-long outbreak of the novel coronavirus shows no sign of letting up with the death toll rising, along with the list of new cases and an increasingly long list of full recoveries. Chinese health officials have raised the death toll to 565, with a total of 28,276 cases identified around the world. The number of full recoveries now exceeds…

  • Covid-19 NewsWelcome home – 17 Surat Thani students return from Hubei, China

    Welcome home – 17 Surat Thani students return from Hubei, China

    17 electronics students from Surat Thani Technical College in Thailand’s south, who had been studying on a high vocational certificate course at Xingtai Polytechnic College in Hubei, China, have arrived home. They are healthy and happy to back with their families. The 17 arrived at the Surat Thani International Airport, via Suvarnabhumi, yesterday jus after 9 in the morning. The…

  • Covid-19 NewsFirst human-to-human case of Coronavirus confirmed in Thailand

    First human-to-human case of Coronavirus confirmed in Thailand

    Thailand health officials have confirmed the first case of human-to-human transmission of the novel coronavirus. The confirmed case hasn’t travelled outside of Thailand. Reuters report that the case is a Thai taxi driver, according to the deputy director-general of the Department of Disease Control, Tanarak Pipat. “The Thai person who got infected does not have the record of traveling to…

  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus UPDATE: 107 dead, more cases in Singapore and 1 in Cambodia

    Coronavirus UPDATE: 107 dead, more cases in Singapore and 1 in Cambodia

    The death toll in China from the respiratory illness called the Wuhan Coronavirus or the Novel Coronavirus, has now reached 106, according to Channel News Asia. There are no deaths reported outside China and the vast majority of deaths are in the province of Hubei (76) where Wuhan is the capital. The number of total confirmed cases has risen to…

  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus UPDATE: 81 dead, Beijing 50 year old dies, more cases in the US

    Coronavirus UPDATE: 81 dead, Beijing 50 year old dies, more cases in the US

    The death toll in China from the respiratory illness called the Wuhan Coronavirus or the Novel Coronavirus, has now reached 81. There are no deaths reported outside China and the vast majority of deaths are in the province of Hubei (76) where Wuhan is the capital. The coronavirus has now infected nearly 3,000 people, and the numbers are expected to…

  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus UPDATE: 2,700+ infected, 80 dead, 8 cases in Thailand

    Coronavirus UPDATE: 2,700+ infected, 80 dead, 8 cases in Thailand

    We bring you all this morning’s key updates in news about the spread of the Novel Coronavirus. Whilst there is plenty of speculation and rumours in social media, The Thaiger will only be publishing news that has been corroborated by authorised medical and scientific organisations or quoted with attribution in leading world media. As the story is developing quickly we…

  • Covid-19 NewsCoronavirus UPDATE: President Xi addresses “grave situation of the rapid spreading epidemic”

    Coronavirus UPDATE: President Xi addresses “grave situation of the rapid spreading epidemic”

    The Novel Coronavirus that infects the respiratory tract and gives patients flu-like symptoms, is now responsible for at least 42 deaths in central China (40 in Hubei), with 15 new fatalities reported yesterday, and more than 1,409 cases in total. At this stage the spread of the virus outside China has been extremely isolated with overseas authorities quarantining any confirmed…