North Korea will ban foreign tourists to protect itself against a new SARS-like virus that has claimed at least nine lives in China and sickened hundreds, a major tour operator said.

Foreign tourists to be banned from entering North Korea due to virus outbreak

Mercedes-Benz will build smart-branded electric cars with Zhejiang Geely Holding Group in the Chinese city of Xian from a base with an annual capacity of around 150,000 vehicles, a senior official from its German parent Daimler AG said on Saturday.

Mercedes-Benz partners with Geely to build smart brand cars in China's Xian: Senior Official

China on Saturday reported the first death from a virus believed to be from the same family as the SARS pathogen that killed hundreds in China and Hong Kong more than a decade ago.

Mystery viral pneumonia: China reports first death from new type of coronavirus

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Foreign tourists to be banned from entering North Korea due to virus outbreak

Mercedes-Benz partners with Geely to build smart brand cars in China's Xian: Senior Official

Mystery viral pneumonia: China reports first death from new type of coronavirus