Cathay Pacific offers free cancellation on Wuhan flights up to March 31

SYDNEY/HONG KONG (China Daily/Agencies): Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will allow all crew members and frontline employees to wear surgical masks due to concerns over a new coronavirus, and said passengers to and from Wuhan, China, could change or cancel flights for free through March 31.SYDNEY/HONG KONG (China Daily/Agencies): Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will allow all crew members and frontline employees to wear surgical masks due to concerns over a new coronavirus, and said passengers to and from Wuhan, China, could change or cancel flights for free through March 31.

Factbox: Climate change plans of the leading U.S. Democratic candidates

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The leading Democratic candidates all believe climate change is an existential threat to the planet and have vowed to bring U.S. greenhouse gas emissions down to net-zero by 2050.

WHO to decide on Thursday if coronavirus constitutes international emergency

GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organisation said that it will decide on Thursday whether to declare a global emergency over the outbreak of a new flu-like virus spreading from China.

Chinese virus-hit city of Wuhan closes transport networks - state media

(Reuters) - The Chinese city of Wuhan, the source of an outbreak of a new flu-like virus, is closing its transport networks and advising citizens not to leave the city, state media reported on Thursday.

Puspakom: Vehicles need periodical checks

PETALING JAYA: Vehicles need to undergo periodical checks even though there seem to be no inherent problems with them, said Puspakom, a computerised vehicle inspection company owned by DRB-HICOM Bhd.

Expanding rail transport a more sustainable option

A letter from PROFESSOR DATUK DR AHMAD IBRAHIM, Fellow, Academy of Sciences Malaysia.

Safety measures put in place while travelling in and out of city discouraged

Wuhan: The mayor of Wuhan, Hubei province, called on people not to travel to and from the city in order to combat the ongoing pneumonia outbreak.

Goldman: Oil may drop US$3 if virus plays out like SARS

Economists run numbers on China as virus spreads

SYDNEY: China’s fragile economic stabilisation could be at risk if authorities fail to contain the new virus currently sweeping across Asia, economists have warned.