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BEIJING, Apr 15 (APP): Prime Minister Imran Khan appealed to the international community to launch a debt relief initiative for highly indebted developing nations in order to help them prevent negative impact on their people as a subsequent humanitarian consequence of the Covid-19 crisis.

The South Asian leader’s video message was posted on Twitter over the weekend and serves as a rallying call for the world to unite in pursuit of this noble cause that would help everyone if it comes to be, according to China Global Television Network (CGTN) here on Wednesday.

BEIJING (AP) — China is facing a new coronavirus flare-up along its remote northern border with Russia, far from the epicenter of Wuhan, where it has all but declared victory in the battle against the pandemic.

The frontier has been sealed and emergency medical units rushed to the area to prevent travelers from bringing the virus back from overseas. The virus originated in China, which is now striving to keep it out while the U.S. and other countries struggle to bring their own epidemics under control.

(AP) --- In the six days after top Chinese officials secretly determined they likely were facing a pandemic from a new coronavirus, the city of Wuhan at the epicenter of the disease hosted a mass banquet for tens of thousands of people; millions began traveling through for Lunar New Year celebrations.

BEIJING, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The appointment of a Chinese official into the Consultative Group of the UN Human Rights Council demonstrated once again the international community's recognition of China's achievements in human rights development, a foreign ministry spokesperson said Monday.

The appointment of Jiang Duan, minister of the Chinese mission to the United Nations in Geneva, also showed the world's recognition of China's active participation in international human rights exchanges and cooperation, spokesperson Zhao Lijian said at a press briefing.

BEIJING (AP) — China’s trade improved in March but was below last year’s levels, and forecasters warned Chinese exporters face another slump as the coronavirus pandemic depresses global demand.

Exports sank 6.6% from a year earlier to $185.1 billion, an improvement over the 17.2% contraction in January and February, customs data showed Tuesday. Imports declined 0.4% to $165.2 billion, recovering from a 4% fall in January and February after Beijing started reopening factories and stores.

BEIJING, Apr 13 (APP): Given the serious impact of the Covid-19 epidemic and the fallout of locust disaster, Pakistan should seek emergency loan for the Crisis Recovery Facility from Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

The AIIB has announced launch of a new Crisis Recovery Facility earlier this month to support its members in the battle against the Covid-19 epidemic, China Economic Net (CEN) reported on Monday.

SUIFENHE, China (Reuters) - China’s northeastern border with Russia has become a frontline in the fight against a resurgence of the coronavirus epidemic as new daily cases rose to the highest in nearly six weeks - with more than 90% involving people coming from abroad.

A resident wearing a face mask walks past a shopping street which used to be packed with people in Suifenhe, a city of Heilongjiang province on the border with Russia, as the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in the country, China April 12, 2020. REUTERS/Huizhong Wu

Beijing, Apr 12 (PTI) China has reported 99 new coronavirus cases, the highest in a single day in recent weeks, and 63 fresh asymptomatic infections, taking the total number of patients in the country to 82,052, health officials said here on Saturday, amid concerns about a second wave of the pandemic.

According to China's National Health Commission (NHC), as of Saturday, a total of 1,280 imported cases were reported in China. Of the cases, 481 had been discharged from hospitals after recovery, and 799 were being treated with 36 in severe condition.

BEIJING, Apr 12 (APP): A Chinese scholar has urged the international community to lend a helping hand and assist Pakistan to fight Covid-19 pandemic at the current crucial moment.

“I strongly believe that at this crucial moment, the international community should lend a helping hand and assist Pakistan to fight the pandemic and solve the livelihood problems of the poor,” Cheng Xizhong, special commentator of China Economic Net and visiting professor at Southwest University of Political Science and Law said in a statement here on Sunday.

BEIJING, April 11. /TASS/: The Chinese authorities have sent a group of medical experts to Russia to fight against the spread of novel coronavirus, spokesman for Chinese Foreign Ministry Lijian Zhao said on Saturday.

"In order to help Russia overcome the oubreak of coronavirus infection, the Chinese government made a decision to send to Russia a group of medical experts to fight against the pandemic," the spokesman said. He added that medical professionals departed for Russia on April 11.